upon a bank of violets

hello, my busy bees! 

the weather continues to baffle me, so i've figuratively thrown in the towel on expecting consistency and now just go with the flow. sort of. today was a little problematic; mid-70s and rain, rain, rain (plus thunder and lightning). 

it's SUMMER. i just don't get it. 

instead of doing something easy, i decided to make focaccia. i'm already encountering "bread doing weird things based on humidity" issues and have no idea if i'll have a happy little loaf or an epic fail. tomorrow we'll see! 

the plan is to serve it with some fresh mozz, garden basil, and sliced fresh tomatoes. drizzle OO and balsamic over it all and you have a perfect meal. 

because if i'm going to do carbs, i'm going to do carbs right. *nod*

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yesterday the girl and i went off for some thrifting and then spent the afternoon at the beach. it was hot even beside the lake, but i'm going to say this and you need to really listen, just in case someone asks you:

no matter how hot a day it is, lake superior water is coooold. 

so we were, at least, able to cool down. 

one of the things i really like about the midwest is that the majority of people are on the thick side. i saw women who wore their bikinis with zero shame, completely NGAF if there were saggy or puffy places spilling over. so much joy at the body acceptance in full display. =D you GO queens....you go.

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