The 46th TPBM Random Chat Thread with Sneaux and Fresh Employment Opportunities

Timphoto wrote in post #14227901
If I prune it correctly, I get about 1 bushel of apples from this particular tree. 12 years ago we had 6 trees, but now there are only 3 left.

Before the grapes took over, this area was known for it's apples. There are still a few apple growers in the Sebastopol area, but the rest of the area is pretty much all vineyards now.

Nice bit of history in the 3 remaining. Prune on.

Becky N wrote in post #14227680
Today's picture entry for the challenge has a Chief type culinary tale behind it.

OMG!!!! Those both look soooo good. Now I'm hungry for one of those and have not 1 ingredient. Would you mind sharing your recipe for them both, Becky?

Oooops in my excitement over the salads I forgot so say I totally enjoyed all the pics posted today as well.

Saturday photo.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.frogdawg.co​m/p722574677/e1a037dc8

could have used some fill flash...

CrazieCricket wrote in post #14228250
Oooops in my excitement over the salads I forgot so say I totally enjoyed all the pics posted today as well.

Layered salad, more or less...HERE.

Barley Salad with tomato and cucumber

Ingredients

Fine sea salt

1/3 cup pearl barley

1 small cucumber, seeded and diced

1 yellow or red bell pepper, cored and dice

1 medium tomato, cored and cut into eighths

1 T. Parsley

2 TBSP Olive Oil

Red Wine Vinegar to taste

Feta Cheese to taste

Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add barley and cook according to directions on package. Rinse well. Put in large bowl.

In a large bowl, toss together, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, parsley, oil and vinegar and feta; season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve at room temperature.

DAN love the colors in your shot especially the fire red glow at the bottom.


CRISSA you sure have a good looking group.

Becky, looks scrumptious.

Happy Easter y'all.

My Easter submission.

Skrim17 wrote in post #14228977
could have used some fill flash...

Great fun shot Crissa!!

Woolburr wrote in post #14228976
Saturday photo.

IMAGE LINK: http://www.frogdawg.co​m/p722574677/e1a037dc8

I love it Dan! You must have a house full of great photo's.

Chet wrote in post #14230848
I love it Dan! You must have a house full of great photo's.

I only have a handful of photos on the walls....and nothing recent.

What I really like about the photo I shared last night and what doesn't really show so well at web size, was the setting sun shining off the underside of the tree branches. At full size, it looks pretty cool.

Here's the gallery from yesterday if you want to see boring family photos...

http://skarimbas.smugm​ug.com …G#!i=1785289648​&k=b58nGJL

Skrim17 wrote in post #14231658
Here's the gallery from yesterday if you want to see boring family photos...

http://skarimbas.smugm​ug.com/Photography/Nke​chi-is-4/22342518_WXS9LG#!i=1​785289648&k=b58nGJL

I went and saw some beautiful interaction between kids, adults, and kids and adults.

The girl reaching for the bars in image 4992 has gorgeous long hands and fingers, get her a piano.

Do Nkechi's parents home school? Is that a chalk board, the eraser looking marks would make a cool backdrop and you could change it up. Also we could have used the kids at our style show fund raiser last week, the theme was "All About Hats".

Okay, here's my challenge posting for today. My wife's one year old grand-nephew.

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They don't home school, BUT the entire ground floor 'family room' is their place to play and learn. Nkechi goes to some special pre-k that she actually TESTED into (don't get me started) and they do all sorts of serious schoolwork at the ripe age of 4. She reads and is starting math!! So they painted the chalk board on part of the wall, have a 'reading nook' specially painted and designed and have all sorts of posters and stuff for the walls. She is precocious, no doubt; Chike's just along for the ride He is the happiest little kid, he had fever and was teething during the whole party and he never complained.

They went straight for the dress up corner after we wore them down at the park, where there are tons of hats that they all played with most of the time.