Monday Mondays 7.20.15

Life is like a garden, you never know what you’re going to get!  I love my little old man tomato, and the family that came before him (one of his uncles had a big chin!)  It is fun to go out and see each day’s offerings and sometimes pick oddly shaped vegetables from our garden. Even if my garden doesn’t have something, 9 times out of 10 I can just drive down the road and someone will have their pickup truck pulled over on the side with an overabundance of something their garden produced.

Having a garden is so tricky, at least for me.  Like photography and having to figure out the difference with ISO’s, aperatures, etc… to get the proper light for a photo, gardening varies so much because of the weather.  This year, we’ve had a lot of both rain and sunshine, yet I’m still struggling with growing some things like my tomatoes.  Tomato seasons seem to either be feast or famine, but this year, I have an abundance of them; they just don’t seem to grow to their normal size, or if they do, look like Grandpa Beefsteak above.

Have a great week – here are your links:

• How chicken nuggets came to be a thing
• DIY bug repellent spray
• How successful people maximize their time
• If I were a piano player, I’d want to play around the world like this
• Although this baptism in Iraq was done a few years ago, it’s just beautiful and courageous
• Going to have to try these healthy brownies
• Interesting article about the science of the mind-set of liberals and conservatives
• Why some people always seem to know a lot
• Sweet and tangy blueberry mousse – looks decadent and light at the same time
• I LOVED this former atheist’s testimony
• And this: Why so many atheists are now turning to Christ
• When you want to find hidden graces in dark places
• How those piano lessons (or any music lessons as kid) helped you
• Scientists create healthy “bacon” out of seaweed
• I’m not a big fried chicken person, but Jewish fried chicken???  I might have to try that!
• Raspberry lemonade tartlets
• Why lonely people tend to stay lonely
• Impressionist painter Caillebotte finally gets his due
• Next house – “hidden” paper towel holder
• What if we changed the way we looked at time?
• Dairy-free toasted coconut blueberry ice cream
• Optical illusions
• 4 great tips for budget photography