The Hensleys: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

The Flying Wasp..errr Falcon

"I christen thee, the Flying Wasp"...any Caddyshack fans??

After many turns and snickers last year, we did it...we have the Falcon working. We can even start it without having to squirt a little gas at the motor to fire up. We have been cruising and fancy free in our families '74 Malibu Falcon ski boat all summer long - the envy of all all our fellow bay friends.

Now, last year - we attempted but had to withstand the humiliation of being pulled in while friends laughed and did circles around us...they had warned us

Summer 2010 - Being towed in by the Brams, spectators circled around us telling us they warned us.

Summer 2011 - She's a go, look at that happy Captain

The Falcon in all its glory.


Nothing like a good Game Warden check to finish off the 4th of July holiday weekend (we passed)

Teaching the girls how you are supposed to sit on the Falcon - ALWAYS up front, but your feet should dangle over the side, still too young for that.

Family Day on the Bay - Fourth of July...with toddlers & kids aboard, these were definite signs that our rowdy group is finally settling down a bit.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Zucchini anyone??

We have our 3rd seasonal garden in full bloom. Although, it looks more like an untamed bushy forest than a meticulously kept, weed-free piece of fertile land (clearly the meticulous farming genes from my Dad didn't trickle down to me) But despite the way it looks we are quite fruitful in cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, scalloped & watermelon squash and zucchini.

As I said in an earlier post, mice got the better of us earlier in the planting season and we didn't have half the plants that we had originally started with. We won't be pickling cucumbers this season--kind of disappointing because our 2nd season of pickled cukes turned out so good, unlike the first learning experience of pickling crappy pickles.

We have had a plethora of zucchini to say the least...so back in June (yeah, this post may or may not be 2 months old) I was busy chopping, shredding, dehydrating, freezing zucchini to my little heart's desire.

Basically preparing for the harsh winter that is to come...pshtt yeah right!