Hot things from the end of summer!
Summer Soccer
I had so much fun getting back out on the soccer field. I know it’s a bit risky to have contact with ANY humans during this time, but it was one I was willing to take given the outdoors + distance that is *usually* between players. I was so glad to have a social outlet that social distancing is a natural fit for. Summer soccer is my favorite because we play 8v8, but MAN were some of those games hot! 95 degrees on a turf will have you fried. I ended up wrapping a soaking wet bandana around my forehead for one game – it was the only way to stay cool!
Paint By Numbers
Tomatoes from our garden!
Yum yum. I made this little heirloom tomato and fresh peach salad with basil, balsamic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and sharp cheddar for a dinner side one night.
The dinner itself was grilled chicken and local grits!
Greek Lamb Burgers
The sound of Anne’s Greek Lamb Burgers on the grill! We enjoyed this recipe so much – especially the cucumber-lemon-garlic sauce that I had on EVERYTHING.
Birch’s New Ride!
Our neighbors were finished with their Cozy Coupe that they’d had for about 8 years and were going to put it by the curb. It was covered in mud, spiders, and leaves. Thomas pressure washed it (imagine him in sunglasses jamming out to “you see me rollin'” while he washed) and made it almost good as new for Birch!
Take a guess which child tried to play with it first 
Trains
Talk about toys getting good use – the train set has been out nonstop!
And OMG the cushions! This poor couch.
Waffle Sizzle
Oh the sizzle of fresh waffle batter going on a hot iron! We had leftovers from the beach that we froze and brought home. How nice it was to have on a regular Wednesday morning! Especially with juicy peach.
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Batman Strikes Again
Following in his big bros footsteps. Do you think there will be Halloween this year????
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
Thanks for the update! 🙂
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Katie says
you should get a Nugget!
Kath Younger says
Haha we don’t need one because we have the couch!!
Anne says
Yummm those waffles and peaches. Do you have a go-to waffle recipe? We bought a new no-mess waffle maker as a family quarantine present, and we haven’t yet found one we love
Kath Younger says
I don’t have one yet but John’s recipe is really good so I will try to get it! Ashley used to be the queen of waffles: https://www.edibleperspective.com/breakfast
Elizabeth A Weber-Falk says
My husband and I were talking about Halloween just the other day. The neighbors are thinking about doing something special just for the kids on the block if the trick or treat is canceled. We have very few treat seekers and even fewer that live on the block so I think it would be fun to do.
Kath Younger says
We will probably do something similar with our neighbors. I’m sure the UVA big celebration will be cancelled 🙁
Anne @ fANNEtastic food says
So glad you enjoyed the lamb burgers!
Kath Younger says
and the sauce on everything!
Jeanie says
Me. I’m hot! It has been well over 100 around here for a couple of weeks, 110 a day or two. It’s supposed to stay in the 90s this week.
I love Mazen’s picture.
I hope trick or treating is cancelled. I don’t feel that it’s safe.