Hauli Sunset
This past weekend we went to the Finnish camp Hauli Huvila for their Golf and Games weekend. While we skipped the actual golfing, it turned out to be a more intimate and smaller crowd this weekend compared to our previous visit on Memorial Day Weekend, which was packed and very rowdy.
Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run
The annual Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run occurred this past weekend on July 21st and 22nd. A grueling 100 mile endurance run that takes place on parts of the Pacific Crest Trail through the Angeles National Forest located in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles in Southern California.
Orange Succulent Stigmas
The warm Summer weather has finally kicked in at our home. This week we’ve hit over 100° degrees each day of the week. While it makes for hot days, once the sun starts to go down the evenings are awesome, turning to nice warm nights to enjoy outside in the yard. This week while doing a little bit of yard work as the sun was starting to set, I noticed one of our hanging succulents had this beautiful little orange and white flowers starting to open up.
Raw Vegetable Salad
In the warm summer days, nothing is more refreshing than a cool raw vegetable salad. The crisp crunch of vegetables that have marinated in a vinegar base dressing for a little while help cool your body while feeding it good nutrition. The same day I made the roasted squash soup, I also made a raw veggie salad.
Roasted Squash Soup
I love a well made soup, one of my favorites is roasted squash soup. The richness of the roasted squash combined with earthy spices puréed into a creamy blend of bliss! I like to add coconut milk instead of cream, I find it creates a delightful subtle flavor of coconut coming through in each spoon full.
The Great Wall of China Marathon
The past several weeks in our home have been focused on The Great Wall of China Marathon. Recently Jenny and her running friend Katie partnered up with creators of The Great Wall of China Marathon event to build a new Website to help promote the event and bring in more customers for an incredible annual journey.
Pickled Cauliflower
Lately I’ve been on a cauliflower kick and it has become another favorite vegetable that I’ve come to throughly enjoy. It wasn’t a popular vegetable in my childhood, like many I would avoid it, and even in my younger adult years I never appreciated it. It wasn’t until I started to discover Aloo Gobi at Indian restaurants, a dish that combines cauliflower and potatoes with curry based Indian dry spices.
Hauli Huvila Wallpapers
While at Hauli Huvila over Memorial Day Weekend we captured a lot of photos. You can see a lot of them in my other article about Hauili Huvila here. Select photos of the Finnish Flag, the beautiful sunset, along with some of the wild flowers turned out really nice. Good enough to be used as wallpapers for your desktop, iPad (now in the new iPad retina display size), iPhone, and Facebook cover. I hope you enjoy them.
Memorial Day Weekend at Hauli Huvila
This past Memorial Day weekend Jenny and I were able to experience a slice of classic Finnish summer weekend at Hauli Huvila. A taste of Finland‘s summer days and nights at a great getaway camp located on the Kings River on the outskirts of Reedley in the San Joaquin Valley.
E3 2012
Gamers are rejoicing this week as it is the biggest week for the gaming industry and gamers alike with the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or more commonly known as E3. This is when the console manufactures and game developers announce all the latest video games and hardware lineup for the forthcoming 12 to 18 months.
