Birthday Wishes

"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. ~ Madeleine L'Engle



     August is my birthday month.  Sometimes I feel like my birthday is a reward for getting through the hot summer.  Usually around this time of year there is a quilt show in Springville at the Art Museum there.  I love going there as a part of my birthday celebration and this year my husband took the day off work to take me there. Here are some of the beautiful quilts displayed there.

 

 

 




  Here's a very simple recipe that uses up the abundance of tomatoes and cucumbers this time of year.  It's a very refreshing salad.

 

Pesto Tomato Cucumber Salad

½ cup Italian salad dressing

¼ cup pesto

¼ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

3 large tomatoes, quartered and sliced ½” thick

2 medium cucumbers, peeled and halved lengthwise and cut ¼” thick

¼ red onion, sliced thinly

Whisk salad dressing, pesto, salt and pepper.  Combine tomatoes, cucumbers and onion in a medium bowl. Toss with dressing. Makes 6-8 servings.

 

 

 

  I read another Carla Kelly book.  I think she's a very gifted author.  This book is about people living in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution and how some tried to escape to the United States.