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Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Ten on Tuesday - Labor Day

Today's Ten On Tuesday topic is 10 Things You Did This Weekend, and luckily, I think I did at least 10 things this weekend.
  1. Made potato salad for a family picnic. This was for 25-30 people, and gathering data from recipes told me I should use anywhere from 6-30 pounds of potatoes. I went with 10, and that was perfect.
  2.  Picked watermelons from the garden.
  3. Ate watermelon from the garden.
  4. Went to a family picnic. This was my husband's family, and included some people I had never met in person or hadn't seen in more than 35 years. It was an interesting experience, in many ways!
  5. Knit quite a bit.
  6. Ate bear for the first time. Delicious! 
  7. Read quite a bit.
  8. Walked quite a bit.
  9. Mowed the tiny bit of lawn that isn't dried, frazzled, and dead from drought. It only took me about 10 minutes. :-(
  10. Took inventory of my big freezer, and after finding that I had 30 packages of frozen shredded zucchini, I made this and this, and enjoyed them with this:

You're probably not on the edge of your seat reading about all my excitement this weekend, but any weekend that includes knitting, reading, and beer isn't too bad in my book!

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13 comments:

  1. SusanSeptember 8, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    Ate bear???? I had to read that a couple of times to make sure I didn't misread it. Now I'm curious!

    It sounds like you had a nice long weekend full of family and relaxation, and that sounds just perfect.

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  2. margeneSeptember 8, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    BEAR!?
    Your weekend sounds just like the type of weekend I love!

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  3. DonnaSeptember 8, 2015 at 10:41 AM

    Watermelons from your garden? How cool is that!!!

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  4. LaurieSeptember 8, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    Actually, i enjoy this sort of voyeurism. That is a LOT of zucchini....bear really tastes good?? We don't usually eat carnivores, so I'm curious.

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  5. CaroleSeptember 8, 2015 at 11:37 AM

    I think your weekend sounds great. I've had bear and I think it's pretty good. And our lawn is also dried up and mostly dead.

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  6. karenSeptember 8, 2015 at 12:02 PM

    nice weekend! reading knitting walking eating, all my favorite past times.

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  7. Kim in OregonSeptember 8, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Another request for more information on bear meat and how to cook it.

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  8. PattySeptember 8, 2015 at 1:00 PM

    I think your weekend sounds just perfect! And bear...I've eaten it also. I liked it but it small amounts. And the lawn mow...sounds like a win to me!

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  9. LydiaSeptember 8, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    Lots of good stuff for a long weekend.

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  10. KymSeptember 8, 2015 at 1:56 PM

    I love weekends like yours! Sounds wonderful and restful (except maybe not the meeting-the-relatives part). And . . . did you say BEAR????

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  11. kmkatSeptember 8, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    My dad was a hunter, so I ate bear (once), too. Made it into some variety of beef burgundy thingy because it was so strong-flavored and tough. That was nearly 40 years ago; can't say that I yearn to have it again.

    Your weekend sounds perfect to me!

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  12. KwizgiverSeptember 8, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Your weekend sounds delightful! Knitting, reading, walking--all lovely!

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  13. MarySeptember 9, 2015 at 5:21 AM

    Your weekend sounds lovely - reading, knitting, beer AND zucchini quiche!! (and bonus relationship points for the family picnic :-)

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