“You can have this bite mom.” (I take the bite that he gave me permission for)
“NO! I wanted that!”
Woops.
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Kimballs and Fays. 🙂
Summertime
Behind on the thoughts for end of July. Here’s some happenings that we’ve been up to on the home front. Building and fixing (trucks and treadmills). Photography shoots. Gray hairs (me), hair cuts, (by me), hair done (for me, not by me). Some good drinks and foods. Baseball and fires outside.
Grandma Carole- we made steaks with the beans out of your garden! And cucumbers with our wings and celery!
My one. 🙂
8.12.20
“Are we gonna stop at Wendy’s house?” (referring to when we stopped at Wendy’s on the way back from Elk Rapids for dinner).
“Does she have a really big house?”
“Mom, I want to go to Wendy’s restaurant, ok?”
It’s probably a sign I have watched too much Brooklyn Nine-Nine when John walks up to me and says the end credits, “Fremulon. Not a doctor.”
Ranchero Sauce
So ranchero sauce is some good stuff. My brother’s girlfriend, Christie, is an exceptional cook. When we were in Elk Rapids the weekend before last she made heuvos rancheros. If you’re not familiar, it is like chorizo, avocado, cheese, cilantro, a sunny side up egg, and the ranchero sauce. Some pico de gallo or salsa.
We liked it so much that when my husband and I celebrated our anniversary this past weekend I made it again.
Cheers to 7 years of marriage to this handsome man. 10 years together this September!
Anyway, back to business. The ranchero sauce recipe makes a ton… I consider this a good thing.
The next day I made the same dish but instead of chorizo, I used bacon since I was out of chorizo and that’s all I had.
Sill had some ranchero sauce. Not a bad thing. The night of our real anniversary on Monday night I made some flank steak with a caesar salad. Thought to myself- ranchero on the side? Yes. It was incredible.
Thanks to Christie, we have these two recipes she used.
https://www.aspicyperspective.com/best-huevos-rancheros-recipe/
https://www.aspicyperspective.com/best-ranchero-sauce-recipe/
You need some ranchero sauce in your life.
Year 7
Joe and I have been married seven years. Hard to believe that! 10 years together as well this coming September.
This is us in Elk Rapids and San Francisco seven year ago!
This year we stayed in town and went out to dinner. Mike and LuEllen watched John Michael and Remi overnight. Which was nice and relaxing. 🙂 Probably not for them!
When John came home, we had to try out some new cocktails. JM of course had to have one (just water for him).
He’s my best friend. Love you, J!
The Party Store Guy
In Wisconsin, they just call it a liquor store. Being from Michigan, we all know it’s a party store. The guy that works at the one around the corner from my house is a party guy. It fits.
Yesterday I stopped in to grab a few beers on my way home. So here’s the story…
I open the door, mask on. As I walk back to the cooler, the phone rings. The party guy starts toward the phone to answer it.
“If this is one more person calling to ask about Busch Apple, I will lose my mind. I will lose it. I’m telling you. You watch.” I listen as he answers the phone.
“NO! We do NOT have Busch Apple! You are like the 30th person to ask me that today. Ridgeview Liquor has it on their voicemail that they don’t have it and I’m about to do it for this place. Green Bay doesn’t have it, okay? You know what? Just pour your Busch into some apple juice. It’s literally the same. It’s the same damn thing. I promise you. I’ve had some.” He hangs up and I am laughing. I absolutely love that he answers the phone like this.
“What did I tell you? I told you didn’t I? It’s hard enough to find the good beers that I want. I put a sign up to go to the bathroom and restock. Like five minutes and the phone rings again. Ugh. And that is garbage beer. It’s these kids. They think they’re gonna have that for their party. Nope.”
Yep, I agree party store guy.
“You have a nice day!”
Perspective
Perspective is fascinating. From Webster:
Perspective of course, can have a few different meanings. I am choosing to focus in (no pun intended there) on 2a. As a photographer, I’m always changing my physical perspective because I like to have lots of choices in composition. All the angles. Then I chose the perspective that draws the eye in the most and also represents what I’m trying to shoot or the subject, in the best way.
It’s like a conversation with myself- what about this angle? This depth of field? The way the sun is here? Is this better? Or that? My initial ideas on perspective of the photograph are not always right.
In our current political climate, it is so interesting how the exact same topic or fact(s) can have so many different mental photos. The hard part is sometimes finding the subject and what its true authenticity is.
We come from so many different backgrounds, race, gender, economic status, family values, beliefs, religions, history, culture. It seems obvious that we won’t agree on many topics. Our perspectives are all different and it’s extremely complicated.
Perspective is really an opinion or viewpoint but is not truth. How do we find the truth? It seems harder and harder. Maybe we start by taking shots all around the subject, research it all, and then have a conversation. Maybe people have legitimate reasons for their perspective. The solution or the photograph might still be really a perspective in the end. Maybe there are more solutions than just one. I personally love to look through the photos. By shifting through all the perspectives, we might find more truth and better solutions. The subject doesn’t change.
7.24.20
“I just need to tell you one question!!!!” (Tell, not ask)
Also note that he had to wear his winter coat for some reason at the end of July. In a house that has no air conditioning. I have no words. He insisted. 🙂
Beautiful Shoot in the UP!
Click on the link below to learn more about the shoot I did in Marquette, Michigan!
WiscoMichigan Life 