Matt and Vax

Matt has begun to realize that he can boss, push and generally torment Vax. Vax has, to date, taken what Matthew has dished to him. Photographing the two of them together is a challenge!

Temple Graduation Dinner - Class of 2010

Time Flies! Ger is almost done with his intern year, and we recently celebrated the graduation for the Temple Resident Class of 2010. Here we are at the dinner:



It was nice to be out and about and to see everyone. Though between us friends I snuck out in the middle of the presentations to have a little private tour of the Mutter Musuem, which was hosting the event. I'm not one to pass up a chance to tour a museum privately, especially one with Tsantsa heads! Ha!

Two more years, and the Class of 2012 will graduate!

Summer Sofrito

In addition to household projects, there is the normal summer chores. Namely the very serious business of freezing sofrito and pesto for the fall. The halloween trick or treat bowl is on the only one big enough to hold a batch. One square inch block makes on bowl of "yellow rice" (the big block in the pic I'm cutting will make 16), so I'll need to make several batches. I'll need to hurry too, cause the basil is coming in!

Matthew of course, is oblivious to what the fuss is about - he just wants to eat the rice.

Gwenyth's Kale Juice

Since this is a private blog, I can admit that I have always had a girl-crush on Gwenyth Paltrow. She seems a reliable guide through today's mass media jungle, never seen out late drunk or involved in a scandal. She seems like she probably gives her kids a bath every night, while still trying new things. Her website GOOP is a hilarious contradiction of advice, like opening a can of black beans for dinner while advocating the regular ironing of bed sheets, and I've started to look forward to her posts.

Still, you don't get to be 35+ with two kids looking like G.P. without some effort. Trying her kale juice mixture seemed like a small do-able effort in the self-improvement department. The hardest part was trying to find the agave nectar in the local co-op. Before it is strained here is what it looks like. It is kale, lemon, and agave:

Yes, I did drink it, here is proof. (Forgive the early morning pic without brushing my hair or putting on some make-up - it's good this is a private blog and we are all friends).

It was not a bad as I would have thought, but it's no "grassy lemonade". Just when I was debating if it was worth drinking the 50 times necessary to get used to a new taste, what goes and happens but:

Yes, that's Matthew the picky eater, downing kale juice and agave like it's the best thing since sliced bread. I was in shock -he doesn't eat or drink anything green. But he loved Gwenyth's kale juice!!! Looks like I'll be picking up another batch of kale at the farmer's market tomorrow!