Green Smoothies!

As you requested, Mom...

These tasty drinks are a great way to start the day and increase your energy and balance the acidity in our bodies. Diseases love to grow in acidic environments, so consuming some fresh leafy greens (hopefully from the flourishing garden out back) is a natural way to mitigate the effects of too many rum and tonics!

A few helpful hints:

• use the strongest blender ya got (a "Vitamix" is the best out there)
• aim for 60% fruits, 40% veggies to get used to the greens, but gradually add more greens
• best if consumed on an empty stomach in the morning (but anytime is better than not at all)
• best to consume immediately before oxidation
• when filling up the blender use this order: frozen fruits or ice, fruits, veggies, greens
• any fresh greens will do: spinach, kale, bok choy, arugula, mixed greens, chard, etc.
• same with fruit: bananas, apples, all citrus fruits, kiwi, mango, berries, etc.
• you can use frozen fruits like pineapple, mango, blueberries, strawberries, etc.
• other veggies to try: cucumber, carrot, radish, celery, broccoli, tomato
• instead of water, use coconut water (sold everywhere now a days) for some extra hydration and natural electrolytes
• some delicious herbs to add flavor: parsley, mint, basil, and ginger root
• a banana or an avocado (or almond butter) make a nice creamy texture

The Restaurant

Mom, Dad, John and I ate at "The Restaurant", aka Marker 107, 

last Friday and we are happy to report that it was delicious!

We need to support them so it stays in the neighborhood.

They're open for dinner 

Wednesday and Thursday from 5 until 9 p.m. 

and Friday and Saturday from 5 until 10 p.m.  

Some of our favorites dishes and drinks were:

• the shrimp and grits martini appetizer
• the seared tuna appetizer (sushi style)
• the blackened scallops with cheese grits and green beans
• the cosmopolitan and martini that Mom and I had!

Hipstamatic

Blue Moon

Getting Mooned the last weekend in February

Bayla hates going to Kilkenny. Can you tell?

Gorgeous February Weekend

John, Bayla and I have enjoyed a lovely weekend with crisp skies and fresh sunshine to warm our skin. Can't wait for Kilkenny season to start up again so we can share it with all of you.

We took a long walk down to the Lincoln River. Suzy Q decided to join us on the journey and the two pups found their way into the water of the river and swam for about an hour while I walked through marsh mud as it dried and cracked under the brilliant sun. They had a dirty, rowdy, wet blast of a time!

And they're fast asleep right now as I type this.

And John and Gary practiced for the 2010 horseshoe olympics. The ringers were plentiful.

Labor Day 2009 Memories

This is pretty late, but as it gets colder up here, it's nice to remember these warm days together.

The Kilkenny Ringtone

Not sure if anyone's interested or not, but I made a Kilkenny ringtone for our cell phones.

It's the sound of the wind chime and the breeze on the dock.

You can click HERE and download either the 

iPhone version

(drag the file into iTunes, then synch iPhone) 

MP3 version 

(for other cell phones)

This is what your choices will look like on the website:

Once you load the ringtone on your phone, 
you can set it as the ringtone for the Kilkenny number and 
you'll hear the sounds of the dock 
whenever someone calls you from Kilkenny.

Or you could also use it for whatever other number you like.

As usual, email me with technical questions
or to report problems.

Kilkenny via iPhone camera

Please notice that if you mouse-over the slideshow there is an option to view FULL SCREEN at the bottom right corner

after you begin playing the slideshow.

If the slideshow loads slowly,

here are some still images to entertain you.

To view the complete set of 90+ iPhone photos of Kilkenny,

visit flicker here.