Kelloggius Sighting

 This visit from Kelly worked out for a few reasons - the first of which is that it was a holiday and my work is having a rough time so I have to use some of my vacation days anyways. The second of which is that it's birthday week in the Hutchins household and we got to celebrate all three birthdays. 

Sunflower Szn

We celebrated Mint with a trip downtown to Art in the Park (where they had some yummy honeys and cool displays) and the oil store. Unfortunately our buddy Scotty wasn't there as he usually runs the store out in Williams now so their college employees can work at the one in town. We gave him some elk last Christmas and wanted to know his wife's opinion. 

We celebrated Hannah at the Art Walk (with free pizza and not-free gelato & fudge) and some cool displays that always get me thinking business. We listened to live music and walked through several galleries, including the community center which usually has smaller, cheaper booths for local artists but actually had some political displays this time with elections coming up. 

Not a day over 60

We celebrated Trevor at the Prescott Farmer's market (with tons of fresh produce, bakeries, jams, and food trucks). We stocked up on Habanero Jam (Rog's favorite) and ate samosas with mint chutney sauce. We made a quick Costco run while in town before heading home and canning some things. 

We canned some fruit and salsa (by hand and in smaller quantities since the orchards were robbed). Luckily, people give us lots of bags of apples and other fruits that they won't eat from the food bank that are still good, so we canned those. We froze some veggies too. We did a bunch of other little projects like making Roger & I stockings (since my old one is falling apart and Roger has only used cheap non-custom ones). It cost under $10, which I was proud of. We took a nature walk in the wildflowers, which is always gorgeous this time of year. We made it to Rog's little cousin's birthday party.

pretty flagstaff

Other honorable mention activities included freezing off a wart and experimenting with dying parts of my eyebrows so they are more visible. Jury's still out on that one. 

From the sounds of it, Kelly made it home safely (after a questionable wait for the bus). We teased her for being a "lush" since she felt like she never got out of bed (which was our couch and the ONLY place to sit). Grateful for time to hang out with her since AZ is a little farther from CO than UT and with 9 less reasons to visit.