Lucky Mutt Ketchup

Today is the 40th birthday party for my good friend Susan. Over the years she has hinted that all she wanted for her birthday was a batch of my homemade ketchup.

After harvesting the tomatoes from garden, I made three different versions of the tasty condiment to give her as a gift.

Lucky Mutt Ketchup was created in honor of my dog Madison who used to love to be in the yard while I gardened.

The three kethcup varieties I created include:

Red Ball Ready - a basic roasted tomato.
Post-40 Rescue - a very spicy chipotle flavored.
Smokey Spaniard - a spanish smoked variety.

I hope she will enjoy them as much as I did creating them.

Cheers!

Artist In Residence Show

This week was the opening for the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center's Artist In Residence show by Michael Pfleghaar. This is one of the largest exhibition of his work and should not be missed since may of these works represent the very best of his latest works.

Click here for directions to the Arts Center.
Click here to view Michael Pfleghaar's website and additional photos from the show.
























(Photos - from top - Partial View of Exhibit; Michael and Pflehaar.com designer Gwen of Plenty Creative; Charlie McGrath of Structure Interactive shows off his original Pleghaar T-shirt design; Meg of Forest Hills Arts Center, Michael, and arts agent Brenda of Art Endeavors.)

Last Days of Summer

I understand that the official last day of summer happens later in September, but in Michigan Labor Day is viewed by most as the end of the sunny season.

Pictured below are a few pleasures of these last days.

Enjoy. Savor. Exhale.