4.20.2009

Happiness is...

one yummy salad

Finding an oak leaf in your salad. Why? Because it means you know from whence the lettuce came. You planted the seed, watered the seedling, picked the leaves when it grew big enough. You washed each lettuce leaf and spun it dry, but somehow missed the oak leaf which floated down from the big tree on the other side of the house.

Salads are not my specialty, but last night I was inspired. George picked the lettuce from our garden and I sliced up some strawberries and red onions, and chopped some walnuts. For the dressing, I mixed some olive oil, champagne vinegar, honey, brown mustard and a pinch of salt. It was the best salad I've eaten in ages. Fresh, local, in season - a salad worth repeating.

Happiness is also Bench Monday.

bench monday

I'm usually not a fan of Mondays - like salads, they're just so much work - but thanks to the Bench Monday Flickr group, I've been looking forward to Monday all weekend. Kristin mentioned extra points for having a chicken in the picture. Thankfully, Avery helped me out by sharing some of her leftover rice to entice Smally to stay on the bench. Here's a fun outtake.

bench monday outtake

If your Monday needs a little brightening, check out the Flickr group. Lots of fun pictures. I'm already planning for next Monday.

25 comments:

  1. Your salad is inspiring. Alas we have no lettuce in our garden yet. We are so late this year. Soon. Though. Soon.

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  2. Yumm... summer is on it's way!
    cute bench pics :)

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  3. I had that exact salad for lunch today...so yummy!

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  4. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm...great salad!!

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  5. Yummy salad and extra yummy bench pics!

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  6. Who took the picture?

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  7. yummy! yes, the chicken did score you extra points. i love all the chicken pics!
    :)
    have a great week! Karen

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  8. Your salad looks absolutely delicious :)

    The chicken looks like he is having a good time :)

    blessings,

    Lady M

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  9. We picked our first lettuce today too! No oak leaves, but we did find a caterpillar on the parsley. Yum!

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  10. Sounds delicious, but I feel like I'm looking at a Where's Waldo book. Is the oak leaf in the picture?! I've searched & searched, and I just don't see it... :-)

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  11. nope, no oak leaf is visible in the picture - sorry! you have to dig deep to find the special surprise.

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  12. Ah yes, a girl after my heart, that salad looks oh so nummy - seriously Molly, can you come to my house and take pictures for me? I am just not good at it, how did you get to be so good??? TEACH ME! LOL

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  13. Bench Monday really makes my mondays so much nicer too!

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  14. I love the bench monday series...so cool...and your chickens are getting big :o) We were finally able to ge some ourselves :o) So cute!!!

    ~simply~

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  15. Fruity salad are my FAVORITE!!

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  16. flip flops and salad in april. i love nor cal.

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  17. If your chicken gets cold, there is an idea for a chicken shawl at redshirtknitting.com

    Enjoy.

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  18. I enjoyed Brian Ferry's recent "Bench" post. I must say I didn't really know what he was talking about, but now after seeing yours too I think I get it.

    We've joined team chicken... they're here!

    And oh ya, nice salad. :)

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  19. Did anyone eat the oak leaf? The salad does look very tasty!

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  20. Saw you used champagne vinegar on your salad and just thought, if someone want to know more . . . It is really great stuff. I love your photos. Just the right amount of quirky so the beauty shines through. Very nice!

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  21. Y'all are so dang cute :-)
    Happy new week to you!

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  22. this made me smile :)

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  23. I absolutely adore the basket of laundry.

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  24. I love that you found an oak leaf in your salad!

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