Under the sea

Aidan created this lovely drawing at school this past week. When I asked him about the sea creatures in it, he told me that there are two jellyfish, two octopuses (or is that octopi?), a skate, a king crab and a shark. For those of you who are as ignorant about sea life as I am, the skate is the triangular-shaped rainbow-colored creature.

I particularly like the octopus with the smiley face.

Grilling in the rain (with apologies to Gene Kelly)

We adore a good hamburger on the grill at our house, and today's downpour right at grilling time didn't dissuade James:


Despite the deluge, James cooked three delicious burgers, which we enjoyed with baked beans and red potato salad.

After much trial and error, we have hit upon a hamburger recipe that makes our taste buds happy every time:

1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon McCormick Grill Mates Montreal Steak Seasoning
2 tablespoons Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

Mix gently with hands, form into patties, then grill to taste. YUM!