Summer Evening in Canby

I finally got to take Brian down to Canby for a BBQ at the Hygelund's last night.

Brian "snapping" beans and helping with the farmhouse dinner

Debi's famous farm fresh veggie ragu

Since Brian is rarely in town during the week and our weekends are so chaotic, it was a real treat to take him to Canby and show him the farm.

Debbie's garden is incredible.

Her flowers are always so beautiful. She mentioned the cold weather early in the season has made it hard for some of her flowers to take off. Everything still looked wonderful. Brian was really impressed.

They still have the chicken coop! And I brought home a dozen fresh farm eggs!

The weather was pleasant.
Noel Hygelund - 12 (13 in September)

Life on the farm is good!

Enjoy!
Stacy

Spaghetti in Canby

I had dinner Wednesday night in Canby at the Hygelund’s. I had not seen Debbie since our 20th High School Reunion and prior to that in the middle of summer – when the days were long and the garden was in full bloom.

Life on the farm is good, despite 16 year-old Miles’s knee injury while playing defense on the Canby football team. Fingers crossed he will be back wrestling in no time.

We celebrated a belated 12th birthday for Noel who is not “the baby” anymore. Both boys are growing up quickly.

Noel Hygelund Age 12

Deby made a huge pot of spaghetti….YUM and it was nice for the two of us to spend some time together.

Stace

Dinner in Canby

I had dinner with the Hygelund's last night (okay, maybe just Debi). It was the first time I had been to Canby in about a year! Life on the farm is good. Both boys (Miles, 15 and Noel 11) are into wrestling. Miles is ranked in the state of Oregon at 135 pounds and has his first meet today. Good Luck, Miles!

Debbie made this amazing soy/ginger/wasabi glazed Ahi tuna, which she seared on all sides and left bright pink in the middle (good job, Deb)! She also broiled some cod and scallops and had a pot of brown rice.

Unfortunately, Lloyd had to go coach Noel's wrestling team so I didn't get to spend much time catching up with him, but I'll be back on the 18th of December for some "holiday cheer" and maybe a little of Debi's famous Southern Comfort Punch she was telling me about - http://www.recipelink.com/gm/31/569, to which she adds sliced lemons and oranges sprinkled with colored sugar and partially frozen. Sounds Yummy! Always good to catch up with my best friend since the 3rd grade (that's almost 30 years).

Stace