Let's Gab: August 2022

An open laptop and planner rest on a persons lap outdoors, with two dogs sitting nearby on a patio next to a stack of firewood and outdoor furniture—capturing a peaceful Lets Gab moment from August 2022.

Happy September friends! I’m not going to lie, I’m not the type to *love* fall. Keep your fuzzy socks and pumpkin spice, I want summer to stay.

But one redeeming quality to fall are all the reasons to get together for feasts. And this month I worked out some tasty new recipes to share for those feasts (to include this Beet Wellington, inspired by my trip to Scotland in June!). Rhubarb has been pretty excited about these recent recipes too.

Overhead view of a table with sliced roast beef, orange slices, a loaf of bread, glasses of water, and a dog looking up between a persons legs—capturing the cozy spirit of Lets Gab in August 2022.

Tray of raw mushrooms, a saucepan with chopped ingredients, and a camera on an orange surface; a dog looks up from between a persons legs. Captured during Lets Gab, August 2022.

Besides developing and shooting recipes all the way up until Thanksgiving (🤯), some favorite moments in August included…

Dog sitting this sweet heeler. She was found running around a busy street without a collar or microchip, so my friend took her in and worked out her reactivity issues. She’s now the sweetest girl and just found her furever home (but not before I got to watch her for the week, teaching her to paddle board and using her as a model in some upcoming Bone Appétreat recipes!)

In August 2022, a dog wearing a green and blue life jacket stands on a paddleboard with a person, floating on a lake near a tree-lined shore. Lets Gab about this unforgettable adventure!.

In August 2022, a woman in a bikini sits on a paddleboard in shallow water with two dogs—one on the board and one swimming nearby—under a clear blue sky. Let’s Gab about summer adventures!.

A woman sits on a paddleboard with two dogs on a calm lake, shoreline and sky in the background—a peaceful scene from Lets Gab, August 2022.

We also had out 1st Annual Family Reunion! Though we’re a small family, we’re spread all over the country and had never formally got together as a family reunion.

A group of thirteen people, including young children and two adults holding dogs, pose together outdoors in matching Old Navy American flag t-shirts. This cheerful Lets Gab moment was captured in August 2022.

I instituted the 1st Annual Family Wine Walk, a sunset walk in which everyone brings their favorite beverage to-go.

A hand holding a glass of white wine in the foreground, with a group of people walking on a suburban street in front of houses in the background—capturing a relaxed Lets Gab moment from August 2022.

Rhubarb, who loves food as much as I do, was told by the vet that she could stand to lose a little weight. She’s clearly thrilled about the dog treadmill I found for her on Facebook Marketplace.

A brown and white dog wearing a harness sits on a black treadmill labeled PetSite in a room with wooden floors and bookshelves, ready for a Lets Gab session, August 2022.

And there was book club, where we discussed all the books we read (or…were supposed to read) this summer.

And in the midst of all that I think I broke my brain because I had the intense urge to clean out every square inch of my house, which included reorganizing my bathroom cupboards, cleaning the basement, furnishing our spare bedroom, and taking a carload of clothes to Goodwill.

The last week of August was spent sailing around Croatia and its neighbors (pictures and stories here). I cannot wait to start cooking the recipes inspired from the trip! But first…a nap.

Let’s Gab: August 2022

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