What I did this solstice

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Time to catch you up a little on my summer. I visited family in the Seattle area and we saw the Fremont solstice parade. What a memorable spectacle! Go, if you get the chance.

Robots

These were not the only robots, but they were my favorites.
Game Over Man
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Dancers

Soooo many dancers, especially belly dancers.
More dancers
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Poodles playing croquet

And giant cake head people.
Poodles and Croquet
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Bugs

Insects Chatting
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Plants

Summer Day
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Flying spaghetti monster

and pirates, of course.
Flying Spaghetti Monster
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Naked cyclists

Actually, nude people on bikes started off the parade, as well as ended it. Seemed like hundreds of them, in varying amounts of clothing, body paint, and headdresses.
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Besides all these, there were people on stilts, Ganesh, jugglers, huggers, Brazilian dancers…

Darlings!

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Darling I just had a cup of tea and realised I have not updated this since people stopped clapping and Tinkerbell died… You would not believe how terribly tardy the Victorian internet can be. I prostrate myself in sorrow and beg thy forgiveness..

I am absolutely consumed with feeding the little people, waiting for the onshore winds, just generally being an embarrassment to anyone unfortunate to cross my path, my day is a magical flight from dawn to early afternoon. I am avoiding recapture. but never say never.

I send you kisses I will update you with my nefarious activities as soon as I get a chance. Until I need your shoulder to cry on. What do you mean you don’t believe me?

(Thanks to my fellow lazy blogger)

Gazpacho Al Andaluz

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The word gazpacho actually means “soaked bread” in Arabic. I’ve served this at summer dinner parties and folks always go for seconds.

Love this guy’s presentation:

Gazpacho Al Andaluz

4 large garlic cloves, peeled and trimmed
8 large cucumber, peeled and trimmed, coarsely chopped
8 large tomatoes, red ripe – peeled and seeded, coarsely chopped
4 cups dry French or Italian bread pieces, soaked in water
1 1/2 cups water for soaking bread
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
1/2 cup sherry vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
1 cup virgin olive oil

For garnish:

1 cup red onion, diced
1 cup green pepper, diced
1 cup peeled cucumbers, seeded and diced
1 cup tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 cup eggs, hard-boiled, diced
1 cup seasoned croutons

Chop garlic finely. In a blender, puree the cucumbers, tomatoes, garlic and soaked bread in batches. When processing the last batch, add the salt, pepper and vinegar. With the blender running, slowly add the olive oil to the last batch and allow it to be fully incorporated into the mixture. Add the last batch to the others and mix well; adjust seasoning, if desired. Cover the bowl tightly and refrigerate for at least two hours; preferably overnight.

Just before serving, whisk the gazpacho lightly and serve alongside the garnishes.

Scribbling from my iPod

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My MacBook is out for repairs, I am crashing at my friend’s house while she’s cycling in Holland, and all my routines are out the window.

But: I am blogging from my iPod Touch. Ain’t that something!