Queen’s Gambit Banana Pudding

My wonderfull wife, Julie, made this delicious Banana Pudding that we called Queen’s Gambit pudding after the popular TV show and because of the Chessmen cookies that adorn the top.

We were inspired by the great Banana Pudding served at a neighbor’s party that we attended. Julie immediately started researching recipes.

Garlic Harvest 2021

An excellent batch of German Porcelain and Chesnok Red varieties of Garlic. Both considered part of the Hardneck Garlic subspecie.

Grilling Lunch!

Pre-grilling peppers for stuffing, sweet potatoes, and peaches.

Stuffing the peppers after grilling and about to put in the oven!

The Final Results

Beautiful Buck at North Chagrin Metropark

Cosmos Flowers

Raised from seeds given to us by Bob Boltz.

Lake Erie Sunset from Chapin Forest

Nebraska Wedding Tomatos

Orange colored, low acid heirloom tomatos.

… and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world …

“Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world; now could I drink hot blood,
And do such bitter business as the day
Would quake to look on.”

― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

2020 Garlic Harvest

About 20 bulbs of German Porcelain, Chesnok Red, and Italian Music varieties.

Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park – Butler County, Ohio

Here are some pictures of this beautiful sculpture park just southwest of Hamilton, Ohio. I visited the park while participating in the 2017 ARDF US Championship. It was one of our practice venues for the week long event. Click on the pictures below for larger images.