Moooving Video - Thanks Amy!

Loved this... thought it Blog Worthy!!

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car
jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded,
and missed the other car by just inches!
The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.
I mean, he was really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?
This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call,
'The Law of the Garbage Truck'
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.
They run around full of garbage,
full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it
and sometimes they'll dump it on you.
Don't take it personally.
Just smile, wave, wish them well, say a prayer for them and move on.
Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people
at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that successful people
do not let garbage trucks take over their day.
Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so . . .
love the people who treat you right. Forgive the ones who don't.
We're not always responsible for everything that happens to us,
but we are responsible for how we react to what happens.
Life is ten percent what you make it
and ninety percent how you take it!
Have a wonderful, garbage-free day!

John arrived in the pouring rain ...

Thank you Vic!

We have gone green~~ Good Bye Ole Yellar... Hello Green Machine

Tears of JOY!!!

Greek Potato Salad - Fantabulicious!!

Last night for dinner I tried out a new recipe

Its a hit so I will share it with you!

3 lbs of small red potatoes, halved
2 tablespoons of oive oil
a bit of Montery Steak Seasonings
1 Large sweet yellow pepper
1 Large sweet orange pepper
1 Large sweet red pepper
2 cups of summer squash
(and/or any other veggies you like to grill)
1 med. valdalia onion
1 1/4 cup of grape tomatoes halved
a bit of fresh cilantro
a bit of fresh or dried oregano
1/2 lb of feta cheese
3/4 cup Greek Vinaigrette Dressing
Drizzle potatoes with oil and Montery Steak Seasonings
toss to coat - then grill till tender
Do the same with your peppers, onions and squash -
note; they won't take as long to grill -
Then place in a large bowl
add remaning ingredients; toss...
can be served warm or cold
with a glass of your favorite vino
and a loaf of fresh baked bread with
olive oil and dipping spices -
OH MY!!
Makes enough for 21 servings but can be scaled down...
Great left over and its
PERFECT for a Party or PotLuck!
You also could add grilled chicken
or
better yet some
Wests Windy Acres Grass Fed Beef or Pork!!

Wests Windy Acres Beef!!!

Has been restocked at;

http://www.oryana.coop/

Calf Updates

Three Amigos ;-)

MayBelle

Daisey May

Brisket Boy

The calves are growing by leaps and bounds

they are 3 weeks apart almost to the day -

Alot of our evenings are spent watching them

run, jump & play!

Not all work - - taking time to play!

Someone once said...

All work and no play....So we are taking a few hours here and there to play

our summers are TOO short

So we are trying to make the best of this one

and mother nature is cooperating with near

PERFECT weatherBetween the Fourth of July celebrations

and the National Cherry Festival its been

busy week We found perfect seating at Apache Trout Grill

for watching the air show on Sunday afternoon

and the food was incredible!

Somewhere in all this

Bruce went Green ;-)

John Deere Green that is...

2002 4410 4-wd

with a cab, loader and front mount blower!

We found tractor at...Thank you Mike - -

A great salesman and now a friend!
When our friend Lynn came to town we HAD to go to Leland
we had hoped to go by boat - but just when we
were ready to take it to the lake Bruce discovered
a problem with the outdrive - -
MAYBE we will get it in the water this summer -
After all its only been 3 yearsThink Floyd added to the Blast of the
End of Festival Fire worksWe sat on a bench and waited for traffic to clear

Somehow its just not the same down there without our kids -
We also were given 4 free tickets to see Paula Poundstone
at Interlochen on Friday night -
What a hoot - Good clean fun.... Still Laughing!

A great ending to the weekend was when our friends

called from LakeSide and asked us to join them for

some "Jimmy Buffet" time ;-)

Thanks guys - another wonderful summer evening!!

and on Tuesday Nights -

take a little trip to our favorite deck

- to listen to our favorite guys -

Tuesday 6-9

Windy Ridge Trio Plus One -

Leland Lodge

Remember if you ever venture Traverse City way -

We have room for company -we love to give farm tours

or we can meet you at one of our

many awesome places to eat!