Camping At Home

Sleeping all together out on the trampoline with all the pillows, down comforters, and sleeping bags from the house.  Cooking and eating pudgy pies at our own firepit.  All the benefits of camping, minust the packing and unpacking, and no money spent on gas.  Easy peasy.

We've been talking about sleeping on the trampoline for a couple of years and I've had those pie irons ever since I bought them just after going to a pudgy pie party years ago. We've only used them one other time and that was before the boys were born.   I've almost given the pie irons away numerous times.  Last night we made cheese and turkey melts with avocado and sundried tomato, followed by marshmallow, chocolate chip, blackberry jam pies.   Mmm. Mmm.

The wedding with all the dresses is tonight, at the end of this picture perfect summer day.  You can be sure I'll have my camera but I may have to share headless posts.  I'm reluctant to post people's pictures on the blog without knowing them well first.

Congratulations to Shannon and Emily who opened their yarn store, Twisted,  in Portland, Oregon this weekend!  They've been working like crazy for months and months.  Wish I could have been there for opening day.  Go check out the new store, meet these two wonderful women (I have yet to meet Emily myself), have a cup of tea, and check out all the yarn.  And a happy birthday to Emily and happy anniversary today to Shannon and S, as well.   

Comments

[Jennifer]

OOh - I love backyard camping. Some of my fondest childhood memories are made of this stuff. And the pudgy pies look delicious. I have some of those for Scouts. I'm going to have to try some of the other recipes included in the link. Thanks so much.

[amy]

that just looks like too much fun!

[Courtney]

That first picture warms my heart. The best thing about summer was always camping at our house with my friends or my mom. Sometimes we'd put up a tent in the yard, and sometimes we'd sleep on the trampoline like that picture. Very sweet. :)

[Anna]

I can't wait to see these beautiful dresses "in action", even headless :-) I hope you will have a wonderful evening.

[Hege]

Looks like a lot of fun :)

[sandy maniscalco]

What fun! I too have those pie makers and need to go look for them to use since the grand girls are coming to spend a few days with us. Thanks for the idea. sandy

[Rae]

I love reading your blog. It really helps when I get to missing Montana. But I'm not missing it right now as I am here! Anyways, just wanted to let you know that Whitehall has a yarn store. I'm going today as will be at the Caverans so I'll give you a report on whether it is worth and ride south!

[Rani]

Too many mosquitoes for us to be on the tramp:-(

I can't wait to see those dresses in action! Be sure to post the pics.

Thanks for the pudgy pie idea! That looks so good and fun.

[Kristin]

That looks like great fun! Unfortunately, where we live there are no trampolines allowed and certainly no fires. We have got our own pie irons though since the kids started with Campfire this year. I'd never heard of them before. You must keep them! They are so much fun to use.

[Maya]

We call those sandwiches jaffles, and the things you cook them in jaffle irons. I remember a zillion camping trips when I was a kid complete with jaffles and billy tea.