Wicked Tuna

The west coast has some great tuna fishing too!  Andy had the pleasure of joining Steve Kesling (yes, he's still alive!) and friends out off the coast of Westport today. They caught 20 fish between the four of them, and Andy nabbed three including the one pictured. It was huge! He said it took about thirty minutes to reel this guy in! He sliced it and bagged it up after I snapped this photo. We will use everything from this fish including the remains which will be buried in one of our garden beds tomorrow. Way to go Andy!! In the hopes of him reeling one in, I looked up fresh tuna recipes today. I plan on searing a couple steaks for us this week.  They should be delicious!

Salmon fishing in the Yakima River.

Success!  

Andy and Tim enjoyed a beautiful weekend fishing together along (and in) the Yakima River.

If you want to know where to get a pair of those irresistibly sexy waders, just shoot me an email. ;)

Four days worth and I'm all caught up!

We have been out of town for a few days. We headed south and roughed it as a family for a bit. The girls had a blast, but our trip was hindered by a stomach bug that took out half the Smith population. We're better now, and we did end up enjoying our time away from the hustle and bustle of the city. 

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Here is dinner!  We each caught a fish...errr...the girls and I each caught a fish. Well....Evan caught two, but one was on Tilly's pole, so according to Grandma R's logic Tilly said, "my pole, my fish!" 

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When we got home we noticed the hops were really taking off!  Nice big flowers are such a treat to look at!  Sorry the picture is so dark.  I'll attempt a better one soon.  

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I thought I'd be nice and start a basket of fresh veggies and eggs for the new neighbors next door. Andy reminded me that they are kind and I should also be kind. So here is a start. I plan to add more once the onions are done drying. Should only take a day or so.