There are no cocktails today. There is only beer.
Bass Ale, which is a fine beverage on a hot day if you've been digging in the garden (me) or slaving over a hot stove (MizBubs.) It's an especially good choice, not too malty, hoppy but not too hoppy, and when you can get it at the Jewels for $10.99 a 12-pack, it's the smart choice. I'd be happy swilling down Pabst Blue Ribbon on a day like today, but my bride has a discerning palate, so I'm happy to spend the extra $5.00 to make her happy.
That's just the kind of guy I am.
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After spending the afternoon living the Las Vegas lifestyle (drinking champagne poolside) at the hot librarian party we returned home wondering how to spend the dog end of Sunday afternoon. Next thing I knew MizBubs had chicken marinating and ancho peppers roasting on the grill. I grabbed some native plants that I'd picked up earlier in the week but hadn't had a chance to plant yet. Because I'm good at grunt work, but not so good with the big-picture stuff, I asked my better half to point out some good places to put them in. She obliged, and an hour later we had wild ginger, prairie smoke, wild lupines, and showy and false sunflowers tucked into the welcoming earth.
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I know I've talked before, at irritating length, about how much time we've been spending in the garden these past few weeks. Today was no exception. I could be doing laundry, organizing my closet, sorting through stacks of paper and books that have taken up near-permanent residence at the end of our dining room, but no. Seriously, no. Here's why not:
It is so much more satisfying to stand in the grass barefoot, beer in hand, watching dozens of bees buzzing around your garden. Here's what I saw:
Sunflowers starting to bloom at the back of the house
Nasturtiums near the side garden
The aptly-named bee balm in the side garden
Brown-eyed Susans, bee balm and some kind of aster that hasn't flowered yet
More bee balm
Rattlesnake Master and some stuff MizBubs got from a coworker. The mock orange bush we got earlier in the spring is kind of hidden behind it.
And, finally, we're in the back corner of the yard, at the pond. When I leave for work in the morning there are always at least ten or twenty birds hopping around here.
And then it's time to go inside and eat.
Hope y'all had a good weekend.
It is so much more satisfying to stand in the grass barefoot, beer in hand, watching dozens of bees buzzing around your garden. Here's what I saw:
Sunflowers starting to bloom at the back of the house
Nasturtiums near the side garden
The aptly-named bee balm in the side garden
Brown-eyed Susans, bee balm and some kind of aster that hasn't flowered yet
More bee balm
Rattlesnake Master and some stuff MizBubs got from a coworker. The mock orange bush we got earlier in the spring is kind of hidden behind it.
And, finally, we're in the back corner of the yard, at the pond. When I leave for work in the morning there are always at least ten or twenty birds hopping around here.
And then it's time to go inside and eat.
Hope y'all had a good weekend.
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