Blogkeeping - Comments

Well binaries, since there are SO few of you, I decided I don't need to try and protect the blog from comment spam. I have changed the settings to allow unregistered users to comment on posts since I have heard from two or three of you that you don't want to set up a free account with Google+ or the other options that were available. However, if somehow my readerships hits the teens or, God forbid, the twenties and attracts some obnoxious bot, the restriction will go back on.

Comments are now OPEN....PLAY NICE!

Plantas de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today was all about plants! We started off our morning going to the plant sale at Highline Seatac Botanical garden, specifically to see what was available from the Iris Society and then it was off to the annual Tilth Edible Plant sale at Meridian Park to do some damage to our pocket book.

Roasted Tomato Quinoa Salad

Sometimes you come across a recipe that is a game changer. Two summers ago, I came across a recipe from Martha Stewart and fell in love.

Searching for Grandma

My mother often seems worried or upset when I talk about my Finnish heritage, so concerned that I'm ignoring the other parts of the recipe that make up my ethnicity. It really has nothing to do with that at all, but is just the one that seems more prevalent and tangible to me most times. I can attribute my maiden last name, my skin tone, my slightly slanted eye in baby pictures, and my folded eyelids directly to the Finns and their Mongolian ancestry. I know my nose and high cheekbones are due to the 1/16 Cherokee passed on from my mother. Percentage-wise, I have more German in me than any of the others because I get it from both my mother and my father. However, German culture and heritage didn't play much of a role in our home. The predominant traditions and values were distinctly Midwest Norwegian. Perhaps because my mother's culture was so prevalent was why I more often talked about my Finnishness, to maintain a connection to that side.

Teaser

Ok, so I have a whole post written up about the Edible Book Festival but haven't managed to resize and plunk in the pictures yet. So while you wait patiently, here's a teaser pic:

And in case you didn't like that, here's an adorable picture of family snuggle time!