Aileen.

165/365

Nonno’s soup in Nonna’s bowls.

164/365

Someone is a little sleepyhead.

163/365

Where is July going?

162/365

Back in the early heat of May, summer seemed endless.  Glorious and everlasting.  Ice cream in waffle cones, all the way.

But with August almost here, it feels like summer is speeding to a close.

And that makes me sad.  Really, really sad.

Looking guilty.

161/365

Everyone loves Jeans.

160/365

The gift that keeps on giving.

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When we were looking for a house, we had a list of “must-have” things and a list of “would-love-love-love-to-have” things.  Space for a vegetable garden was on the latter.

Given how much we love ours, it’s hard to believe that we were prepared to go without.  But, as anyone who has looked for a home in Toronto can attest to, sometimes you just gotta grab what you can get.

In today’s case, it was a whole lotta zucchini and then some.

Fate of the cucumbers.

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I haven’t been the best advocate for cold soups in the past but, given the endless string of hot summer days we’ve been having, this soup was ahh-mazing.

Zio Greg’s Cold Cucumber Soup

“Well, we had a bunch of cukes so I peeled, seeded and chopped three of them; added about a cup and a half of plain yogurt; a tbsp of dijon mustard; a few fresh basil leaves, chopped; salt and pepper to taste.  I put all of these ingredients in a blender, then left it in the fridge overnight and presto!  Cold cucumber soup.

Didn’t have mint in the kitchen, so I used basil instead.”

Intermission.

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Went on a 24-hour escape from the city and watched a fantastic production of Peter Pan, thanks to our super talented friend Stacie Steadman.  (For such a tiny gal, she’s got a great set o’ lungs.)

It inspired giggles of delight and it was so nice to remember what it was like, to wish I could fly.

Keeping each other company.

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