Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri

~ John W. Howell

Today, since it has been a quiet week here in Lakeway, we are doing a potpourri.  We are catered by Hestia of Austin, and our entertainment is Jack Antonoff and Oscar the Grouch.

Menu

Smoked mushroom –  mushroom tare, fermented turnip, Fresno chili

Halibut –  shiro dashi, beurre monte, corn, trout roe

Red ranger chicken –  peach lacquer, fermented gooseberry, radicchio

Berkshire pork chop – charred shishito peppers, fermented green tomatoes,fried eggplant

Texas wagyu bavette – mole negro, oregano beef tallow

30-day aged Texas wagyu ribeye – grilled spring onion, okra, fermented green peaches

Picture of an old time school bus

Lets go

Let’s start in our garden. A shot of the most temperamental Hibiscus on the planet.

Vincas are thriving.

White Begonia is holding up too.

Red Begonia is still kicking.

Basil on the left and a chive parsley combo on the right.

We had some fun trash this week. Looks like the kid is growing up

Grandpa has finally gone home, so it’s time to redo the bathroom. It might be time to get rid of the vehicles, too.

It looks like the chairs, bookcase, desk, and ironing board have outlived their usefulness and aren’t invited to the new house.

Either an Iranian Drone went off course, or a very hungover driver this morning. Either way, the mailbox came out second.

A lovely mailbox topper.

A unique piece of metal art. Dog and golf ball.

We’ll leave with a shot of the lonely chair no one wants (awwww).

Time to relax with the food and entertainment. I hope you have a good week. So you know, I will be taking a  blog break Friday through next Thursday.

85 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Potpourri”

  1. Dear John
    My entire furniture came from the bulky waste when I was a student. Looking for good stuff at the bulky waste was the highlight of my night.
    Wishing you a happy week
    Klausbernd 🙂

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      1. Dear John

        We didn’t have couches. That was too bourgeois.
        Well, those were the times. Couches came into our house with Hanne-Dina about 15 years ago.

        The Fab Four of Cley
        🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  3. That pork chop sounds interesting. Too bad I can’t get my hands on that old hope chest, it looks in good shape. I love that golfing dog.
    I’m happy your plants are able to survive the weather!

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  4. I had to throw my hibiscus plant away. It was hard to do but it had to go. Little white bugs took over and I couldn’t get rid of them no matter what I did. Sigh.

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  8. I’m just beside myself. If I’d been there with a truck and a couple of strong friends, that cedar chest would have come home with me. I can’t even imagine anyone getting rid of one of those gems!

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  9. I would love to have come across what looks like a classic Lane Cedar Chest. My parents used to have one. They were giving out miniature cedar chests to high school graduating seniors when I graduated and that is the about the only thing I regret not making an effort to procure.

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  11. Your basil plant is beautiful, John! Is that String of Pearls with your red begonia?

    You have some wonderful trash. We have to wait for the once-a-year mayor’s clean up to see stuff like this on the curb. **cue the drive-by scavengers** 😂

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  12. I love Hibiscus, but I haven’t tried growing one in years. This would’ve been an ideal summer for it — hot and muggy. I love the dog and golf ball, too, but that white thing with the lions looks more like a cremation urn. Enjoy your blog break, my friend! (Prayers continuing for wee Twiggy!)

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  16. Looks like I’ll have another chance to wish you a good break, but I’m still on one, so I may miss posts before Friday.

    I’ll get the food order out of the way (I’m hungry). I’ll have the pork chop – charred shishito peppers, fermented green tomatoes,fried eggplant – that all sounds good to me

    If I’m not mistaken, that’s a Lane Cedar Chest, and could be a nice addition to the foot of someone’s bed. Those things are practically indestructible.

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  18. Love your potpourri, John. I thought the golfing statue was a moose at first! Wonder how many people drive by the day before garbage day to pick up still good stuff!

    Vacation for you, too, eh? 🙂

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  19. “the most temperamental Hibiscus” That’s a fine description that made me chuckle. Thank you and thanks for sharing your lovely garden. 🌺 There seems to be no shortage of those lonely broken chairs. The lonely chair landfills must be full! Hope your Sunday is going well. 🌄

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  20. A very nice potpourri of views around the neighborhood starting with your garden, which brings me to the fact that we started doing raised bed gardening today I bought a couple of raised garden beds from Amazon and assembled them, and yesterday we bought the dirt, and today we poured the dirt and did the first planting.

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  21. The flowers in your yard are wonderful!

    I must say, the trash in your hood is some cool performance art!

    Thank you for another view of the hood! It’s always a trip.

    🐂 🐂 🐂 🐂

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  22. A quiet weekend for a change in Lakeway. I always think it’s weird when people stick out random furniture in their yard, but it’s better for someone else to use it than for it to end up in a landfill.

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  25. This really WAS a potpourri of goodness, Sheriff.

    The colors are still coloring, which is a great thing considering as how this oppressive heat has taken the color out of just about everything. It’s been a hawt couple of months for sure.

    Shame about that desk, it’s a beauty!

    Great food, great tour and great tune to cap things off.

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  26. I grow basil every year, but this is the first year I had plants come up from seed. Even more surprising is one came up right along the edge of the driveway where I’ve never planted basil, and it’s probably the healthiest of all.

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  27. What a set, dear John! My congratulation with flowers! They are in perfect shape. Did you use any special supplement for plants? The furniture is brilliant, especially the chest with treasures.😅😅😅🍻🍤🍤🍤

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