Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Guess Who Came for Dinner

  This past weekend we had company.  Now around here we don't have that happen very often.  Especially if the company that's coming are blogger friends!   To say I was excited is a bit of an understatement.  At one point before everyone came I just about had a melt down when I found I'd scorched my pot of beans.  Mars was great though.  He gave me a hug, told me to settle down and things would be fine.  Of course he was right.

 Some of you may know Sandy from Oklahoma Transient.  I'm happy to say that I've actually met her and her husband now!  If you have ever wondered if Sandy could possibly be as nice as she is in her comments across the interwebs, I'm here to tell you she really is!  And so is her hubby BullDog Man.  He's got a wicked good sense of humor too.  We're hoping to visit again soon since we are only a couple of hours from them.  (Which in bloggerland isn't really very far!) 

 Who else came, you ask? Just one of the coolest homesteaders I know!  I've been knowing Phelan from A Homesteading Neophyte. since back in the beginning days of the APN.  I've always had a bit of "hero worship" (or should that be "homesteading worship"?)  When I've had questions about things it was usually she and MMPaints that my buddy kymber and I turned to for answers.  Those that walk the walk, ya know?  Anyway, it was so great to actually put a real face to the name this weekend.  She and her hubby are some seriously down to earth good folks.  They brought Medium and Small with them too.  Good kids.  They got a little bored so  Mars hauled out the pellet guns for them to do some plinking while we all sat up under the shade trees and visited. 


One thing about bloggers getting together for a visit is that even though you may have never met in person before, you already have things in common.  What's even better is that when you find that you could chat for hours and hours and never repeat a thing!  I didn't take any pictures... Opsec ya know.  I'm ashamed to say that I did get a little bit of food porn.  hehehe.....

Phelan brought a hostess gift of some home made pepper jelly.  I think she called it Lemonhead Pepper Jelly. I'll have to ask her again. Isn't it pretty???  



Sandy was awesome and brought two pans of peach and strawberry crisp for dessert.  It was really yummy with the whipped cream she brought to top it with.  


Mars cooked a couple of racks of ribs on the pit. This is what was left of the ribs. 

  I'd tossed together a pasta salad and some cucumber salad, made some bread and punted. I opened a couple of jars of green beans to replace the dang burned beans and we called it done.  I'll admit we had quite a bit of food left over though.  I guess folks weren't as hungry as I thought they'd be.  Either that or I just overdid it as I tend to do.  Either way, we have leftovers for the week!

Such a great day with great folks. I'm so happy to have had the chance to meet Phelan and her bunch before they move to Kentucky in a couple of weeks. Speaking of that, you wouldn't believe how Phelan's Mr. lights up every time he talks about their new land.  I might never get the chance to get together with them again.  Unless I just get an urge to drive 900 miles of course.  Who knows!  I'm sure we will meet up with Sandy and Bulldog Man again. That will be fun too and we are both looking forward to it.  It was an awesome day with some seriously cool people.  How often do you get to do that?

22 comments:

  1. We had a great time. So thrilled to meet you both, and Sandy and her husband.

    The food was yummy! I just think the heat was suppressing our appetites, and all the chatter. Lol!

    Lemon head pepper jelly is correct.

    Wish I had done it sooner. But I will be back in Kansas for visits, might head back to Kentucky by southern deter.

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    1. I want you to know you are welcome here any time! I mean that.
      Just be sure to take lots of pictures of your new adventures. You know how kymber and I love them, and it's a wonderful way to record your progress. But you know that already.
      A southern detour would be great. I can smell BBQ already.

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  2. Sci,

    We all really enjoyed ourselves, and it was so awesome to put a face to each blog. Bulldog Man and I just think the world of you, Mars, Phelan and her Husband. We were delighted to be able to meet ya'll.

    I have to agree with Phelan, the food was delicious. The idea of having not to make dinner again for a week with having leftovers is a good thing and you don't have to heat up the house one bit :-) The temperatures are rising as I type, right now it's 95 degrees and about 4 - 5 PM it will go up to 101.

    We look forward to meeting up again, thank you again.
    Sandy

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    1. Sandy,
      Isn't it great to put faces to blogs! We feel the same way here too. We are going to have to get together again real soon.

      You would laugh at me tonight though. Mars was tired of eating ribs twice a day so I made some Chicken Fried Steak, smashed taters w/ white gravy and fresh purple hull peas picked just this morning! :-)
      Give me a holler any time ya feel like it!

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  3. Such great times! Glad all of you could get together.

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    1. Thanks JMD. It was truly a treat for sure.

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    2. Oh, btw Congrats on winning Sandy's contest!!!

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    1. It really was. It's a good day when you can spend it laughing and chatting with friends. Especially those you never expected to meet. It was pretty darn cool.

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  5. So glad you all had a good visit!

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    1. Thanks DFW. If you ever venture up this way just give me a holler!

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  6. oh Sci - i am soooo happy for you (and a bit jealous, too!)!!! i have always known that sweet Sandy was the "real deal" and i am so glad that you were finally able to meet the woman that we both have a homesteading crush on...also known as Phelan! it sounds like a wonderful time was had by all and those ribs sure look divine! i can't wait to meet all of you guys one day....it will happen, i just know it!!!

    your friend, always,
    kymber

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    1. kymer you are just too sweet!
      Don't be tooo jealous....(Even if I DID get to meet our homesteading crush!) hahahahaha!!!!!!!
      One day, girlfriend. One day....

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  7. I have yet to meet anyone on any blogs. That sounds like a fun time for you all.

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    1. You might be surprised one day. That's how it seems to happen, just sort of out of the blue one day. We did have a wonderful time for sure! I hope you get a chance to meet some blogger buddies one day.

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  8. That was awesome! I can just imagine the cheerful banter and good food.

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    1. You would have totally enjoyed it to Sue. Maybe one day I can get up to Canada and see some of my good buddies up there. I can think of two or three I'd love to meet. And you are definitely one of them!

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  9. That is great! Glad you finally got to meet some of these wonderful folks. I keep thinking who on blogger I would want to meet, and there are so many wonderful people that its hard to narrow it down.
    Sounds you all had a wonderful time, and the food looked yummy.

    On another note, I go through your recipes all the time, and I am trying the Italian rustic bread today.

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    1. yo GURLIE - you'd want to meet ME - bahahahahahahha!

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    2. lmaoooooooooo@ you girl!!!!! Your a nutter for sure!

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    3. JUGM, there are so many wonderful people I'd have a hard time choosing. I lucked out this time and got to be the chosen instead of the chooser. (Is that even a word?)

      Let me know how your bread comes out. That recipe makes a HUGE loaf of yummy bread. Just warning ya!

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  10. Awesomeness of awesome days SciFi. Sounds wonderfully perfect! Glad y'all had a good time. The food, dessert and jelly looks delicious. YUM!

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