Farmer's Market/CSA

I know, I know...What happened to posting our loot every week? Time just gets away from us these days. Michael is always on the move; he's walking himself around the coffee table and across the kitchen while holding on to the cabinets. He has a deep love for anything hinged which is unfortunate in that he doesn't yet understand that the doors will pinch his fingers. Thus is is necessary to follow him around the house pulling closed doors that he has pushed open. One of the joys of living in an old house is that in the summer, none of the doors close all the way. It's great. Really. Anyway, here's what we picked up from our CSA farm this week: one bunch Swiss chard, two bunches of Russian kale (I think Russian kale might be this year's kohlrabi.), two bags of green beans, two heads of green leaf lettuce, two spring garlic, one bunch of turnips (or radish, we're not sure), and two summer squash. We also bought some ricotta from Narragansett creamery, corn from Confrida Farm, sodas from Yacht Club.

Third CSA Pick-up

Oops! I missed the second week. It was similar to the first only without the kale but with sugar snap peas. For the third week of CSA we received one bunch of Russian kale, one head of red leaf lettuce, one head of Boston lettuce, one bag of mixed salad greens, on pint of sugar snap peas, four garlic scapes, a bag of spinach, and one bunch of spring onions. From other vendors at the farmers' market we purchased tomatoes, basil, a ball of mozzarella cheese, zucchini, green peppers, rhubarb, and a loaf of bread.

On Saturday night, I tried my hand at a strawberry-rhubarb pie. Not a bad first attempt. Sunday we dined on green salads and pasta caprese for lunch with the pie for dessert. Monday night we enjoyed green salads with tomato, basil, and mozzarella sandwiches - grilled of course. Tuesday night Brad steamed the spinach, sauteed the sugar snap peas with some of the spring onions, grilled the scapes, and served it all with dry rubbed, slow-cooked, grill finished, BBQ sauce coated country-style pork ribs. Oh my word!

Being home with Michael for the summer is proving to be even more fun that I had imagined! I'm so excited that I'll be able to be home with him when he starts walking! And he's almost there, too. Starting to let go of the table or whatever he's hanging on to and standing for a few seconds before falling down. I'm sure it won't be long now.

Farmer's Market/CSA

On this delightfully dreary Saturday (a welcome change from the weather earlier this week) we made our first outing to the Hope Street Farmer's Market for the season. We've joined a new CSA for the summer through Simmons Farm, but our pick-up location is in Providence. We're very excited about this season and can't wait to see what it brings! From our CSA (second photo) we picked up a pint of strawberries, one bunch of Russian Kale, one bunch of spring onions, a bag of spinach, a bag of salad greens, a head of lettuce, and one bunch of radishes. While we were there (first photo) we also picked up some eggs and garlic scapes from Zephyr Farm, cucumbers from Wishing Stone Farm, and Swiss chard from Arcadian Fields Farm. Not pictured here are the croissants (chocolate for Katie and Michael and ham and cheese for Brad) from Olga's Cup and Saucer.

Happy Birthday, Michael!

With one day to go before he turns 1, Michael weighs in at about 18 pounds. He has two teeth, the bottom center ones. We're sure he's days away from crawling; so close! Michael loves to eat! It's hard to imagine that there was a time when a mL of milkwas all he could take for a day. The only thing we've found that he doesn't like is potato.

Michael's a very busy boy and loves to spin anything he can get his hands on. He's also become an expert at pulling everything from the curtains behind his changing table to Mommy's hair while he eats. He loves to be outside, especially if we're going for a walk. He even tried out the swing at the park the other day. It was a big hit!

Michael loves to read books and is especially fond of the ones with baby faces in them. He loves to watch other children and smiles at anyone who'll look his way when we're out; he's quite a people-person. Our little guy is also a budding percussionist; he practices his routine on his toy drum but gets most of his practice done in the tub. I guess the acoustics are better, plus there's the great splash you don't get with a drum.

This weekend we had a birthday lunch and cake with the grandparents. A great time was had by all. Michael had his first bite of cake and icing and opened some great

presents. Stay tuned for the year in photos, but for now, here are a couple from yesterday's gathering.