{"id":4803,"date":"2013-04-15T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=4803"},"modified":"2016-09-26T21:22:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T02:22:05","slug":"weekend-shenanigans-a-feast-with-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crumbbums.com\/?p=4803","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Shenanigans: A Feast With Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"DSC_0033\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8244\/8650812578_62f6a14b31.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8244\/8650812578_62f6a14b31_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0033\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0029\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8388\/8650811522_c67e8b5db4.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8388\/8650811522_c67e8b5db4_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0029\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0032\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8255\/8649712983_e2c4912559.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8255\/8649712983_e2c4912559_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0032\" \/><\/a>My heart is so full as I write this&#8230; it seems that with a few good sunny warm days of working in the garden and the kitchen, and sharing good food with close friends, life is really really good. I am grateful for an abundance of beautiful local produce and the means with which to cook it and the money to buy it (and soon to grow it!). I am grateful for healthy, happy children who share space and toys and laughter with other joyful, loving children. I am grateful for the comfort and peace-of-mind that a clean and cared-for home provides. I am grateful for a partner who happily asks, <em>&#8220;What can I do to help?&#8221;<\/em> not only in the middle of the night with a screaming toddler, but also during the day with chores and childcare and everything in-between.\u00a0<a title=\"DSC_0031\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8379\/8650811858_6338b1779c.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8379\/8650811858_6338b1779c_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0031\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0037\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8243\/8650812964_e33c775de1.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8243\/8650812964_e33c775de1_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0037\" \/><\/a>I am grateful for friends who let me &#8220;borrow&#8221; their delicious baby girl so that I can satisfy my baby fix without&#8230; you know, <em>going there.\u00a0<\/em><a title=\"DSC_0052\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8251\/8649714237_8e433aefd8.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8251\/8649714237_8e433aefd8_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0052\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0054\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8533\/8650813772_c4d7f819ff.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8533\/8650813772_c4d7f819ff_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0054\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0002\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8256\/8643277929_0c2f1d8c40.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8256\/8643277929_0c2f1d8c40_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0002\" \/><\/a>I am grateful that we found these baby bunnies before our dog did! And they are looking even cuter, if that is possible, since opening their eyes yesterday!\u00a0<a title=\"DSC_0055\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8381\/8650814030_b0fe7baf8e.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8381\/8650814030_b0fe7baf8e_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0055\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSC_0047\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8533\/8649713961_49d819dcff.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8533\/8649713961_49d819dcff_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0047\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Don&#8217;t do it, Emil<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am grateful for good, strong immune systems. Because he did it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8394\/8649715139_1f4ce4e37c_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0057\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"DSC_0059\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8402\/8650814796_fcc7992495.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8402\/8650814796_fcc7992495_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0059\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am grateful for <em>simple<\/em>. Because roasting baby carrots in their skins with olive oil, salt, and rosemary makes for a delightful treat.\u00a0<a title=\"DSC_0060\" href=\"http:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8263\/8650815054_12aa48e062.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8263\/8650815054_12aa48e062_b.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0060\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am grateful for this life. I am not worthy of it, and I cherish it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My heart is so full as I write this&#8230; it seems that with a few good sunny warm days of working in the garden and the kitchen, and sharing good food with close friends, life is really really good. 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