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Life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Grilling and the Garden

06/16 by Leigha 10 Comments

Summer Fun
Life is Good

By the time everyone reads this I’ll either be in flight or in…

CALIFORNIA!

I’m a little excited.

With that being said I most likely won’t be posting until I get back next week. And with the frequency of my posts lately… that’s pretty normal. But I will definitely be posting very often on Snapchat so add me (@leighawoelffer:) Anyway, I have some stuff from recently that I want to share!

unplanted gardenWe got the garden all planted! This is the first year we’re doing it at our house instead of at the farm. I never wrote a whole post on last year’s garden… I may still do that. We’ll see if I want to try to find all the pictures! But let’s be honest..it probably won’t happen.

kelvin tillingkelvin plantingkelvin planting tomatoesleigha tomato plantsleigha plantingleigha seedsleigha planting seedsgarden seedskelvin poopythe planted gardenleigha and the gardenAll planted! I can’t wait for everything to be ready. Another thing we did last week was fire up the grill! I found these vegan brats at the health food store and we made some asparagus from the farm and vegetarian baked beans. Good. Meal.

vegan beer bratsvegetarian baked beans

the yooper girl leigha grillingthe yooper girl leigha grilling asparagus vegan bratsasparagus vegan bratsthe yooper girl cookoutvegan cookoutleigha vegan hot dogI don’t like hot dogs or brats but sometimes I feel left out when I’m at a cookout and don’t have one. These vegan brats though?! I LOVED THEM. 

leigha eating vegan hot dogleigha poopyThe rest of my time has been pretty filled as well. I started running again after taking a week off when track got done. Lots of bike riding, walks, working, eating, but not that much cooking. Meals have been easy and quick.

yummy salad2 ingredient pancakesOkay, I lied. I just put together some other pictures from lately and will post those in a few days!

I really need to go to bed though because it’s 2:38 AM and I’m leaving in 4 hours πŸ™‚
CALI HERE I COME!

 

Summer Fun
Life is Good

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  1. Alison @ Daily Moves and Grooves says

    06/16 at 9:25 am

    I love love love how you can tell so much of your story through your beautiful pictures! Mmm craving grilled brats now. Hope you have SO MUCH FUN in California!! β™₯

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    • Leigha says

      06/25 at 10:33 am

      Thanks Alison!! IT WAS AMAZING.

      Reply
  2. Marquettemama says

    06/16 at 9:58 am

    Safe travels Leigha! Hope Cali is totally awesome!! Thanks for the post – love the UP light, bright green grass and I can practically feel the cool breeze off the lake – so refreshing on this 82F and 84% humidity morning here in S. Florida. Happy gardening. Can I suggest to try some peas on a trellis? you might like them in your gorgeous salads and I found they grew really well there in my fenced around garden (but looks like you might be planting what the deer wont eat). BTW looks like your dog bite healing well.

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    • Leigha says

      06/25 at 10:51 am

      Cali was INCREDIBLE. Thank you! We grew peas last year but didn’t have a trellis. I’ll have to try those! And yes! My bite is healing very well.. almost completely better!

      Reply
  3. Josefine says

    06/16 at 10:53 am

    How exiting!!! Have a wonderful trip to California! Wish it was me πŸ™‚
    I acan’t wait to hear more about it.
    Those sausages sound heavenly. And I love your garden πŸ˜‰

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    • Leigha says

      06/25 at 10:52 am

      Thanks Josefine!! It was absolutely incredible!

      Reply
  4. christine@ Apple of My Eye says

    06/16 at 11:44 am

    WHAT. SINCE WHEN ARE YOU COMING TO CALIFORNIA. Obviously my lack of blog reading due to finals and moving back to my hometown have played a role in my having no clue haha. Can’t wait for you to soak up my state!

    Also, your home is unbelievably gorgeous. I’m dying with jealousy over that big garden you have planted and all that glorious nature surrounding you!

    Reply
    • Leigha says

      06/25 at 10:54 am

      I so wish I could have met up with you!! We’ll have to do that the next time I come πŸ™‚

      Right?! It still blows my mind whenever I see how I LIVE there. Like, how is this real life?!

      Reply
  5. Katherine says

    06/16 at 2:49 pm

    The garden looks beautiful! And those pancakes at the end! Man oh man… I’ve got to make some myself! Have fun in California!

    Reply
    • Leigha says

      06/25 at 10:54 am

      Thanks Katherine!! It was AMAZING. I can’t wait to go back!

      Reply

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