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Back To School Giveaway: Winner Announced

BY Kevin Lee Jacobs | 1,176 Comments

Last updated on September 11th, 2013

THE WINNER (as selected by Random.org) of my Back To School Giveaway is Linda, comment #353: “Cleaned my living room carpet, hosted a back to school dinner party for a bunch of faux-sophisticated 17 years old girls (friends of DD). Dinner included olive and feta bar, grilled salmon, homemade ravioli, tomato salad, profiteroles and flourless chocolate cupcakes with raspberries. No she did not help me cleanup…”

Congratulations Linda, you’ve won a brand-spanking-new 7-cup Cuisinart food processor! To collect your prize, just send me a note.

THIS WEEK, because the kids are back in school…because I’m hard at work on a cookbook and won’t be able to post as often as usual…and because I cherish each and every one of you…I’m giving away a food processor!

The food processor in question. It’s a sleek, 7-cup Cuisinart that slices, shreds, chops, and purees.

For a chance to win the Cuisinart,  just answer the following question:  What did you do over Labor Day Weekend?

Did you…

Attend too many parties? (Definitely.)

Cook something fabulous? (Yes indeed. Have a look.)

Receive a full-body waxing? (No. And ouch!)

Deep-clean the kitchen? (Next week, baby. Next week.)

However you spent the long weekend, talk to me in the comments section below, and I’ll enter you in the random drawing.

The Rules:

Post your comment in the comments field below (do not click on a picture and post your comment there — it won’t be counted).

Enter soon! This drawing ends at 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 .

Only one comment per person, please.

Not required, but appreciated: Click the “Like” button below!

As always, I’ll use the nifty number device at Random.org to select a winner. The winner’s name will be announced on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. So be sure to check back!

Please note: This giveaway is sponsored entirely by…me. I do not know Mr. Cuisinart, Mrs. Cuisinart, nor their adorable little boy, “Cuddles” Cuisinart.

Good luck everyone!

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Comments

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    Joan Fletcher says

    i worked in my yard, mowed the grass before it raine, attended church, and found time to relax, do nothing. would love to have that food processor, mine is so old, i wonder each time i used it will it be the last time.

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    Cheryl Heroux says

    Cooked lots of fabulous things including a wonderful New England clam chowder seasoned with fresh thyme from my herb patch

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    Doris Troxell says

    We were on vacation in MI – beautiful Thunder Bay (Lake Huron) near Alpena. Love the beach 🙂 Love your blog!

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    Shirley Reed says

    During the Labor Day weekend, I harvested tomatoes, beans, peppers, and herbs from my garden. I made 2 cakes and 2 salads for 2 different parties. Yes, I’m partied out 😉
    ps~I love your blog and your dog 😉

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    Susan says

    we had guests from Baltimore… hosted a cocktail party…all appetizers…took them to the beach…served that wonderful overnight spinach and egg casserole that you posted a few weeks ago…. yummy and easy…….

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    Louise Brouillette says

    I spent Labor Day weekend relaxing (OK, that’s a joke, I’m retired: I’m always relaxing!). I did do garden work and on Monday met some friends.

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    Cary Bradley says

    Visited the lovely little town of Ipswich, MA for a nice wedding and came home to the garden, picking Dragon Tongue green beans, kale, lemon squash for great dinners, and planted claytonia for the first time! How was your weekend, Kevin?

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    Emily Phillips says

    I got my 1st and only Cuisinart back around 1992. I saved enough foil tops from a national tea mix company to finally get one. It has stood the test of time but it is going out fast. I really, really need this one.

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    katrina diller says

    I spent the day in the garden with my children, we all worked so hard this year on the garden together we had fun weeding and picking food and then a barbeque
    katrina

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    Wendy says

    I made two yummy salads (summer peach & tomato AND sweet potato & jicama slaw) and took it to a friend’s house where we played bridge before lunch and after lunch. A perfect day to stay in the a/c!

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    Jennifer says

    helped my MIL paint her bedroom and attended our towns small annual labor day picnic 😀 Thanks for the giveaway….I could really use a good food processor!

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    Darlene says

    Had a wonderful and very productive Labor Day weekend! Actually mentioned your Facebook page/blog twice over the weekend as we did “projects”. One of our projects was to make black bean/corn salsa. This food processor would have come in VERY handy!

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    Lou says

    We went to the fair and rodeo, a birthday party, the concert at Opus 40 in Saugerties, picked garden veggies and mowed the lawn. Phew. good thing it was a long weekend!

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    Tessa says

    Had a random cocktail get together Sunday night & some other friends showed up with Lobster & Champagne on Monday! Feeling very blessed! PS. Blender broke 2 weeks ago, totally would appreciate a new one, Thanks 🙂

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    Eddie says

    Had to make a 9 hour road trip and labored all weekend…..then a 9 hour road trip home. Glad to be home safe and sound. Would love to have a food processor to make my life easier! Thanks for the opportunity to win one.

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    Ann Manning says

    Worked on collecting items I no longer need,use to donate for fund raiser for local wildlife rehabber.

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    Barbara Bruneau says

    It was a quiet weekend for me, as I continued my recuperation from hip replacement surgery. Measuring my progress by the number of “laps” I could walk from the living room to the kitchen and back. I’d love to win the Cuisinart; my old food processor is about to breathe its last.

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    Donna S. says

    Just came back from a lake side vacation .Spent time catching up around the house and garden .The food processor would have come in handy to help with all the produce we hauled in .Seems the garden does better when we turn our backs for a week !?

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    Lori Mancini says

    I spent the weekend relaxing with a good book, a glass of tea and a plate of cheese and crackers.

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    Jeannette T. says

    Grocery shopping, apple picking, canning peaches, parade, festival, laundry, BBQ, and family time.

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    Amy says

    We had a family bbq for some family who are visiting on their way thru to thier next duty station in Germany, and also celebrated my 8 year old boy’s birthday (a week late, so he could spend it with his cousins) 🙂

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    Tinah says

    I tried to do as little as possible, and I was very successful! I fully enjoyed my three day weekend.

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    Charla Nail says

    Over the Labor Day weekend I did a lot of canning! Made my first ever batch of jam. Blueberry and peach. Then 12 jars of salsa all the tomatoes from my garden!

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    Allen Price says

    We worked at the ScandinavianFestival in Budd Lake NJ, came home exausted but it was a fun event.

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    Elizabeth Heelan says

    I spent the weekend hanging out with my two dogs, tended to the garden, and dodged the raindrops on some long walks.

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    Jennifer Lawver says

    My seasonally sporadic work went full throttle for a few weeks, and left me thoroughly exhausted. I rested all weekend (in between harvesting tomato, eggplant, peppers & squash from the garden as well as plucking a few weeds). Perhaps a cuisinart food processor is just the thing to spice up my weekend(s)?

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    Melly says

    We ate at a wonderful new restaurant here in Orlando where all the meats for the pizzas are hand cured, cheeses are homemade and they even make their own pig butter to lather on their homemade bread. Yummy!!!

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    Tam says

    We went to the beach, and had way too much fun. We brought back souvenirs of knick knacks, sunburns, mosquito bites and sand. There is always sand in everything. We had a great time with great friends and family! It’s the perfect way to spend the holiday!

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    Laurel Fardoux says

    Well, I decided that the pull out pantry that came with our home when we bought it 11 years ago had to go. I grabbed the drill, hammer and crowbar and went to work. It was a hot evening and I was glowing a bit when I finished, but WOW…once the cabinets came out the space was exquisite…42″ of ” I can’t wait to organize you” waiting for me to put my touch on. Just the fact that I will have a clear view of everything in the pantry at one glance makes me giddy! I know it’s not what most folks would call a fun weekend, but for me…it was the beginning of an awesome well organized kitchen. Baby steps…but look out…now that I know I can deconstruct with the best of them I’m gonna be on a roll!

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    Roro says

    We relaxed as a family. My husband has been travelling out of the country a lot for work recently. So we took advantage of him being at home for a long weekend and relaxed.

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    Sue Sifakis says

    I finished painting walls and ceilings and scrubbed the floors of our dining room that we started working on in March !

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    Missy says

    Went to a lovely farmers market and scored all kinds of goodies! Made Chile Rellenos with the awesome poblanos I found. Unfortunately had a mishap with the blackberries though! I went to make a cobbler ad had everything ready only to look down into the berry mixture to see tiny white worms! All was good though because I had also bought peaches. Love your tomato pie recipe, I have been making them for years with pie crusts and having to go through the trouble of getting a lot of the water out of the tomatoes so it would be soggy but doing it with the biscuits is perfect!

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    Kate says

    Hi Kevin! I spent the weekend harvesting my garden bounty and putting it up for the cold winter ahead. To treat myself after all that work I made your fabulous zucchini fritters. I am looking forward to your cookbook!

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    Dana Freeman says

    We had a slumber party for our daughter’s eighth birthday, worked outside, and then poured some concrete on our front step which my hubby plans to rock and then wire for lights. So, busy weekend, but had a great time.

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    Brenda G says

    Cooked a lot. Made squash pancakes with some new peppers. Mostly cooking and eating and enjoying my granddaughter.

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    Nichole Tolliver says

    I spent the holiday cleaning the whole house and organizing. Thought it would help the school year start a little less hectic.

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    Christina liebler says

    I spent Labor Day weekend on hatteras island in north carolina. It was fabulously relaxing and beautiful. It was our first time ever renting a place by ourselves. Then we came home and I sent my three kiddos off to school. Yippee!

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    Debi McGowin says

    We had a lazy weekend. We played with our grand daughter, and managed to grill some chicken between thunderstorms, on Monday. It was a nice weekend!

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    Robin says

    My daughter, grandson & I flew to Iowa to visit my parents. Four generations together! Having a really nice visit. Cherishing the time together, life is short.

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    Sherry S. says

    My family gathered this weekend for a reunion so there were lots of parties. A food processor would have been very useful with all that cooking. It was a nice Labor Day weekend spending time with relatives.

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    Penny Bumgarner says

    Would love one, my husband and I have changed our eating habits since his stroke, I have gone back to work at 62. This would really save me time! Thanks, Penny

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    Cynthia says

    We returned from our elopment and my new husband, bless his heart , helped me clean out the fridge. We were only able to toss out two old bottles! I am always amazed how much food is in out fridge for just two people. I think we are all blessed with such large fridges in our country. Then made six dozen Butter Tarts to repay neighbours for watching my two Labs , Sir William and Miss Poppy, and the Bays wild kitty, Yamaha.

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    Kathie says

    I took a break from preparing freezer meals all week and relaxed! Until Monday that is…then I made and canned salsa!

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    Bethe says

    I pulled all of the garbanzo bean plants that had been infested with nasty little worms. Sigh. It was just an experiment. Also planted more mums in pots and enjoyed the delightful summer rain storm here in Sacramento, CA. Our weather is so different from yours, but I love your blog!

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    Joanna says

    cleaned out the fridge, worked on my coffee table made out of old port boxes, and rearranged the living room. Would love a working Cuisinart, my food processor is on the fritz!

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    Katherine says

    One of the things we did was visit the Cherokee National Holiday celebration in Tahlequah, OK.

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    Tara says

    We had a strange weekend travelling to see family for a funeral, meeting our new 7 week old niece, and having a 4th birthday party for our other niece.

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    Erin Morrison says

    I spent Labor Day Weekend caring for two of my ailing children who got sick with the return to school. Germs!

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    Teresa Barnard says

    I enjoyed the beautiful weather by working in the yard, grilling and going to a volleyball tourney.
    I’d love to win the since my processor is broken. haha

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    Chip Barkel says

    Love your posts <3 <3 <3. Still struggling the Classic Tomato pie. I found biscuits, but the crust was a little doughy even after 45 minutes.

    Is there nothing you cannot do? You are amazing Kevin. Really <3 seeing your house and decor.

    Chip in Toronto

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    Kristen says

    I camped in my backyard with the kids. Fun stuff! I now know a two year old in a tent is like a bug in a jar.

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    Martha says

    We spend the weekend at French Lick, IN…celebrating 19 years together! A beautiful town…we took a train ride and went to see a cave. We had a great time! Thank you, Kevin, for this give away!

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    Enid M. says

    First was the Pirate Party my brother threw for his teenage kids. I made basmati rice with carrots, shallots, scallions, coconut milk and cilantro to go with the jerk chicken. Then a cook out at the community garden with sausage and peppers and chicken legs with barbeque sauce. And tomatoes from the garden.

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    Mary says

    We put in hay one day. Canned beans and made relish the next and made Cajeta on the last day off. My food precessor started giving me fits when I made the relish. A new one would really help.

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    Cathy says

    Love the comments!
    I spent part of the weekend harvesting and freezing tomatoes.
    I’ll be using some to make homemade chili sauce.

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    Janice Coppesmith says

    Hey Kevin, I just hung out and relaxed at home. Did a little cleaning, cooking, and entertained some company for a couple hour’s. Just a beautiful weekend! That Cuisinart would be put to use in my kitchen with the holiday’s coming up, Thank’s for a chance to win this awesome giveaway!

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    Oreet says

    In spite of the heatwave I took care of my garden! Also started a bunch of broccoli and cauliflower seeds indoors to plant in the garden next month 🙂

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    Aimee says

    We spent the holiday relaxing and finally getting to that huge to do list that goes along with owning a historic home, you know the one, The one that never ends.
    We have a 1924 Bungalow (in Florida). Also dug a flower bed and put in tulips (yes in Florida) (I so hope they bloom) and had a fish fry (fresh Gulf Red Fish), YUM!!!
    Great Great Great weekend!

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    Meg says

    We did a bit of relaxing, some gardening, and began the process of taking down tired wallpaper in the family room!

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    Linda Anderson says

    We spent Labor Day weekend catching up- cleaning, getting ready for the school year, and just organizing in general. It felt great to get it done!

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    Carol says

    We cleaned our garage and watched two of our kiddos march in the Labor Day parade. Also worked on getting ready for our AFS student that will be joining our family soon. (so excited!)

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    Robert Meehan says

    Considering that it was “Labor Day”, I did as little as humanly possible. No big cook, no run around on already overcrowded highways to overcrowded destinations. Just home. Nice and quiet.

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    Marijke says

    We had a wonderful family weekend at Stone Mountain park. even though it rained a lot we made the best of it!

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    Christine F says

    Watched the hot air balloons over Dansville NY and then worked on remodel in the laundry room!

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    Cairn says

    We enjoyed some family time at the water park my son had been begging to go to. It was a lot of fun and I even went on all the rides the kids did. 🙂

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    Kelly M says

    I spent the long weekend doing my usual volunteer thing at the Shelter Valley Folk Festival in Ontario, Canada. I cooked a few meals for 250 to 350 people ………… chili anyone ????? It was a fabulous time as usual with lots of great music, good food and fabulous people. Thanks for the chance to win.

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    Susan says

    ME ME!! It’s my birthday today (really!). Over the weekend I canned tomatoes from garden. Could have really used this!

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    Honor says

    Tried to do a bit of weeding & some housework but found the humidity to be too soul-crushing. Read my way through a pile of library books instead.

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    Margaret Rose says

    Deep cleaned my house, baked a peach pie with locally grown peaches for my ex-husband, rode my horse and paid bills!

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    Ava says

    I spent the long weekend dog & cat sitting and alternated short sessions of yard work and repotting house plants with icing my sprained ankle. I also started decorating the house for fall. Thanks for all the great info and wit you provide and the fun chance to win cool things.

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    Shannon Blaney says

    I’m a volunteer art teacher and parent of two terrific kids. My daughter, who is a high school freshman, had a ton of homework assigned to her over Labor Day weekend – including a collage project she had to build. She was just swamped, so I helped her with her project so she could at least enjoy one day of rest before returning to the the school grind next week. I would like to win the food processor to help me prepare healthy lunches and meals for my awesome kids and their friends.

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    Linda says

    I spent the weekend alternating between being very productive and being a total sloth. It was lovely.

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    Carla says

    It was a lazy and low key Labor Day weekend for us. We’re getting ready to head to Ireland for 2 weeks, so a lazy, long weekend was in order.

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    Sherri says

    I sent Labor Day cleaning my basement. I’m 3/4 of the way done. Have a huge pile of stuff to go to the local thrift store when I’m finished.

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    Mary Lou says

    Productive Labor Day!! We canned salsa from our garden tomatoes..(that we started from seed in our milk jugs last winter..YAY!!) and then when that was done we canned applesauce for our winter supply!

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    Marilyn Purdy says

    I spent many happy hours in my gardens and grilled something delicious each evening. The real highlight of the weekend was when I attended the Canfield Fair with my husband and sons. We enjoyed seeing the animals, crops and just had to sample some junk food. It was a good culmination to Labor Day Weekend!

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    Sylvia Neal says

    I went to an apple festival in Hendersonville, N.C., with my daughter and sister. We had a ball. Afterwards, we ventured on up the road to Pisgah National Forest, where my daughter practiced her fly-fishing. Nothing was biting. A pro, who happened along the trail, told us that they don’t start biting until late evening. He was all decked out with more equipment than he will probably use in his lifetime. My sister and I sat on the bank, watching, as we are too old to maneuver amongst the rocks in the river. Besides, we don’t have a clue as to how to throw a line. A big fish frustrated all of us by flapping and making circles in the water, near the bank below us. My daughter tried repeatedly to catch it, placing her line with a little “hopper” right on top of it. She said, “mom, I can see the fish plain as day, moving it’s head back and forth, eyeballing a dragonfly.” “It’s just laughing at me.” We had a great time and it’s a beautiful place. I have some great pictures. You would love the wild flowers. Highway 64, runs from Brevard, N.C., through Hendersonville and apple country, to Lake Lure, where Dirty Dancing was filmed. Ya’ll come to see us.

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    Lola says

    Tried to entertain the new GGD. She is a cutie & the appliance would help a great deal to fix meals or snacks for her brothers especially when they have football practice.

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    Robin says

    I spent the weekend at an art fair [I’m a weaver], then spent Labor Day itself putting things away, organizing the studio, washing the tent, and trying to relax. Got a lot of work done, but not much relaxing.

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    Julie Dacus says

    I traveled to southern Utah for three (yes, THREE!) family reunions in three days, including attending church at a cute little chapel that my ancestors helped to build. Phew! Got back Monday night around 11 p.m. ready to tackle the short work week.

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    Morgan says

    We just moved on Friday, and had to unpack all of our boxes quickly before the rain disintegrated them! So, we’re pretty tired, but we love our new home.

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    Rosiland Ball says

    We attended 2 birthday parties. My grandson turned 3 and I hosted a Labor Day/birthday party for my son-in-law who turned 41! Made lots of fabulous food, ate too much fabulous food, and even got time in the garden! Love your blog and look forward to it ever Sunday. What I want to know is when do you sleep? I think you are like Martha Stewart, you don’t!

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    Rhonda Strahler says

    Cleaned the living-room carpet and had family over for dinner (Italian sausage with peppers, onions and mozerella cheese on hoagie bun, mac salad, fresh sliced tomatoes & cukes and fresh sliced peaches over angel food cake

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    Jan Barber-Hemphill says

    I spent the weekend taking care of my 92 year old mother who has alzheimers, COPD and heart failure.

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    Gari says

    We inhaled quite a bit of smoke at Yosemite. 🙂 luckily the wind changed and blew the smoke right out and let us see how beautiful the valley was.

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    Patty M says

    Made tomato pie (yum!) and eggplant sticks from my garden. Attended a memorial (it was outside and HOT!). Thank you for the giveaway chance!

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    Vicki says

    We had out-of-town family guests for the entire weekend, and had lobsters at the beginning of the weekend and a New England Shore Dinner (i.e. clam steam complete with sausage, chicken, corn, etc.) on Monday. I did a Lavender Honey Cake for dessert one night, and served raspberry tart another night. Great fun, but no kitchen deep clean has happened yet! I am still recovering…. I could really use the cuisinart, as our daughter is setting up an apartment now, and I could pass along my old smaller one to her and have a brand new one in my kitchen!

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    Elaine says

    Removing wallpaper and washing the glue off the walls was my entire week-end! Getting painted now and it does feel sooooooo good to get er done!!!

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    Lisa Grandstaff says

    I traveled four hours by car to spend the holiday weekend with my friends, a married couple who designed their own home (they are engineers) way high up in the mountains of WVA, where they work inside the Radio Quiet Zone.

    We foraged for mushrooms, cooked Japanese one night, did yoga on the deck looking out over the valley, talked our heads off, ate Mexican the second night, then drove to a small local venue and set up the sound and stage for a local bluegrass ensemble and ran the show, then packed it all up and went home to the gorgeous house, four cats and a great cup of tea.

    Friendship, sleeping in the mountains, talking cooking and cookbooks, song and music, entertaining and laughing.

    I was so inspired (all over again) by the coolness ushering in the “cooking season” and then I came over here and noticed the giveaway… wow, wonder what wild culinary dishes I could make with something like THAT? Woooo…..!

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    Debra S says

    We were at the lake with family and had way too much food, then threw in a family reunion with way too much food. Loved it! Had a wonderful weekend.

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    Suzanne Bennett says

    We did yard work in the morning, had dinner with friends and family and attended an outdoor concert that evening. Say hello to Lilly for me!

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    Jane says

    I drove 125 miles to attend my grandson’s 16th birthday party, had wonderful visits with my sons and families and admired/marveled at the major rehab my son is undertaking of a 90 year-old house.

    I also mowed and trimmed my lawn on Saturday of the weekend.

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    Kerri says

    It was my daughter’s 13th birthday! My mom came into town from Asheville and we celebrated by having what baby girl wanted for dinner (always make their requests) which was burgers, corn on the cobb and homemade mac and cheese. I also always make whatever kind of cake they want, so this year was strawberry with vanilla bean icing. Dinner was delish and the family time was priceless.

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    Carmen says

    While hubby went to a football game I hosted a girls’ night- cooked yummy food, even yummier dessert and had quite a few laughs.
    Thanks for this chance and thanks for a great blog!

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    Kathy Reamy says

    We had a Labor Day Eve party on Sunday with 40+ people in attendance. Did some cooking day before so only had to grill burgers and brats on Sunday. Karaoke, swimming, eating and social visiting enjoyed by all. Neighbor helped me snap the green beans i had picked and we filled the cornhole bags (like bean bags but you use field corn, it is an OH thing) and sewed them shut as I didn’t have time to finish them before the party.

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    Barbara says

    Is there anything better than a long weekend? OK, there are oodles of better things, but a long weekend is surely something to be savored and enjoyed. Among other things, hubby and i took long walks around the neighborhood – i love to see what’s going on in other people’s gardens. In one yard, there are miniature ponies! Regardless of what their names actually are, we call one Minnie and the other Cooper.

    Thanks always for your sumptuous blog.

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    Mary Lou in Central NY says

    We spent the weekend at our camp in the Adirondacks, then I had to drive home Sunday night in order to be at work Monday morning. Ahhh, the joys of 24-hour healthcare!

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    Grandma Sandy R. says

    I decided to treat my daughter and son-in-law to lobsters!!! Our local store steamed them for me! What a treat, I am originally from New England and this brought back memories of sea food dinners in Rhode Island!!! We really enjoyed them!!!

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    Ilene says

    We enjoyed some time with family along with some awesome “Cherry Bomb” port we brought back from “Lost Horizon Vineyard” last time we were in Washington. Mmmm soon time for a return visit methinks. As always thank you for your generosity and awesome site. Hope you’ll let us know when the Cookbook is ready.

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    Kimmer says

    study for a test, ran 20 miles to train for a marathon, walked my dogs and grilled a wonderful porterhouse steak with grilled potatoes, asparagus and mushrooms!

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    Melissa says

    This weekend I played some music, worked in the garden, made some yummy smoothies, drove four hours and played rodie for an awesome band, danced, sang, jumped in an ice cold lake, and slept under the stars 🙂

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    Joy says

    We went to our son’s first Cross Country meet of the season to cheer for him and his team! Other than that, just prepping for our boys first day of school.

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    Cherylann McGuire says

    I spent most my my weekend getting up close and personal with my circular saw. Darling hubby carried all of the 2 x 12 x 16′ lumber so I could make 9 new 2 x 4 foot raised garden beds! Then, I made some salsa (chopping by hand) from the tomatoes and jalapenos from my current garden. Thanks for having these contests, Cheryl

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    Kerri Kelly-McManus says

    I harvested some veggies from the garden, tried a new recipe-grilled balsamic eggplant pizza (which was very good!), cleaned the house, had a few cocktails, and prepared for the new school year 🙂

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    Helen Gildea says

    The love of my life and I spent the weekend filling and decorating little jars with honey we harvested from our own hives. The jars, topped with blue and white gingham, and tied with natural twine, were our gift to a couple for thier wedding reception table favors. The label on each jar read, David and Sara, Meant to “BEE”, and the date.

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    Diane B. says

    I attended a wonderful weekend women’s retreat at Kripalu in Lenox, Mass. I did lots of yoga and ate wonderful, healthy food. I’m all relaxed and centered and ready to cook some of my own wonderful, healthy food – with a new food processor!

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    María says

    Kevin I did a wonderful batch of apricot jam and it is delicious! I am sampling the leftovers!
    Sunday and Monday evening went for long walks in the park, the trees are starting to get a few leaves in beautiful red, a few Canadian Geese were flying in their lovely V formation, it was a bit windy at times and during the days i cleaned the house and harvested the beans to dry for the Winter. and a few beautiful tomatoes.

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    Tiffany says

    What did I do over Labor Day weekend? Well, first I got strep throat from my daughter, my son, and husband. Then I BROKE MY FOOD PROCESSOR trying to make hummus. Then I BROKE MY BLENDER trying to make hummus. Are both appliances older than me? Maybe so. Have they served me well for 10 years, and my mother before me? Sure. But still frustrating.

    So I’d love to get a new food processor!

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    Linda says

    Started a batch of “green salve” with olive oil, comfrey and plantain. Will let steep for a couple weeks, add lavender oil and beeswax and pour into small containers. Should probably make close to 65 or so. Keeps my family and friends supplied and I do sell a few here and there at fairs, etc. Great for bug bites, scratches, scrapes, bruises, rashes. My grandkids (23 of them!) swear by Grandma’s Green Salve!

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    Suzanne says

    Unfortunately I had to work on Labor Day so I stayed home. Enjoying time with my family starting tomorrow….besides, it rained and nobody had a good day here.

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    Shawn says

    we went to the farmers market, grilled out and watered the garden. We also picked a boatload of yellow cherry tomatoes!

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    marsha says

    Thanks to you Kevin I unwound the Mandevillas that were now creeping into my eves, blushing pink blossoms in tow, in order to prepare them for their new winter indoor environment. This will be my first attempt at overwintering them and I am very excited. Tummy rub for Lili!

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    Heidi Haas says

    Labor Day- Chewbacca and I celebrated our 4 year adoption anniversary with special bones and treats. We also did quite a bit of yard work and STILL found time for a tv movie which involved me watching while providing tummy rubs.

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    Sandy says

    We went to visit our daughter and her family, went to the 4-H fair, hung with the grandkids. A wonderful, wonderful weekend!

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    Ray Garassino says

    I’m feverishly trying to finish the gazebo I’m building for my stepson’s wedding. Worked the entire time on the cedar shingle roof. Very tedious because of all the cutting for the octagon shape, but well worth the effort. Still not finished, though!

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    Diana C says

    I was in a car accident in Aug. and herniated many disks in my back, so I was unable to garden or do much of anything. However, I did get to visit my daughter for a few hours in her new apartment! And counted my blessings.

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    Porter says

    I worked in the garden transplanting lenten roses and batchelor buttons, then cleaning out the smart weed that is trying to overtake a whole section of my garden. Then I shared a wonderful pasta dinner and wine with my hubby.

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    Mathieu Lachance says

    Took the kids to American Museum of Natural History. Then for dinner, made shakshouka! Num num num!

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    Jan says

    I helped to move my niece from her apartment. Since the one she is moving to is furnished, we brought our trailer, loaded it up and drove to her folks house. Spent the rest of the weekend there with family!

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    YVONNE M SHELLEY says

    Worked at the office, cleaned out 2 vegetable beds, one flower bed AND celebrated my birthday with family and friends

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    Tracy says

    Bought 40 ears of the best fresh corn, made my favorite Stone Barns (Dan Barber) corn soup and froze vats of it, as well as bag after bag of fresh cut kernels. After a sudden rain, I grit my teeth and gave the beds one last good weeding. Bought a Jeep-ful of on-sale perennials to fill in holes in various places. Spent a whole morning walking from bed to bed making detailed notes of ‘lessons learned’ and to-do’s for next Spring; even took accompanying pictures for reference!

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    Andrea G says

    I bought all the ingredients for chimichurri sauce and then forgot all about it. I could make it much more easily with a food processor! Thanks for the opportunity…

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    Lisa Gilbertsen says

    On Saturday, the hubs and I hiked the Kuli ‘Ou ‘Ou Ridge trail – 3 miles in 2 hours, climbing 1950 feet in elevation! For the rest of the weekend, I drank a lot of wine and moaned when I moved. 🙂 I also waxed my hubby’s back…

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    Peggy B says

    Saturday morning I cut flowers for a bouquet for my friend who would be back from vacation on Tuesday. Worked half a day. Went to church, got caught up on some housework. Had my elderly parents, sister and neighbor over for grilled burgers. Checked out A Garden for the House for ideas and tips. It was a wonderful relaxing weekend.

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    Deb from Wisconsin, aka trillium says

    I cleaned out the kitchen and pantry, throwing away a LOT of expired food! Finished sewing kitchen curtains. Weeded some more in the garden. Made your spinach strata recipe.

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    krystyna says

    It was my husband birthday so we went to 99 restaurant and for desert he want blueberry pie I made ,next day was heavy rain,we relaxed

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    Scott Trudell says

    I gardened, of course! Staking up fall blooming anemones, harvesting veggies, keeping pots and baskets watered and trimmed up… Planning on bulbs to plant and where to plant them. Oh… I also grilled out and had a few gin and tonics! Happy Labor Day to me.

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    Melinda says

    Our favorite local hardware store had a yard sale and we bought a beautiful little balcony set for our front porch. We then had to put in more flowers in pots and spruce the porch up a bit to make it worthy.

    I would love a cuisinart!

    Melinda

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    Karen says

    Spent one day helping a neighbor clean out her garage and get BUCKETS of paint off to recycling.
    And then cooked and froze garden fresh green beans.

    Boy- do I know how to Par-Tay or what ?!?

    Wish everyone luck !!
    xoxo
    Karen

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    Amyj says

    We spent the weekend with my sister in law and family in Arkansas where I was able to share lots of vegetarian dishes surprising many omnivores with the luscious flavors of the earth:) my food processor was my mothers and has to be 40 years old!!

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    Deb Wallig says

    Spent Labor Day at our cabin, chopping wood, hunting chanterelles and relaxing. Would love a new food processor, mine is gasping it’s last breaths.

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    Tammy says

    We had a super-nice weekend with the kids – went to the zoo, had a great dinner at a restaurant by our house that we had never been to before, and then had family over on Labor Day for a cookout. It was a really nice end to the summer.

    Thanks for another great giveaway, Kevin!

    Tammy

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    Betty G says

    Weather threatened to wash away any paint that I applied to the house so instead I tried out some new recipes… a Rum and Coffee Brisket (Delicious) and a Fig and Honey Cocktail (Oh my, that was a Winner!) And in between did some apple picking from my trees (enough for that apple crisp, I hope), some reorganizing, had fun but Labor’ed and oh yes, drinking that Fig and Honey Cocktail too. lol

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    Lauren Shuman says

    Canned dill pickles, sweet relish and tomatoes…and in between processing chores…gathered and booster vaccinated the replacement heifers. Whew!

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    badger gardener says

    I am looking forward to that cookbook!

    Labor Day weekend we went to the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary parade and took the boys to see Planes as an end of summer vacation outing. I miss grown-up movies.

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    Jenn says

    Thanks for another fun giveaway!
    So, what did I do over the Labor Day Weekend? Well, I went to work (have to keep the shop open on a holiday weekend).
    I also stole some time when I got home in the evenings to do a little gardening – tidied up a flower bed with some pretty Black-Eyed Susans in it.
    Over all, very productive – lots of Labor. : )
    Oh, and I did have some lovely red wine when I was done gardening (that’s almost a party, right?)

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    Melissa Horton says

    I am a Nurse and worked with the disabled. My husband made me a honest dog (from whole foods) with sonoma Binery Kraut (best ever), beans and a very cold beer. Felt great. I would love a food processor as i have never had one. I need to reorganize my kitchen and this would be a great reward!

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    Gary says

    Hi Kevin, the weekend was spent with a visiting friend, harvesting heirloom tomatoes, basil, and parsley and making the most delicious pasta sauce. A labor of love! Enough to freeze as well as a superb dinner for two. Of course, local Pinots and Chardonnays were flowing… life is good here in Sonoma County. I enjoy your site; Thanks!

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    Donna Scramling says

    We had some family here for the weekend and grilled delicious rib-eye steaks, potato salad and fresh corn-on-the-cob for one meal. Our son did a great job manning the grill all weekend. We had a Labor Day feast of rotisserie chicken, macaroni/tuna salad and corn chowder made from fresh corn cut from the cob. All in all, a terrific weekend, as I hope yours was, too, Kevin.

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    Fran Schumacher says

    The weekend…..it seems so long ago. My teenage son was teaching me Spanish. We watched a few movies together and swam in the pool. It was a pretty chill weekend.

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    Jeff says

    We went to Wisconsin to Lake Delavan for a wedding. They had great pools for my son to play in and the wedding was wonderful. They had a ton of orchids everywhere at the wedding.

    Thanks for all your hard work.

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    Terri says

    We did some yard work and added some perennials to a new bed. Cooked some great food and watched a great football game with good friends.

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    Tracy Gonzales says

    I did too many chores over the Labor Day weekend, including unclogging the garbage disposal, and de-funkifying the dishwasher. (If you’ve ever done this, you know what I’m talking about.) Still, it was a relaxing, productive weekend!

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    Jo-Ann Monconduit says

    I was planning on doing some jam & jelly making for my booth at the farmers market, but realized I was completely out of jars! And since it was labor day, the wholesale place where I get bulk jars was closed.

    So I spent the day looking at jam/jelly recipes and in general doing nothing!!

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    E says

    We took a five hour road trip from Minneapolis to Iowa to adopt a senior golden retriever from Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, a rescue organization. Nine year old Jack is now living his golden years with another thirteen year old golden. We stopped at Palisade State Park, and found a farm where we bought beets, sweet corn, honey and kale! What a feast we had when we got home.

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    Jeana Niemi says

    We celebrated our granddaughter’s 1st birthday – with a party and fabulous food and, of course, lots of presents!

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    Kari says

    We’re in the process of moving from one house to another, so over Labor Day weekend, we labored getting this house clean and the yard trimmed. Would much rather have been in the kitchen making soups to can for the winter.

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    Dee Simonds says

    I took the two little ones to the Apple Orchard..
    When we got back … I made some Apple Butter and canned it for later 🙂

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    Linda Prater says

    cooked a bunch, visited a little with family and friends, took granddaughters to water park, picked watermelons & other veggies from garden. Did sneak in a shopping trip – would have gone to the movies but did not fit it in

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    Katreader says

    I was actually off work. I had a visiting Plush rat names Trek so I was showing him around. On Saturday we went to a Steampunk Festival at Leonard Oakes Winery, Sunday we saw some Rochester sites including the Susan B. Anthony House and the George Eastman House, and Monday we took a drive to the Winery at Marjim Manor-a haunted winery!

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    Cindy M says

    I labored over the weekend. I canned many tomatoes. Whole tomatoes, chili sauce, corn salsa, roasted tomato salsa, chicken wing sauce, salsa verde and dried cherry tomatoes.

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    LWarner says

    I worked hard preparing to host a 1st birthday party for my granddaughter. Would have love the new food processer to have been my little helper for the weekend!

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    Susan says

    I cleaned the chicken coop, worked in the garden, harvested and cooked and froze veggies, walked with friends, ironed clothes because I started back to school on Tuesday and needed to look professional once more!

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    Lynn O. says

    I went to the Oregon Ducks football game and got a massage. Then made tons of great salsa and pigged out.

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    Judy Anderson says

    I cleaned the shampooed rugs, mucked out the bathroom, went to a birthday party for my 16 years old great-great nephew and made a batch of magnesium lotion and calendula lip balm! I was going to make doughnuts, but ran out of time!

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    Marilyn Elliott says

    One of the best inventions of the 20th century: the food processor! Nothing like it for making our local newpaper recipe guru’s fabulous cheesecake! Would love to win this one but know that whoever does will enjoy it as much as I would.

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    Rebecca says

    We went to a baseball game with our 2.5month old. On a hot day, it wasn’t the greatest idea, but it went fairly well, all things considered.

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    Marilyn Elliott says

    Oops. Didnt’ read the instructions carefully….

    What I did over the Labor Day weekend was clean a little, eat a little bbq and pizza, play a little penny ante poker, watch Breaking Bad, gift the grandsons with some back-to-school cash, and enjoy being with family!

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    Linda G says

    I just stayed home and relaxed!! I usually have to work on holidays so this was a real treat!! Watched all my favorite cooking shows, did a little cooking, napped, and snuggled with my dog and cats. It was awesome!!

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    Mary Ellen Hern says

    I made incredible fresh corn chowder last weekend with bacon-carmelized onions, potatoes, fresh parseley, low fat half and half, and pureed cans of cream corn. And I chopped it all by hand, except using the blender for pureeing.

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    Dora Gibson says

    We attended the annual party given by our nephew. It’s always nice to see extended family and friends and do some catching up. We always have such a good and time and have plenty of great good too!

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    Deborah Rosen says

    I took care of a sick partner over Labor Day weekend. He did his best to be a trooper but he was so sick! Glad he’s better now and we’ll have many more Labor Day weekends to celebrate.

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    Nancy Hagen says

    Even more fun! My sister made me pipe the butter cream for the 400 French Macarons…I drank heavily and then I passed out.

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    Rita Chalfant says

    This was the first Labor Day that we stayed home instead of going to a get together!! So, a very low key day doing a whole lot of NO Labor except for a bit of tidying in the garden, getting the last of my tomatoes off the vines!!

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    gayle says

    Hi Kevin,
    I flew to Arizona to help my 89 year old father celebrate his upcoming birthday.
    I can’t believe how much the garden produced while I was gone . Lots to do!!

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    Amanda Webster says

    Well, over the long weekend I prepared for overseas house guests, had a wonderful family movie night and did lots of homework!… thought I’d entered this already but guess I got distracted pinning the sugar cookie crust tartlets with lemon curd filling …tsk, tsk.

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    Sarah says

    Hi Kevin! I had my mother-in-law from out-of-state stay over this weekend. Our 5 kiddos were thrilled to have her here!

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    Christine McCauley says

    I was called into duty to give round-the-clock care for my grandson who had just been released from the hospital after a life threatening illness. It was a long, hard, sleep deprived weekend, but a very gratifying to see my grandson get a little better day by day!

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    Beverly says

    I worked in the yard, flower beds, and vegetable garden; pulling weeds and watering. I tried to bchase a mole out of the yard with water in his tunnel. I cleaned the kitchen and tried new food combinations to clean out my pantry. I relaxed and read a lot on line like A Gardenfor the House. I love Cuisinart appliances. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I wish you could have a garden show on HGTV and PBS. There are no real garden shows on now.

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    jaci says

    We worked on our remodel of our our house….BUT we BBQ’d and I made your Tomato Pie…. alot of compliments on that…… We luv to cook and our garden is overflowing with fresh veggies. Thank you for this opportunity!

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    Carol Hansen says

    Since it was my birthday, I relaxed, did some reading, worked at my messy desk, and basked in the memory of Birthday dinner for me given the night before by my son, his wife, and their 4 year old!

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    Nancy says

    I spent labor day week-end working (I’m a nurse). That’s ok, though. Just part of the job!

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    Carole says

    I worked that day
    I cooked lasagna for my hubby and my co-workers ( I am a cat scan technologist)

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    Mary Krizan says

    I found, read and enjoyed your website!
    After getting kale and zucchini from the farmers market, I used your tips for freezing.
    Thanks!

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    Jami says

    We cleaned house, made banana bread, and stayed in watching movies cause it was raining the whole weekend.

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    Anne Green says

    We traveled to Amelia Island, FL to stay in a B&B that was built in 1857. While there we kayaked to Cumberland Island, GA, to see the wild horses. After returning we took part in a pub crawl to help raise money for a local charity. It was a wonderful weekend!

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    Anne Green says

    It was a wonderful weekend! We traveled to Amelia Island, FL to stay in a B&B that was built in 1857. While there we kayaked to Cumberland Island, GA, to see the wild horses. After returning we took part in a pub crawl to help raise money for a local charity.

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    Charlotte Hanson says

    I had a very lonely weekend. No family nearby. I said to myself, It is a great time to have a vegetable cook out! Fresh vegetables just down the road at a farmers veggie stand. So me and my best friend and constant companion ,”Louie” , my 8 year old yellow lab, got in the car and down the road we went. Needless to say, we had a great time picking out the veggies.
    I settled in after cooking our vegetable meal, and watched favorite movies on Netflix. It is sometimes sad being a senior and being alone, but it is what it is, and one has to make the best of every day!

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    Linda P. Strangio says

    Hi Kevin, Thanks again for the opportunity to win this wonderfully useful kitchen helper. I’ve wanted one for a long time. Hope the random picker picks me!

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    Charla says

    Got to play in the garden, went to a birthday BBQ and spent some much needed time with my kitty:)

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    Misty Huffman says

    I had two great friends come over to our farm and help to dig up our potatoes! We had a great crop in spite of all the rain.

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    Debi C says

    I did a bunch of household projects, went and watched my eldest son in a 75 mile mountain bike race, spent time with my husband, and worked a graveyard shift.

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    andrea says

    lots of cooking garden produce and farm share. Last week 4 friends and I canned 203 jars of peaches in syrup, jelly, butter, pickles, salsa. YUM.

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    Bridget says

    I went for a long bike ride with some friends and I made some brownies, the rest of the weekend is a blur.

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    Sue says

    We are both up in age so we stayed inside where it was cool and I cooked made a great pasta salad …would sure love to win the food processor I have never had one..

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    Anne R says

    Believe it or not, I priced food processors! Starting a new diet on Saturday, hoping to get my family healthy!!!

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    Theresa says

    I’m a nurse in an ICU, and I worked! But it was ok cause my fellow nurses and I all brought in tasty foods and had a little celebration (in between taking care of the patients of course!)

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    Brigitte says

    I packed and packed and then I moved across town! Ugh! And as soon as I got the internet back I checked your blog, because I love it! Gardening, home decoration, recipes! Yup! I need that food processor! Thank you for sharing your life with all of us!

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    karen says

    I spent the week-end with my beautiful granddaughters while their momma and daddy attended a three day concert/festival in our town! Would love to have this food processor to cook/bake up some more goodies for all of us! Good Luck everyone!

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    Corby Hackney says

    I worked hard the week prior, so I blissfully RESTED. I blissfully rested. Ahhh…(Kevin, you are so talented at so many things…and have such great ideas on your blog. I love your blog. And you are very generous to your readership. Thanks for all you do. <3 Mwah!)

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    Laura Bremer says

    Visited an exchange student sister from Columbia who was in DC for the month. Flew to DC , visited with Ximena, and saw many art gallerys. Walked, Walked, Walked. Home again to a garden brimming with vegs to harvest!. LOVE your pages and your generous give aways.

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    Julie says

    I mowed the lawn, helped hubby running for parts while he worked on a vehicle and laundry. We cooked hot dogs and hamburgers, potato salad, BBQ beans and topped it off with Chocolate Delight.

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    kelli says

    My long weekend included chores such as cleaning the house, catching up on gardening (this was crucial as I kept putting it off due to hot weather here in California), and attending the Pleasanton Scottish games (something my family and I do every year- this includes my aunt, uncle, cousins, sister, mom, and many of our friends who were there to enjoy as well as participate in bagpiping competitions. So my weekend rocked! Can I have another long weekend?

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    bebe croteau says

    hi kevin …I baked your cream scones …. yum!… high elevation calls for a hotter oven and reduced baking powder ….and I made clotted cream in the slow cooker, with “old style” (lightly pasteurized) heavy cream .. here is the recipe for home made clotted cream: put less than two inches of heavy cream into the slow cooker, and set to WARM… leave it alone undisturbed for about 12 hours, while a yellow crust forms….. after about 12 hours, switch off the slow cooker, and let the crock cool to room temperature … when the crock with the cream in it has cooled, the crock goes into the fridge for about 12 hours more, while the yellow crust solidifies, …. then you scrape off the crust, and put that into a jar… that is your home made clotted cream …. … the left over cream in the bottom of your crock is a bit like butter milk, and can be used for baking pancakes or whatever …

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    Jackie Davis says

    I spent Saturday in my Facebook seed trading group finishing up the week long fair I had for the group members giving away over 100 prizes and seeds. The rest of the weekend I made a batch soap and formulated a shimmer bronzers for my new business Molorida launching soon. I then decided to take a break and drank some sweet tea in the peace and quiet outback watching alligators in our channel. It was a happy weekend indeed!

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    Lecrishia Sanders says

    I spent the long weekend with my husband, he’s gone throughout the week, and our youngest that’s 3. We worked in the yard and in the house getting some cleaning done. Then on Labor Day, I grilled a bunch of meats and prepared veggies for dinner with our older children, 17 and almost 16, one of their friends, my daddy, and his fiancé. It was a WONDERFUL day spent with loved ones. 🙂

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    KimH says

    I had all my kids, their significant others, and a close family and a neighbor over for a bbq! M’honey & I smoked a brisket & bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed jalapenos that were out of this world.

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    Jayne Hemming says

    I went to a lovely open house/garden party at a friend’s greenhouse on Labour Day and had a wonderful time!

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    Becca Davis says

    We went to a picnic with the local UU, of which we are members. Lots of great food and company. The best was the grilled corn, with the choice of old bay spice or honey butter seasoning.

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    Tara says

    I made a belly cast of my 9 months pregnant belly and took my other children to the local museum! I’m pooped!

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    Robin says

    I spent most of the weekend planning lessons. I’m a middle school teacher with three brand new subjects to teach, so it seems like every waking moment is spent either planning lessons and/or grading papers.

    I would’ve much preferred to be cooking! 🙂

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    Marci says

    I used my 30 yr old food processor yesterday to puree tomatoes..It leaked everywhere. I could certainly use a new one. Would put it to good use

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    Amy Rivard says

    I got a motorcycle learners permit, took a 6 hour round trip motorcycle ride for a birthday party ( its all about the ride), got the yard mowed, recovered!

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    Danielle says

    My husband is an over the road truck driver who is gone six eels between home times. It’s hard and miserable and definitely spooty…. But it keeps the kids feed, it keeps shoes on our feet, clothes on our backs, and a roof over our head. it is still miserable…. Any way, we were lucky enough to have daddy home for labor day, so we washed the car, and played in the yard, and cooked food, and got a little crazy just enjoying each others company. 🙂

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    Wendy Williams says

    We cleaned house, smoked a brisket and I worked in the garden this holiday weekend 🙂

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    Patty Lee says

    I am a teacher – spent the holiday weekend working in my classroom, enjoying the garden, and making homemade ice cream.

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    Deborah Smith says

    I spent the weekend laboring. i had to clean out a rental unit that a tenant left a mess in!

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    D'Anna says

    I worked, spent time in my garden and had some quality time with my family. It was a good week end. I hope you had a good one!

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    Moira Casadei says

    Made Kale salad and homemade hummus with fresh vegetables to bring to a friend’s picnic on Saturday. Sunday, I went to BFClyde’s Cider Mill and was a vendor selling my artisan soaps, Faire Ivy Soap. On Monday we went to visit my mother-in-law, 90 years old…….all on overcast, rainy days!!! So, I’d love to win the Cuisinart food processor to make my time prepping more enjoyable!

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    Leann L says

    We had family over & had a really nice cookout on Mon. The weekend we just relaxed some & played it low key as usual.

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    stephenie hawn says

    Since november we took care of my sisterinlaw, while the rest of the inlaws enjoyed their summer going on vacations, and not helping with thier own sister. an all the kids were back in school. my hubby had taken off that thrusday and fri. (he got sat,sun.mon off) and we were going to go on a mini vacation, really day trips around here as kids are in school. while his other sister took care of the sister we have been taken care of for 9 months(when the agreement was each family would get her a week at a time). well the sister never came (or called) got her, so we just stayed at home and grilled outside.

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    Pamela Brown says

    I went to the flee market over the labor day weekend hung out with my kids and friends there.

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    Andrea D says

    Kevin- you are one wild and crazy guy!! You make me want to do things I don’t usually do, like enter contests like this!! I don’t even need a Cuisineart, but would be happy to give it to my favorite cousin or mother!! I went to lunch with friends on Friday, started a new basket on Saturday (yes, basket-making) avoided weeding, wearing a bathing suit and yes, I think I even took 5 minutes to lay in my hammock! (hugs)

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    Eliza J says

    My husband and I just plain “relaxed” on Labor Day weekend…of course, that was mainly because it was raining most of the time and we couldn’t get to the garden 🙂 By the way Kevin, you crack me up! Hope to meet you some day….

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    Courtney says

    Labor Day weekend was a great weekend for cooking from the garden. Tomato soup, cucumber salad, fresh watermelon, bacon-wrapped and cream cheese filled jalapenos, etc. I’d love to have a food processor to help with that. Thanks for writing and maintaining such a great blog!

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    Nikki says

    I made your roasted cherry tomatoes (YUM!), roasted squash for the freezer, and generally puttered in the garden. It was lovely.

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    Nancy H says

    The extra day off was spent harvesting, and cooking green beans, zucchini, and tomatoes from our garden. Canned 12 pints of salsa, made your zucchini fritters (very good!), and cooked a large pot of fresh green beans, with potatoes and ham! Nothing tastes better than fresh veggies from the garden! We visited with close friends and family, spent time with an elderly, sweet woman, in hospice care, and last but not least, spent 1 whole day watching movies, and catching up on sleep. Kevin, I look forward to your posts. Thanks for all the wonderful, informative information and tips!

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    Norma Coates says

    Well……I spent Labor Day cooking…….for friends and family……we had a wonderful time chilling together. Cooked ribs, made potato salad, deviled eggs, baked beans, banana pudding…….roasted corn on the cobb….all was delicious……and the company was even better!!!!!

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    Donna says

    My Labor Day was spent at my daughter’s, who made the delicious tomato pie, which we enjoyed with a bottle of NYS Riesling wine!! Yum!

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    Leslie W says

    Kevin….we had a fun harvest meal using as many things from our garden as possible. I made your delicious tarragon chicken recipe, and herbed roasted balsamic root veggies. We invited international guests, and enjoyed sharing stories sitting around the fire pit eating plum crisp and looking at the stars. a perfect fall evening!

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    Rosemarie says

    My sister and I used the long Labor Day weekend to stew and can tomatoes from the garden.
    Plus, we washed down the back porch walls as we are planning on having our porches painted at the end of the month.

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    Beverly, zone 6, eastern PA says

    I made Dehydrated Tomato Pesto using Barbara Kingsolvers’ recipe from her fabulous book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” which I recently finished reading. Loved every minute of it.

    I also watched the rain coming down in buckets, leaving standing water on my patio. Thank goodness for French Drains.

    I picked piles of pole beans and dragon tongue bush beans and froze some using your straw-in-the-bag method. Works really well.

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    Maureen says

    I walked, gardened( getting plants ready to bring to my sister’s garden!), and made soup for my son who was not feeling well.

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    Doreen says

    Well my hubby took me on a surprise date as my birthday is Labor Day! We went to an awesome pizza place (gluten free served ;). And then to see a movie. It was great as I always cook. Bravo to my hubby for making it a surprise.

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    Keila says

    I stayed home for a little R & R. Hoping to go on vacation this week since the kids are back in school, which means my destination will be less hectic!

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    Barb says

    With the unusually cool weather here I cleaned up flower gardens and put down fresh mulch over newspapers!! Did it right so should have less weeding this fall. Ended the weekend with friends and neighbours on the river for dinner.

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    Simne says

    We went to a big neighborhood party by the pool in the afternoon and then had a potluck dinner. It was fun!

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    Jul Dobson says

    Got the winter’s wood delivered and started the big job of stacking. Of course, I’m an artist, so it had to be a pretty stack, too! I cooked for family ( I love that job) and we had long philosophical discussions and batted mosquitoes.

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    Karen Chickering says

    it was time to make your wonderful tomato pie, but with homemade biscuit dough, of course. even better than the last time! flavorful ripe tomatoes + summer = heaven!

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    Angela says

    We had a cookout with friends and family, made Texas sheet cake and cheesy potatoes (everyone’s favorite!!)

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    Kim says

    caught up home chores, and then some paint projects, cooked some good food, and tried to stay home and avoid the crowds.

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    Anne says

    I spent the weekend getting ready for another exciting year of teaching Middle School math and science!

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    Paula Mello says

    Hi Kevin! Here we go again! Thank you for this opportunity, this things are highly expensive here in Brazil. We had our labor day in may, but I still cooking delicious food, yesterday I’ve made pancakes… And since the spring is coming, my backyard is already blooming!!

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    LD says

    It rained here in GA so since we could not play tennis we watched the US Open. Didn’t everybody?

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    Cathy S. says

    We did a ton of yard work over Labor Day weekend & then attended a dear friends barbecue. 🙂

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    Terri says

    We started the prep work to repaint the house and packed away pictures for an up coming move. Not what I call fun, but it has to be done!! Also hit the Great Minnesota State Fair and ate some very interesting if not healthy food!!

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    Janet says

    I am recently retired and enjoying all my time preserving the produce that my acre of land produces. I put up tomatoes roasted and made into an amazing tomato/carrot bisque and then spent some time with my family.

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    stephanie says

    I finished up my flourless chocolate birthday cake, mowed and weeded the yard and cared for my sick/anxious cat.

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    DodieR says

    Spent the day with family, pulled pork BBQ sandwiches with all the trimmings, relaxed with the grandkids & great-grandkids…all was good!

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    Marsha says

    Went to a couple of parties and took my Black Bean Salsa, always a favorite with everyone 🙂 And as always, spent a little time in my flower gardens.

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    Gayle Peterson says

    We had a joint birthday/labor day cook-out with the extended family. Later we had a church picnic with some friends across the road. I made a huge pasta salad to take to both parties.

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    Linda C says

    Worked in the garden, went to barbecue, and prepared food for taking on a late vacation to Avalon, NJ. Could really use a new food processor.

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    Diane says

    I purchased and placed (not planted yet) 83 baby boxwoods to edge my parterre. Planting will come this weekend and next. Until then, the watering load in this heat is crazy! I am so excited to see the garden finally take shape after all the planning!

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    mary huegel says

    I spent Labor Day weekend picking tomatoes, eggplant and peppers and preparing them for either the canner or the freezer. I am continuing this weekend. We were blessed with a great summer for the garden.

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    Claire says

    We threw some towels in the car and headed off to Ontario, Wisconsin to kayak the winding Kickapoo River. It was a perfect way to capture some of the last days of summer. We took backroads home so we could stock up on fresh vegetables at the Amish farms. I love how their handwritten signs don’t have to scream “Organic”. It goes without saying!

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    janis Cortright says

    We tore off part of an old porch and rebuilt it with wood we cut down. During the project we ate a lot as well as laughed a lot. We did not skip happy hour.

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    Lindsey says

    Went camping at Priest Lake in Idaho, and ran 18 miles in Saturday as part of my training plan for my first ever marathon.

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    Judy says

    I had four days off!! I did yard work, went to a quilt show and also a birthday party. Babysat grandkids and went school shopping. did house work !! It was a great weekend with lots of activity

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    mary lou says

    First time ever Beach Party w/bonfire! Awesome! With my son and family. Event was also a cancer fund raiser . Beach olympic type games for kids up to 14yo. Tents w/food. Music w/speakers. Then w/twp ok, several teens dug a 5′ pit in the sand and setup the wood for the bonfire.
    I ll never forget it….I m 76yo ….and I m sure the grandkids never will either.

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    Lynn MacKay says

    I drove our 13 year old son to Santa Rosa, New Mexico (5 1/2 hour drive) so he could finish his open water scuba diving certification at the Blue Hole. We had a fun weekend and he is now a PADI certified open water scuba diver. Can’t wait to take him on his first scuba diving adventure :o)

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    Bev Grosse says

    I worked in my woodland garden clearing areas and low leaves and branches etc to create sight lines for views into the woods to open the vistas and avoid that closed in feeling. Lots of work but is looking so much airier and gives depth now.

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    Bob Dessalet says

    We started with two breakfast Pizzas. Garlic cream sauce, potatoes, eggs, sausage, bacon, onions, and cheese.

    Then I took my Wife, Mom, and Kids to a park and we had homemade potato salad (my Grandmother’s Recipie), Orzo and Sun Dried Tomato Salad, Beer Brats, and Olives. Also had homemade Blackberry Tea.

    Kids played on the giant playground while we relaxed and looked at the lake. And ate.

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    Arden Brink says

    I spent Monday preparing food ahead of time to take when we left Tuesday for a great little “end of season” quasi-camping trip. Made a great chicken coconut-milk curry dish and rice, breakfast casserole, and stuffed french toast, all to take with us to reheat or finish off at the cabin. It was all yummy, the trip was fu, and going after Labor Day when everyone was back to work or back to school was great! 😉

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    Donna says

    Harvested seeds for next years flowers, sent an end of summer flower scan to friends, relaxed and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

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    carol wichman says

    I celebrated my 46 wedding anniversary with my husband. Same one for 46 years and he does the cooking.

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    linda says

    cleaned my living room carpet, hosted a back to school dinner party for a bunch of faux-sophisticated 17 years old girls (friends of DD). Dinner included olive and feta bar, grilled salmon, homemade ravioli, tomato salad, profiteroles and flourless chocolate cupcakes with raspberries. No she did not help me cleanup 🙁

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    Eloise says

    Worked out in the yard a bit trimming two Brugmansias. It’s too hot here to do much outdoors. Random selector, please pick me for the food processor — I don’t have one!

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    Linda Noblin says

    I “labored” over three updated software programs that coincided with the fall semester starting.
    All I have to say is, “ARRGH!”

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    Barbara Crockett says

    Hi, Kevin: This is a wonderful offer and I hope it goes to the most deserving fan. I travelled with my daughter-in-law to Philadelphia, PA. Our then six-week old great grandson, Logan Crockett, is a patient at Children’s hospital of Philadelphia. He is undergoing intense treatment for meningitis. This is his second hospitalization for it already. The doctors could not diagnose the condition during his first hospital stay. He is a sweet little guy, and he will be receiving treatment for 21 days. We got to stay for two days with him. His Mom & Dad are with him day and night.

    Once again, thank you for this generous offer.

    Barbara Crockett

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    Brad hoffmanf says

    I spent the weekend in search of Lake freighters to photograph and my wife was cooking up her delicious tomatoe casserole

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    Linda H. says

    I harvested heirloom tomatoes out of the tomato forest (my vertical support strings broke!) and canned tomato sauce…so gratifying!

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    Josane says

    On Labor Day Saturday I drove 12 puppies and dogs from Wilson, NC to Richmond, VA for a animal rescue transport. Helping to move animals out of a kill shelter in SC with other volunteers. Some went all the way up to NY to rescue groups, foster families, and adoptions. Monday we celebrated with a family cookout.

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    Maria Cavalieri says

    Hi Kevin,
    Labour Day weekend I was vacationing in Varadero Cuba, Lots of sunshine and beautiful people but, as always its good to be back home.
    God Bless,
    Maria

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    Michelle Snow says

    Recovering from a surprise hospital stay, it was beautiful weather and I couldn’t get out into my garden. 🙁

    Can’t wait to try the apple pie recipe from this week.

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    Patt Reid says

    Entertained my granddaughter and her husband alone, as my husband was teaching sailing in NYC. I made the chive pesto that was a super big hit. My granddaughter jokes, because our ‘likes’ are so similar and so different from my daughter, that “it skips a generation”. We love highly seasoned, spicy, bitey, garlicy, rich natural foods. My daughter, her mom, likes bland. This is always a source of fun for us.

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    Tina Neyer says

    Labor Day weekend means one thing in our town-a huge fireworks display choreographed to music. Since purchasing my home 4 years ago we’ve entertained all sorts of friends because we have a birds eye view of the show. This year my husband and I told everyone that they are welcome to come, but we elected to head for aa quiet little bed and breakfast. What a nice thing, away from the fray.

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    Ann Tidd says

    I had spent 5 days on Cape Cod with daughter and granddaughter and Labor day we drove home…traffic was heavy in some places but made good time home…daughter was driving. Took my husband out to dinner once I got home.

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    Lori G. says

    Labor Day weekend was busy for me. I spent processing my homegrown tomatoes into ketchup, pizza sauce and chili base and then canning the results. I also tried out my brand new pressure canner. Since I am away from my home so often, it was wonderful to stay put for a change.

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    Heather O'Shaughnessy says

    I spent the Labor Day weekend cleaning up my back yard and basement. My daughter moved out this year and so I have reclaimed the space.

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    Sheri says

    Baked doggie cookies. Chester, my Airedale Terrier, loves his home-made doggies treats (and yes, he’s spoiled rotten)

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    Deborah West says

    I made dried hydrangea wreaths for the upcoming Lexington County Master Gardener plant and art sale. Various members donated dried hydrangeas from their gardens and I spun them into full hydrangea wreaths. Thanks for the contest!

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    Amy Peck says

    Hey, Kevin – We did something that I know you will appreciate… Got all dressed up, put on big hats, and went to the horse races in Saratoga Springs, NY. It’s the most elegant and fun way to lose money I know of! Cheers, Amy

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    Kathy says

    We ripped up carpet in our livingroom, stripped the 1950’s oak hardwood floor, sanded and refinished it…all in a 4 day weekend! WHEW!

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    Jan says

    I cut herbs to dry for later use. Love them, especially the lemon balm! I also cleaned my basement (somewhat) in preparation for a yard sale. Still a mess, but everythings got a tag on it!

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    Dottie Kendall says

    We picked tomatoes and made 33 quarts of tomato juice, cleaned out the chicken house and enjoyed watching our grandchildren play.

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    Dianne Sofia says

    We had the family over for my husband’s famous smoked brisket. My favorite part of the day was watching the kids and grandkids forage for fresh vegetables to take home from the garden, which was outstanding this year.

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    Susan says

    I helped my daughter move back into my home while she’s waiting for a closing date on her new house. It was an energetic homecoming and we celebrated with a roast chicken and vegan dinner that I made. We were also celebrating the 25th anniversary of her original homecoming of her adoption from Korea. A lovely weekend to be sure!

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    Lori L says

    Last minute cleaning – all the things I didn’t get done over the summer – before I have to go back to work at school 🙁

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    Julie Brooks says

    Nothing, The checkout person at Trader Joes asked what I was doing for the Labor Day weekend. And I could say nothing. That never happens, no where I had to be, nothing I had to do. How ? freeing, relaxing, wonderful?

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    jan moore says

    Went with some friends to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Spent the weekend at the infamous Crescent Hotel. Spent way too much money but what the hay, it was awesome!

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    mary r fowler says

    Spent the day at our annual family reunion at my brother’s fabulous country place. There were 95 of us -everyone gets along- lots of family stories – current plus those told orally from generations past. The younger generation making efforts to get there -continue the family tradition- even travel between states etc. Our family is so blessed and with all the little ones we know it will go in.

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    Debbie R. says

    Spent the weekend celebrating my big 6-0! Had a big bbq with friends where we cooked our famous St. Louis style pork steaks and ate another St. Louis favorite, gooey butter cake.

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    Loma says

    I worked! I was proofreading an enormous book and was facing a deadline, needing to mail it back the day after Labor Day. But I also had visitors — my brother and nephew stayed with us Friday night through Saturday morning. And I enjoyed a couple of fun hours Monday morning with my writers group.
    And for a few precious moments I simply appreciated the beauty of a vase of flowers on my work table, noticing the importance of simply noticing and loving what’s around me.

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    Tammie says

    I helped a good friend drain and clean her pond. Catching the goldfish was half the battle, but it was fun!

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    Dorothy D says

    I am a teacher, so my Labor Day activities include trying to finish up on summer projects. I did some refrigerator pickles from my mother in law’s recipe. You know it’s an old good one when they are titled “Ice Box Pickles”! I also froze some zucchini, broke up the multitude of onions I dried over the month of August and got them packed away. My flower bed finally got weeded, except for the patch that was blooming so healthily that the bees wouldn’t let me near! That was my Labor Day weekend.

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    Mary says

    While the rest of the family was away camping, I spent the weekend with my daughter, eating frozen yogurt, shopping at the local bead store (her favorite), and going to lunch with visiting relatives – a peaceful weekend, with quiet pleasures and small triumphs.

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    Walter K says

    I had friends over for the Maiden voyage of my new gas grill. I have always been a dedicated charcoal guy, however my 20 year old Weber Kettle has seen better days. The country style ribs could not have been tastier!

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    Susan Nebrick says

    Did mostly yard work, tidy up the garden, and finished off the weekend by baking a delicious apple pie! Never used NC Ginger Gold apples before;but I will in the future!

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    Verilee Herpich says

    I went to our wonderful Goshen Fair, celebrating large horses and little piggies, apple fritters and blown glass earrings, magnificent garden displays and dinner plate dahlias as well as the food and garden and art of young and old….then froze string beans, kale and tomato sauce. Enjoyed dinner with one friend in a great restaurant and cooked dinner for another. Spent time with my 95 y.o. Mom…Labor and love and fun, the simple way.

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    C. Ann says

    Thanks again for your generosity, Kevin. For Workers’ Day 🙂 I made yet another batch of the chive pesto, experimenting with some Sbrinz cheese from Switzerland. Delicious again. I’ve become addicted to chive pesto!

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    Bob says

    Good luck with your book Kevin. I’m sorry, if we receive less posts. I really look forward to them. I just relaxed, and enjoyed the garden 🙂

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    Kathleen says

    I mowed the yard, trimmed shrubs, picked some vegetables out of the garden. Later I grilled the red/ green peppers and onions that I had picked earlier in the day along with some nice steaks for my husband,dad and my self. Rounded out the meal with watermelon. It was a good day!

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    Patrice says

    Spent the weekend with my newly rescued 5 year old poodle, Sophie. She’s been living in a puppy mill, caged, birthing pups, and not well cared for. She’s so loving, adorable and smart and is doing well in all her training.

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    Angelia says

    Hubby was suffering from sciatica and awaiting his first physical therapy appointment, so me being the sympathetic wife that I am, joined him in crashing out on the sofa watching “King of Queens”, “Bernie Mac”, and “Everybody Loves Raymond” reruns, eating high calorie junk food, and napping. It was a glorious weekend!

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    Paulina says

    I had my daughter and son in law to be home for the weekend and I baked up your tomato pie and they loved it as did I.

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    Scarlett Barger says

    We spent the weekend at our hide-a-way at the campground at Country Junction Resort and had meals with fellow camper friends.

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    Wynona says

    Labor Day passed quietly in our home. Spent time in my “Happy Place” (craft room) amd later went out to dinner with friends.

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    Fran H says

    I spent the weekend in San Diego, CA (I live in NJ) with my son and daughter-in-law, both of whom I adore and with whom I only get to visit twice yearly so it’s always a very special time for me. They treated me with a weekend in LA including the Getty Museum, Padres v Dodgers tickets, lots of good eating, and much love and laughter. It was awesome!

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    Elizabeth says

    I fell in love! with 12 acres of mountain with a log cabin, fruit trees, gardens and a creek running through it. I’m going to retire and move there in October.

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    Joni D says

    Canned tomatoes, made plum jam, froze 10 dozen ears of corn, froze beets, went fishing with family and baked fish!!! Just a relaxing long weekend!!!

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    juanita says

    I worked in my garden, adjusting my drip system and giving my plants a feeding of fresh compost tea.

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    Marlyn says

    I spent the weekend at Brainerd International Racetrack, camping right next to a section of the track (yes, they were racing), helping to prep handmade shells and loading them into their mortars. Later Saturday evening, I along with my family, my fireworks family (MN Club and people from across the USA totaling 150) and about 500 public people watched a fireworks show of a lifetime, well really two years of time. All the shells were handmade by mostly people in MN and the USA. Six 8″ shells from Spain and four 10″ shells from Japan. All were multi-break shells. These were all special shells that most people never get to see at a public fireworks show. They take many weeks and sometimes months to make, since all are made from scratch, all the comps, stars and inserts made from scratch, each layer of brown paper, pasted and put on one layer at a time, etc. After the show, I along with about 20 other adults stood in a big circle and played with handmade sparklers, some burned red, some bluish white. A fun time for all, even tho a lot of the set-up was done when it was real sunny and a hot 90 degrees. Several couples cooked food for everyone all weekend, we had 3 large tents to shade us from the sun and rain, yes it did rain Saturday afternoon, luckily everything was done and covered with plastic. Not much sleep, but that’s a common thing at fireworks events when we’re camping.

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    Nancy says

    Enjoyed the beautiful weather we had, and thought about the cooler and wetter summer weather we have just had. Enjoyed a visit from my daughter, who returned home on Sunday morning. Sunday night thru Monday, enjoyed keeping my 4 year old great grand son!!!!

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    Deborah M says

    We always wash & wax all of our cars (3)!! Lots of work. I thought that is what Labor Day is all about. Anyway, cooked some great baby back ribs.
    Hope I win

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    Sharon Crosswhite says

    Worked, worked, worked! Friday, Saturday and Sunday I worked at my job as a (California State)Park Aid. It was wonderful seeing all the people so happy to get away! I even got a few good recipes for some Dutch oven meals. The holiday Monday, we visited with friends and had a bar b que. fun, relaxing, and filling.

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    Laurie Dimino says

    We spent the weekend relaxing together as a family, before we send the kiddos back to school.
    Enjoyed every minuteofmit. ( of course there was a little labor involved too- we put an addition on the chicken coop) .
    Thanks for the chance to win this great giveaway, and I look forward to your new cookbook!

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    Ellen says

    I relaxed at home alone after having my family, 6 adults and 4 kids, visiting for two weeks. By Labor Day I was ready to get out of the house! In preparation for planting new gardens/yard I visited a nearby site, Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, for ideas of wildflowers and grasses to use in my yard. With the information I gathered I visited a garden center and came home with a number of new plants–flowers and grasses.

    The food processor would be a nice addition to my kitchen!

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    Jan Atchison says

    Stayed inside – high heat and high humidity here in Louisiana – and made lemon ice box pie ice cream!

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    Karyn C says

    I labored on Labor Day. An abundance of cantaloupe prompted me to search some old canning books looking for a way to preserve this crop. I made Cantaloupe Butter, its just like applebutter only cantaloupe. It is a very tasty treat, in fact I have made it twice now. Also made a cantaloupe/peach conserve- another success. Also canned okra for frying this winter. My pantry shelves are filling up again, so happy to use garden produce and preserve it for later use.

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    Addie B in FL says

    We spent Labor Day with some close friends in their brand spanking new house they had built and have finally moved into. They cooked ribs in the slow cooker – yum! We brought them a wire basked full of differently colored citronella candles for around the pool, forgetting that it’s completely screened in! Oh, well, they looked nice!

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    Paula Wolff says

    Well Kevin, as you know, the weather wasn’t so great here, but I managed to pick my tomatoes from my garden, and peaches off my peach tree before the rain set in. Then made a peach crisp, and with the extras, I left a few bags at friends’ and neighbors’ porches. Also planted some potted perennials that were making me feel guilty!

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    Kattrinka says

    After relaxing for a few days I decided it was time to go look at the Atlantic Ocean since I live nearby…..it was a beautiful day and the water was a deep teal blue, something I’d never seen before. Then I bought some littleneck clams, went home and made myself a delicious Linguini and Clam Sauce! 😉

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    jankey says

    Went boating on Sat., caught 12 lobsters and had a wonderful lobster dinner on Mon. with friends.

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    Denise in Colorado says

    I spent Labor Day weekend relaxing… I’m retired, so I’m good at relaxing. I did pull weeds in the garden and we went out to eat!

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    Angela says

    Spent a lovely lazy Labor Day with a dear, dear friend whom I haven’t been able to see much this past year. It was a great way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall, my favorite season of the year.

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    Nancy Carr says

    Labor Day Weekend was spent looking out over the Caribbean sipping an iced tea, reading and relaxing. A perfect weekend for me. Thank you.

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    Karen Burks says

    Nothing. Stayed home with our 7 dogs because my husband worked.
    The pups and I just cleaned house and did laundry.

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    Linda Knight says

    My good friend and I are sharing a garden and it has been a learning experience for us both. I found myself overwhelmed with zucchini and used your method to freeze 30 pounds. Can’t wait to use them this winter! I bought a Cuisinart at your suggestion and love it, but my friend needs one also, so I would give it to her. Love your blog, so complete for us novices!

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    Emmy says

    I had a bad cold and rested. However, because I had such s fantastic crop of carrots, beets and kale, I was able to nurse myself back to health with lots of fresh organic juice. I also took the time to read a few books and articles.

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    Katy says

    Hmm, I did the usual but with the extra day off I was able to relax, nap and spend some quality time with my 12 year old son. He ‘s growing up too fast!

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    Debbie B says

    I worked in my yard and garden all weekend! It was great weather and I got lots done! I had some time with friends and good meal and a glass of wine! A perfect holiday!

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    Joan Handy says

    I hope you had a very nice Labor Day weekend. We attended the Sheepdog Festival with Splash Dog competition in Heber City, UT.

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    Peri says

    Was expecting our daughter to visit. Unfortunately, the airline that she was flying was so inept that almost 2 whole plane loads of people missed their fights. All other flights booked. Disappointed, we tried to make the best of the weekend. Visited long time friends who are moving away. Planned a Fall vacation in Maine. Thank you for asking.

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    Karen says

    Spent it relaxing with my hubby and daughter. Too hot and humid to work in my yard. So ready for fall!

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    David Albertson says

    I mowed the lawn, weed and feed the lawn, had a great steak dinner at our BBQ,
    (wife Joan cooked). Then we just enjoyed the great Florida weather.
    But that full-body waxing did sound great…LOL next year..

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    Terri says

    I went camping, swimming and floating. It was hot here…103 on Sunday so it was a great weekend to be in the water.

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    Kate says

    I spent the entire Labor Day Weekend gazing with thousands of others with Braco. He is the Croatian man who has a gift of healing and transformative energy which is given through his gaze. People have been healed from cancer, tumors, all kinds of diseases, along with financial and career transformations too. I just adore Braco and what they say about him (miracles, miracles) is all true.

    I would love to have the Cuisinart since I am vegan and chop a lot of veggies. Thank you!! xoxox

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    dona says

    I went to a movie and a dinner with a friend who worked in Korea for 4 years. It was wonderful to catch up with him.

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    patti panuccio says

    New friends had us over for a picnic. It was great fun. We normally don’t go out on weekends especially on Holidays because we live in a resort area, it was a great treat.

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    Sheree Ashapa says

    I had a wonderful Labor Day weekend visiting my sister and brother-in-law in Steilacoom WA (near Tacoma). We went crabbing and salmon fishing on a warm and sunny day. We didn’t catch anything except a dose of relaxation!

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    Mark Cotrupe says

    We had friends over for a cookout, and had a last romp in the pool before real fall weather kicked in.

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    Gretchen says

    Harvested compost from the bin, set up the bin for this fall’s leaves & stuff, made plans for trying your winter seed sewing project, took a second set of petunia cuttings since the first set was a glorious success, puttered in the garden just for the joy of doing it, made grape vine wreaths to decorate for Christmas later this fall and then wrote letters to deployed troops to acknowledge their sacrifices and send them heartfelt thanks for my freedom to do all the above. .

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    Irene Marquis says

    Had family visiting from afar. Talked, Laughed, cooked, ate and just enjoyed the time with Kids and Grandkids

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    Evelyn says

    Sick in bed. But the weather was nice every few hours when I’d drag out of bed to let the chihuahuas out!

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    Janet says

    Labor Day weekend was pretty uneventful around here. Spent part of it sorting dishes and kitchenware left by my mother. Still working in the garden getting the last morsels of harvest.

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    Jean says

    I enjoyed a day of peace & quiet while the beautiful flags were flying along our streets. placed there by our Girl Scout Troop.

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    Sarah says

    Been traveling for a month now, around the West. Labor Day found us at Arches National Park doing night photography of the Milky Way against those awesome sandstone towers and arches. Amazing!

    My seven best friends have been tending my gardens, one each day of the week in exchange for all the beans, raspberries, potatoes, melons and heirloom tomatoes and peppers they can eat.

    On our way home today, ready to tend my own garden, visit farmers markets and get my fall canning and preserving done. Thanks for your blog. I always do enjoy it!

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    Susan says

    My family and I traveled to New Hope, Pa for the wedding of dear friends. Later that weekend, we celebrated my youngest sons 13th birthday with our extended family. Busy, but all fun.

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    Nancy says

    Stayed home and played “catch up” with yard work – which is really more enjoyable than it sounds 🙂

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    Lori says

    Worked on building a website. Also took some time for a short day trip with the hubby. Lots of great sites in our area and always a pleasure to be able to enjoy a drive off the beaten path.

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    Rosanne Mulhern says

    Had a 25th birthday party for my “baby girl”…..it can’t be true because I cannot possibly be that old, Thanks so much for this fabulous give-a-way. Hope you had a wonderful holiday also.

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    Terri Akin says

    I spent a glorious Labor Day weekend in the mountains of Julian, about 2 hours east of San Diego, CA. The event was called Labor Day Dance Away, and it was a 3&1/2 day weekend of contra dance with callers and musicians from the east coast. It is a camp for adults who love to dance, and we did…all day and into the night, to upbeat, and exquisite music. I do this every year.

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    Patricia Schroeder says

    I spent time in with family. Hubby just had shoulder surgery. Cooked of course..As always. Most of our gardening and outside work is finished up before the surgery!!! Would love the food processor.
    Love your blog…. Thank you, Patricia

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    Ray Stokes says

    I drove all the way to Texas from Kentucky to spend it with friends from a senior citizens group. It was fun to meet online friends in person we are real people. 🙂 Ray

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    Judy says

    We went to my son’s drumming showcase which was a blast, did a little yard work early in the morning as the heat and humidity is out of control, made some delicious food and relaxed with my kids. Oh… and my kids had to do homework 🙁

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    Pat G. says

    Just had new kitchen counters put in so we spent the long weekend returning kitchenware back into drawers and cabinets. Life is returning to normal now that I can cook again. We are looking forward to fall when this 3 digit heat will finally stop.

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    Kathy Adams says

    I’m proud of myself for this. –There was so much Chard in the garden! I harvested most of it – I chopped up the leaves to pull into cooking as I need it.
    I chopped the stems and made a delicious condensed Chard soup out of them which I then pressure canned for later.
    Now what to do with the kale!??

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    Carmen says

    Had about 12 people over for a bbq. Made several loaves of herb bread and served with a variety of cheese and my garden grown grape tomatoes doused in greek olive oil. I also made a ton of food, including rib eyed steaks, which was deeply appreciated. This I know since there were no left overs!

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    Frani W. says

    Caught up on some yard work. Made eye and face cream, Finished painting the dining room. and started putting it back together. Had friends and family for dinner. Relaxed and read a little.

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    Naomi Shelton says

    Let’s see…I can hardly remember that far back. Probably because I did nothing remarkable! I think I did things around the house and walked the dog and relaxed and then entertained my daughter and her 2 1/2-yr-old twins–not so relaxing! It was a low-key weekend which is what I like. And, yes, please choose me for that Cuisinart!

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    Deborah says

    Last weekend I caught up on this summer’s postings of “Garden for the House”. I love your fun recipes and delightful comments, Kevin.

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    Sharon says

    OH MY GOSH, I NEED this food processor dearly!!!!

    Labor Day Weekend I:

    1) Cleaned the house
    2) Did a mixed grill for dinner one night (chicken, various sausages, head on shrimp in a cilantro lime vinaigrette with roasted peppers)
    3) Volunteered for the 3rd year in a row for the Event Staff at the Grand Prix of Baltimore! (my other love is cars besides cooking, lol!)

    🙂

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    Lorraine says

    Spent the day with wonderful friends and inlaws. Despite the brace on my neck, we had a wonderful Labor Day!

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    Lori says

    Mike and I canned 25 quarts of root vegetable soup (rutabagas, turnips, carrots, onions, celery, wax beans, tomatoes) and it is delicious. Only thing not out of our garden were the carrots and celery.

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    Arlene says

    Opted for a stay vacation after many visitors this summer. The yard never looked so great. The PNW is a beautiful place this time of the year!

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    Mary says

    I spent my Labor Day weekend…..Laboring!!!!! I just returned from a 4 day trip to Los Angeles where my son is in graduate school at UCLA and had recently moved into a new apartment. We IKEAed it….shopped for furniture….rented a truck to haul a couch that was ‘gifted’ to him by a friend….it took us 40 minutes to drive across LA on the 105 (some ‘alleged’ road system that is full of traffic regardless of the time of day). Ironically, I returned home (I live in Asheville NC) to unpack and ‘get back to my life’. I received my first food processor 45 years ago as a wedding gift. It ‘broke’ right before my trip (I was going to make some fig scones to take with me on my trip…for him)….I ‘googled’ the food processor and it surfaced under ‘vintage’ small appliances. HA!!!! In any event, the figs are still in the frige…..the buckwheat flour still on my counter and I am putting off purchasing a new food processor….of course, the Cuisinart is the ‘Cadillac’ of processors…..but it is too steep for my teacher’s salary budget. I assure you it would be put to good use. I LOVE reading your website….am in the process of collecting empty milk jugs for my ‘winter’ garden……Mary

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    Larry GIlbert says

    Saturday got up early, drove 2 hours to attend a high school reunion, visited a couple cemeteries while there, came home very late in the night. Sunday watered the gardens as I didn’t get to on Saturday. Monday, Labor Day, I had to work at the garden center and nursery, mostly watered everything. An exciting weekend, right?

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    Sandy Johnson says

    We spent a beautiful day beside the pool with family and friends, soaking up some gorgeous sunshine! It has rained an enormous amount this year, so we were very thankful for the beautiful day. Sunday , it rained, but we still fired up the grill and made some yummy burgers with chiles and garlic. I also prepared some squash and zucchini to go along with the burgers, and we finished up with some awesome chocolate chip cookies. All-in-all, a day that is definitely worth repeating. 🙂

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    virginia mckay says

    Over Labor Day weekend we worked in the yard deadheading flower beds. Pulled weeds in our garden. Dug our beets up and sliced and cubed them and canned them. We got 17 quarts. We also found time to clean out the shed. Picked our raspberries and made a cobbler. It was so yummy. Then we went fishing. It was a very productive weekend.

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    Craig Meyer says

    I spent Friday and Saturday helping my daughter and son-in-law pack a 26′ uhaul to move. Backbreaking work for an old fossil like me, but you have to help family. Monday, I had to catch up on real work to be ready for Tuesday.

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    Carolyn Snyder says

    Wee entertained family and friends at our lake house in Michigan. Ate lots of great peaches!

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    Elizabeth Fox says

    I spent Labor Day inside since it rained in Connecticut. Instead of my planned gardening, I made pesto and corn chowder, read magazines and bathed the dogs.

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    Dolores Curbis says

    Being an older couple & grandparents of 5 and GG.of twins,we have a hard time trying to get our family together all at one time. We now just let the cards fall where they may and get it while you can, so for the holiday my daughter offered to cook and bring a meal to us.
    She called her brother and his family and they were all available to enjoy the day. What a beautiful relaxing one,and we so appreciated the offer. At least half of the family could enjoy.
    If you pick this letter,I have 2 granddaughter that love to cook and are good at it.They are both in college,so this would increase their love of cooking.
    Thanks Dolores

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    Margaret says

    Kevin,
    I work 12 hours days at my full time job so that weekend I worked!! I have found out several years ago that I have a gluten intolerance so I am always looking for ways to streamline cooking from scratch, the food processor would be a longed for and absolutely wonderful addition my kitchen. I love your blog and will miss seeing your blogs in my in box but will look for the recipe book when it is done!! As always, your blog is a welcome site and I really appreciate all of your sharing!! Thanks for making my life so much better and brighter. Margaret

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    Joy Harvey says

    Pears, peaches, beans, tomatoes, corn, and kids. The pantry is filling up and it was a great last weekend of sunmer break!

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    Betsy T says

    Everybody had more fun and was more productive over Labor Day than I was! Recovering from a virus and from long hours and weekends working to get our city’s school system ready for a new school year. Farmers market and some gardening was all I had energy for over Labor Day. Hoping for a more relaxed summer next year.

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    Karen in NC says

    Monday my sweetie and I celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary – we are still crazy after all these years. On Sunday my Certified Therapy Dog and I made one of our visits (five per week) at Hospice and Palliative Care. Now that I’m retired we can make more visits and bring smiles to faces and hearts, especially to the wonderful folks at Alzheimers facilities.

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    Laura says

    Had the lovely pleasure of spending Labor Day Weekend in the hospital! And I’m still enjoying the pleasure. Hope to be released Monday or Tuesday. Portland OR has a beautiful weather forecast for the upcoming week; I look forward to enjoying it.

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    Karen Cooper says

    I tended to a stray dog that has joined our family. 🙂 We also processed tomatoes, and I made time for a horseback ride.

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    mel says

    I spent the weekend feeding a 4 week old screamer…had glorious plans for food and attending a wedding, but infants take up a lot of time and energy:)

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    Paula Yates says

    My youngest daughter and I drove out of state to visit with my only full brother and 2 half sisters whom I’ve not seen since last Christmas. We ate healthy food, sampled some blackberry wine and tried my sister’s homemade black raspberry jam – ALL were good. We helped my brother with getting his shrubs and trees trimmed; he travels a lot and has little time to do this. We enjoyed being together and the whole weekend that was much too short! That Cuisinart would have helped a lot since I do most of the cooking! Hope your new cookbook goes really well and will miss any communications with you Kevin while you work on it!

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    Susan says

    Labor day, I spent with my brother who is in the hospital recovering from triple bypass surgery!
    It was time well spent since we have not talked in a long time. The rest of the evening was spent just relaxing with my husband, watching old movies.

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    Maria says

    In addition to browsing through all your recipes that I filed, I alsoI made your chive pesto. My food processor didn’t do a good job as I had to do them many times before it ground into a paste. I think I need a new one. 🙂 Hope my name get picked!

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    Katherine says

    I picked some of the ripe heirloom tomatoes from my community garden plot and made tomato confit. I have lots more tomatoes coming ripe very soon, so I’m checking out your recipes! I also went to two art fests and then drove 100 miles up home to my parents for a picnic with the rest of my family. It was a wonderful Labor Day Weekend! Great web site! Thanks.

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    Marlene says

    We were packing to move so the kids came to help pack. Since we are moving to a smaller home we needed to find a substitute for our traditional Thanksgiving gravlax appetizer which takes too much time and, more importantly, too much space in what will be a much smaller refrigerator. And the kids needed a real treat for all their hard work. So we experimented with two-one soy sauce/Asian/sesame based and the other from a Russian themed article Food & Wine). Both were great but we are tending toward the F&W gravlax for Thanksgiving.

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    Lynn says

    I spent the weekend with my favorite guy, my boyfriend, I only get to see once a year since I can no longer fly. I had the most wonderful weekend. >sigh<

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    Jerry in Sealy says

    Spent a nice quiet weekend home with my husband, mom and daughter. Did a little quilting, gardening and of course cooking. Out in the country we stay away from the city on holidays and off the roads.

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    Mary says

    I mowed and trimmed the yard, then rewarded myself with one of my favorite meals – brown rice, topped with steamed veggies, topped with grated sharp cheddar, then drizzled with Tamari. The rest of the weekend involved simply puttering. Loved your tomato pie the weekend before Labor Day – so easy, and so delicious!

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    Mercy says

    I spent Labor Day canning about 40 quarts of marinara sauce, plus some raspberry/jalapeno preserves (special request from my mother, & it turned out quite nicely!), blackberry preserves for my daughter (the Cordon Bleu chef still wants me to cook for her!), and some hot pepper jelly. I could have used a food processor instead of my old-fashion food mill! Talk about carpal tunnel!

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    Nancy says

    We spent some time tending our gardens, taking our grandchildren to a museum and enjoying the beautiful out-of-doors.

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    kattie a dubbs says

    bbq a slab of ribs . and watched my brother and a friend put up a fan on deck . then 1 day I made fish tacos. brothers friend had never had them. he fell in love with them . to tell the truth my cabbage could have been better if a good mixer was had . mine leaves big chunks need a win !!!

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    Debra Jackson says

    My husband and I raise the most adorable miniature donkeys. We were awaiting the birth of one of our foals. Top Gun arrived August 27th and we enjoyed showing him off at our annual family picnic, held in our back yard.

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    Becky says

    cleaned out the attic to find things for garage sell Listened to the band and watched fireworks at our POA labor day celebration.

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    CheyAnne says

    I got ready for my new job @ Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs. Super excited and didn’t get much sleep. But now I’ve put my first week in and I’m good.

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    Judy says

    We had guests on Saturday and Sunday. Monday we enjoyed the rain and thunder showers that lasted all day, here in the Sierra Foothills. Tuesday we picked grapes and tomatoes.

    Can’t wait for the cookbook

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    Victoria Teabo says

    Friday , Saturday , and Sunday my Hubby and I cleared our yard of weeds pruned the holly tree , picked some tomatoes , and had our own little picnic/cookout just the two of us. On Monday My Hubby had to work so I spent the day cleaning house , web browsing , watching TV , and eating leftovers. All in all it was a great weekend.

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    Christine Hollman says

    Spent Lanor Day weekend at the cabin with family. Don’t get to see my family enough so it really meant a lot!

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    Janice says

    I had a quiet weekend, picking vegetables from my garden and beginning the process of preparing for winter. I am removing the dying plants in the garden and getting them into the compost pile. I am cleaning up my green house to enable to to begin winter sowing. I am setting up my planters which I will use for my starts. I also enjoyed the beginnings of the end of summer, watching the days get shorter and wishing I could keep the sun up longer.

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    Ina says

    After a road trip to Castle Rock, Colorado, Spent time with my friend and her family on their patio near the koi pond and waterfall. Very relaxing.

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    Janet says

    I attended the Columbia County Garden Party for the Aids Council of NENY and participated in the Back to School auction donating a backpack to a child for the first day of school.

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    Debbie says

    I returned from a lovely vacation spent on Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. My sister had a family picnic and we all had a wonderful time. Thanks for the chance to win!

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    Mike says

    I got up early and picked some rasberries to go with the granola and yogurt bkfst. Piddled around in the garden picking whatever was ready and deadheaded and weeded here and there and watched the sun come up over the Wasatch Mts here in Utah. Then I did my daily workout from Maxworkouts.com. followed by a protein shake with some rasberries thrown in. Then I got serious in the garden and moved some dirt and placed some rocks…40-50 lbers in the rock garden to make some more planting areas and retain the hillside. Gathered some seeds for winter seeding I learned about from you last winter. Spent another hour clearing weeds from the steam. By then neighbors were awake so I could go and give away some of the squash, zucchini and tomatoes…..not the rasberries. Relaxed in the hammock and read the paper. Went for an hour interval run. Sat in the stream to cool down and mentally noted what needed to be done in the garden next and where to place more rocks. Cleaned up and lay in the hammock some more while doing some prep for the college class on psych I am teaching. Helped a neighbor lady spread some bags of mulch. Met the new neighbors. Went to the mall with my wife but didn’t buy anything. Whew!! But I think she will go back for the shoes. Relaxed in the evening with some multi-tasking watching her movie choice while playing a few rounds of Call of Duty. I think I will go look up how to spell rasberries.

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    Stephanie says

    Kevin,
    Unfortunately, my husband and I attended a
    Memorial service for a cousin-in-law . She was
    British and always wore hats. Her hats lined the
    Pews at her service . One was more stunning than
    The next followed by an English tea reception.
    Stephanie

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    Abby Ross says

    We went to Branson, MO to visit my mom and dad. We played a round of mini-golf and took in a couple of shows. It was a great mini-vacation.

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    Renee says

    I spent my Labor Day weekend floating in my pool, being I living inWIsconsin, time is very limited. My pool is just 12×30, so I just soak up the sun and look at the picturesque sky that God paints for us!

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    Betty says

    My parents, ages 81 and 83, are moving to a smaller, one level home. Our Labor Day weekend was spent sorting, packing and remembering. It was exhausting but also fun to spend time with siblings, nieces, nephews . . . Really the whole extended family. My sister, daughter and I also spent a day dealing with an abundance of tomatoes. That meant canning salsa, two types of tomato jam and (drumroll please) tomato pie! Thanks for the yummy recipe!

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    Carla says

    Rested on Saturday, Worked on the house and yard, on Sunday. Bought a new pick up truck on Monday.

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    Vicki says

    I worked 32 hours over the Labor Day week-end (I’m a nurse). But I did manage to pick apples, tomatoes and kale from my organic garden to take in a share with co-workers.

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    Peggy Herron says

    I harvested the last of my purple beans, made a fab dinner with steak ,corn and the beans and made the first apple crisp of the fall season . I had my waxing done on Friday to avoid the crust of young women in need of emergency bikini waxing on Saturday. We put out the American flag next to our gay pride flag and kept them up for the weekend.
    Peggy Herron

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    Jo Ann Spaulding says

    I hopped a flight to San Diego to visit my daughter & son-in-law. First stop a mex restaurant for breakfast then a relaxing day. Sunday visited with other family in Cherry Valley, CA. with a nice BBQ beef lunch. Monday was spent with a cooking class my son-in-law gave me on mole for lunch then it was off to the Del Mar Racetrack, so much fun people watching and betting on the ponies. BBQ that evening, lamb chops & a wonderful mushroom bread. Extended my trip so on Tues went shopping, and tried some Greek take out food, then Wed. it was a message and a seafood lunch/dinner and then off to the Airport to fly back home. A Great Break from my Gift Shop ( Star Junction) in Whitehall, MT. I truly took time off from laboring to enjoy the weekend. Now of course its back to work. I am a fanatic cook & love to try new foods & recipes. My passion is cooking/baking and I really should be in the food industry some how, but not sure where yet. Good eats to All.

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    Clarice says

    Well, my Labor Day was boring compared to many others. The Bay Bridge (to San Francisco) was closed so my sibs over there couldn’t come (as usual) to a BBQ at my house in Concord. So we had a very quiet L.D. weekend. It was actually very nice!

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    Ellen M. Wood says

    During Labor Day weekend, I literally LABORED over many projects left behind, plus tried to cool off in this very unseasonably HOT weather at the beach in Santa Cruz, CA, where I live. I’ll take fog any day! I continue to enjoy Kevin’s recipes & comments, & would love to own a new food processor of that size…mine gave up sometime ago.

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    jude says

    After looking at the pictures of completed rooms in your beautiful home, I invited talented friends to Vermont far a grand work and play weekend. Handy folk installed heritage woodwork and installed sheetroch on stairs leading to the upper level of the garage. Gardeners cleaned beds and prepared them for the long winter. Children (with help) followed your suggestions to winter over petunias and geraniums for bright indoor windows when the the snow piles up outside. Cooks and non-cooks followed many of your recipes to create beautiful meals.
    A fun and exciting time was had by all. Yes, we did have rain, but so what.
    Keep your ideas coming. We plan a repeat next year.

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    Edie says

    Went kayaking on beautiful Lake James NC – blue sky, puffy clouds, mountain backdrop, just lovely! But back in the kitchen the remainder of my vegetable harvest awaits processing!

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    Karen Olson says

    My husband and I were working at the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion at Rollag, MN. It;s an annual tradition now for us and we wouldn’t miss it!

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    Carol B says

    My daughter’s birthday is September 2; celebrated with her family and my son and his family and 4 grandkids; pool, bbq, birthday; great weekend

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    Lillace Christianson says

    My husband and I both spent the long weekend working really hard! He started a new job on Tuesday, so he was busy prepping for that and I was busy prepping his work clothes and preparing foods for lunches, etc. Still a lot going on this weekend, but next Saturday should bring some much needed down time for us both. Hope your week is going great!

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    Morgan says

    Stayed home for the most part, went grocery shopping once. Took my Wife for a car ride and Starbucks on her Sunday birthday. Thank you Kevin, it’s kind and generous of you to sponsor this.

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    Patty says

    We spent the afternoon at the Casino! Too hot here in AZ to be outside or to be cooking….can you say BUFFET?!! 🙂

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    Riversana says

    I was Market Manager at my local Farmer’s Market (duties rotate between several volunteers) on Saturday morning, after which I enjoyed a small portion of the 50-mile yard sale that runs right past my house. On Sunday, my neighbors kidnapped me and took me to a family barbecue while my husband worked a double shift. On Labor Day, we smoked a pork shoulder and enjoyed our own barbecue with the same neighbors. Lovely weekend overall!

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    Lindsay says

    I took my daughter for her first trip to the Chesapeake bay – too young for soft shelled crabs this year – maybe next year!

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    Carol M says

    I spent the long weekend going to visit my two sons and attending the University of Arkansas football game.

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    Beccs says

    I moved back into my condo after a few months away – it took basically the whole weekend to get settled back in!

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    gina says

    I gleefully proved the extended family wrong. It is much proclaimed that one simply cannot grow melons in our maritime northern California climate so I chose this date to share my bounty. Thanks to so many dedicated gardeners before me who perfected seed that made me look like such an amazing gardener lol

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    Annie says

    Frolicing in the yard, had good friends over for awesome BBQ, lots of cocktails and great conversation, always controversial and steamy…and of course, enjoyed lots of college football!!!!

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    Alex Griller says

    I babysat three grandchildren while their mom and dad relaxed for a couple of days.I remember now – that’s why parents should be young!

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    Susan McRae says

    I harvested goodies from the garden. Thanks to your instructions I now have kale, chard, greens, and squash in my freezer!

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    Sandy Douglass Abalos says

    I spent the Labor Day weekend at my daughter’s apt. in Houston, helping her pack in preparation for a move.

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    Linda says

    For 53 years, our Labor Day tradition has been to labor around the house, be it a new commode installed or all the windows washed. This Labor Day was no different. With house guests anticipated later in the week, the cottage and gardens got an extra sparkle job. I like sparkle.

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    Maxine Meach says

    510, Maxine Meach
    September 8, at 11:49 am

    Spending the week end with family. Head of household asked what everyone would like to do and with no answers everyone took it easy and restful. Lunch was simple with homemade bread, cucumbers and sliced onions in vinegar and water with a bit of sugar and salt and pepper. Sliced tomatoes. Reading mazagines, new book, boat riide in the sunshine. Three adults and two teen agers.

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    Jan midden says

    Paper work, yard work, work,work,work… Just kidding watched one good movie on Netflix. The Intouchables, based on a true story. Worth all the reading , I may watch it again just to make sure I didn’t miss anything the first time.

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    Evelyn says

    I listen to some great music and volunteered at VFW table for for our Matthews Alive Festival in N.C.. I also made some delicious peach muffins.

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    Sharon Shade says

    Deep cleaned kitchen and bathrooms, then gave the rest of the house a good once-over, and did 6 loads of laundry. They do call it Labor Day for a reason!

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    Sandra from WA says

    Hi Kevin,
    Loved having a 3 day weekend from work. Loved just being home with the kitties and catching up on chores. Even got the freezer defrosted!!!!! Have a good week and look forward to your cookbook.

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    Gayle Sisson says

    I had to work Saturday & Sunday – busy coastal town with lots of tourists, but on Labor Day I hiked with friends at their hilly farm property, picked chanterelles and wild blackberries, played a few rousing games of ring toss, drank champagne and had a late lunch at a local Mexican restaurant – a very fun filled, relaxing day!

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    Heather says

    Over Labor Day weekend I worked hard at cleaning out my grandparents house so it can be sold. It was exhausting both physically and emotionally. I also practiced my new found skill of smoking tri-tip using an old feed barrel and hay hooks. Sometimes living in the country you just have to go redneck. :). It is some of the best tasting tri-tip you’ve ever tasted.

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    dana says

    Harvest time! Tomatoes galore: canned, roasted and frozen. Found some time to chill and relax after busy weeks at work. Fun with my family as well!

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    Kim says

    Spent time with out-of-town family that we haven’t seen in a while. Also lost my 18 year old kitty cat. Happy for the first and still sad about the second. He was my baby boy

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    Chris Reid says

    I grilled sausages (both pork and chicken) and we all sat on the deck and watched the birds in the trees. It was a nice, relaxing day!

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    Kayces Homemades says

    I worked at a place here that’s sales arts and crafts called The Flying Monkey and sold my jewelry that I make to try and make ends meet. I’m disabled and don’t get much to live on. That was Friday night and Saturday days. Then on Sunday and Monday I picked my garden and got it put up. That’s about all I did because I can’t afford to do any thing else. I really could use the food processor to help with getting thing ready to put away for the winter my old one doesn’t do a good job anymore. I really hope I win. Thank you

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    Pat McGee says

    Would you believe that the black walnuts are already falling? I spent most of the weekend picking them up and rolling off the husks so my husband could wash and bag them for winter. They are so yummy in cookies and on salads. We eat them all winter!!!

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    Bobbie says

    Tailgated with our Goddaughter and her husband and lots of friends before and after the Tennessee opener. All about friends, food, fun, and a big win!

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    Linda Reynolds says

    Worked a booth at our local Old Fashioned Trading Days. Sold a few of my handmade bracelets!

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    Mary says

    Spent the weekend in antique shops. I found two pitchers to use for vases and a beautiful majolica planter. The planter was only $12 due to a few chips but turned to the wall — gorgeous. Thank you for the food processor opportunity.

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    Linda lloyd says

    I was sick…:-(
    I’m making up for it this weekend …. Helped cater a wedding yesterday … The chef had a cuisinart!!!! I tried it for the first time and I’m in LOVE!
    I would love to have one for my own home!

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    Jo Pernice says

    I made 2 old fashioned chocolate pies with meringue topping…. 2 tomatoe pies and a tomatoe feta salad with my super sweet tomatoes from my garden. And still had time to BBQ outside! Busy Busy Busy!

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    Sherri Wheeler says

    Over Labor Day weekend, my family and I went camping with a couple of other families. It was a much needed and much appreciated getaway before school started. My husband and I are both teachers, so this was a great last hoorah of summer! 🙂 (Here in Michigan schools officially start after Labor Day)

    We had beautiful weather, great friends, lots of laughter, and of course…lots of fantastic food over the campfire. I won’t go into all of the delicious meals, but a few of the favorite dishes were breakfast burritos with fresh veggies from my garden, pancakes with fresh blueberries, barbecued ribs, and campfire pizza. Yum!!!!!

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    Cathy says

    I worked in my flower garden, planting new plants and transplanting some of the older ones.I love to play in the dirt. I also enjoy your web site. Happy September to you.

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    Joanne la Vergne says

    As an American living in the Rocky Mountains foothills of Alberta, Canada, I love it when I can take a trip to Whitefish, Montana (which I did). Alway amazed at how different the climate is just on the other side of the “big hill”. Wish I could garden like you do as the weather is a huge challenge here.

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    Karen says

    My world came tumbling down that weekend when I learned that my husband was having an affair. Time in my kitchen is the brightest spot right now and my food processor leaves a bit to be desired. Bless you for the chance at improvement!

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    Cherri says

    Spent the entire weekend camping near home, enjoying other campers cooking (BBQ and pot luck) a live band, corn hole tournament and karaoke. Great fun. Thanks for your generous offer

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    JANE D says

    Cleaned my veggie gardens, thinned the blub plants, watched the birds, especially the humming birds feed, mowed grass with a push mower to collect the unusually high grass for compost…..ENJOYED THE QUIET….
    The food processor sure would be a bonanza for this retired household.

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    Elizabeth says

    I spent Labour day weekend quietly. I went to our farmers market for fresh produce. It is amazing how fast the summer has gone & sad to see the end of certain fruits & veggies in our area. The season seemed to short. Did some housework & read or played the piano as well as talking to my family on Monday. Hope I win the food processor. I have a small Cuisinart processor in combo with my blender but it is too small for a lot of things.

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    Renee Mitchell says

    I spent the weekend in Victoria BC celebrating my daughters 14th birthday. We love Victoria for its European feel and youthful vibe. We spent the weekend taking in the sights, shopping of course, eating great food – some raw, some vegan, some meaty but all delicious, fresh and flavorful. Since I am gluten intolerant we skipped high tea at The Empress Hotel but spent several evenings strolling the wharf enjoying the vendors, street musicians and vintage wooden boats with the requisite gelato in hand. It was a great time to celebrate her, connect and prepare for the next adventure – high school! Despite what many say and despite the fact that I’m a single mom I am never quite ready to send her back to school. I think this made it a tad bit easier.

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    Mrs. Handyverger says

    I did some cooking Labor Day weekend – pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin-apple cookies with white chocolate & butterscotch chips, and rustic wheat penne, with zucchini amd turkey meatballs. I also gardened – got some mums in the ground, trying to keep my fall lettuce from dying in the sun!

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    JRBH says

    We had good old Baked Beans, Hot Dogs and Burgers! We added a bountiful garden salad and Life Was Good! Nothing gourmet, but, oh so very delicious.

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    Revenda` says

    Enjoyed a new restaurant with friends. Spent time with my extended family and had homemade soft raspberry ice cream. Fun weekend!

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    Kevin says

    I “labored” on Labor Day weekend. Worked Saturday and Sunday on the 2 most beautiful days of the entire year! Monday, we were going to take the boat out but to our dismay, we listened (believed) the local tv station weather guy and stayed home on yet another beautiful day! Can you say “Argh?!”

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    Tessa Stephens says

    I was sick on Labor Day 🙁 I had gotten strep throat, but had to turn to natural remedies due to being in-between insurance at this time. My son and I did visit an immediate care center to see if they’ll give us a strep test anyway, but they would not without all the payments being made up front, which for the two of us it would have been around $250. So we went home and continued our natural remedies, which in the end worked just fine (as good as the antibiotics), just took a little longer to clear 😉

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    Cristy Sheehan says

    We took a drive on Avenue of the Giants in our 1946 Ford Woody and had a picnic among the giant Redwoods and Ferns. What a beautiful area it is! Thank you for a great site. I look forward each week to your newsletter!

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    Becky says

    I spent the morning working in my garden. Still experiencing hot Texas weather so I try to finish my gardening by noon. Watered, trimmed back perennials, did some trench composting, cleaned the bird baths and set out fresh seed for the birds. Love your site…thanks for the chance to win!

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    Pam says

    We had friends for dinner (ending with a blackberry pie) and I gardened. Hospitality and gardening–two of my favorite things to do.

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    John Denver says

    We went to Rocky Mountain National Park, played at a sandy beach on a lake at 8500 feet above sea level….who knew you could find a beach up there!? 🙂

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    Madfortulips says

    Bundled up all my daughter’s “stuff” and helped her move back to her dorm( All French house..old Victorian home similar to yours!)at Smith for her senior year! My husband went on day one with all the heavy items, I went on day two with flowers from our garden,fresh veggies,muffins and items to stock her kitchen in the dorm house.

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    Jeannie P says

    I kissed my 17 yr old daughter goodbye as she headed off to Paris. Then celebrated my youngest son’s 6th birthday.

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    Shirley Roseland says

    Spent the day with my daughter and her husband at the SD State Fair, Huron, SD; attending the alumi/reuion party celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the beginning of the 4-H Performing Arts Troope, which my daughter was a part of for several years of her 4-H years. A great day with family and reuniting with old friends and troope members.
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    cynthia shultz says

    My husband and I spent a lovely weekend in the Catskills. We got lots of outside trimming work done. Very satisfying. Cynthia

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    Kris Whitby says

    Labor day weekend was a bit of of a roller coaster for me. The AC had died Thursday, and we weren’t able to get it fixed until Saturday afternoon. Sunday was a wonderful family gathering featuring some delicious blue cheese stuffed burgers, and Monday was a wonderfully lazy day spent relaxing with my husband.

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    Kathy says

    I gave our cars a thorough cleaning. Couldn’t make anything wonderful in the kitchen as I don’t have a food processor 🙂

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    PK says

    Labor Day weekend was fairly typical for us… I worked on Saturday so my boss could have the day off. Sunday I harvested kale and lettuce, lots of lettuce, from my raised bed garden. Labor Day was just that — I drove to my husband’s office and cleaned (dusting, floors, windows, bathroom). We ended the holiday weekend with a typical dinner — hamburgers and baked beans!

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    Carol says

    I dug organic chicken fertilizer into four vegetable garden beds and then planted tomato plants, with zinnias in between, for some Fall color.

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    Elizabeth Sanders-Eakes says

    We slept in until 8:30 a.m.
    My husband cooked dinner.
    I worked in the garden and watered the yard.
    We ate an early dinner then watched a couple of movies on large screen TV.
    All in all, it was a perfect day!

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    Marjean says

    We worked in the garden cleaning up some of the beds and picking tomatoes and then picked more tomatoes. Later we picked even MORE potatoes. Even though it was hot for Oregon, I made the first batch of butternut squash soup using only our own garden ingredients. Yummy!!!

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    Marilyn Foster says

    We picked 7 gallons of delicious wild blackberries and then headed for my kitchen. Jars of jam, syrup, jelly and pie filling line the shelves of my pantry. A true labor of love!

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    Theresa Hamilton says

    I had just come back from closing my Mom’s Estate in Chicago. I spent the Labor Dayy weekend, putting away all the paperwork involved.

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    Judy says

    We spent Labor Day weekend (Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning) at our little cabin in the woods, enjoying the birds and having our annual Labor Day picnic. We ate indoors this year because here in Texas it was near 100 degrees and not that pleasant outdoors. I know, the potato salad, grilled chicken, and coleslaw would have tasted better outside, but the cool inside felt good!

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    Janet Wilson says

    Garden picking- then sauce canning, green bean freezing, zucchini bread ( still!!! but slowing down!!!) freezing chard, mow lawn- clippings to the chicken cuz they love to scratch through it! company one night- memories, laughs and martini’s!- then lesson plans and work for my new class- I teach Foods 1 and advanced foods classes inner city-I am ready for them!!!!

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    Pepper says

    First I made a huge pot of spaghetti sauce with tomatoes from my garden and CSA share. Then my husband and I worked in the garden beginning preparations for fall clean up. Where did the summer go?

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    Debbie says

    I spent the weekend in Charlestown, RI so I could volunteer at Rhythm & Roots Music Festival.
    My meals were prepared for me, but I did make a Gallon of Chi-Chi’s and a cooler full of various flavors of Jello-Shots.
    I would have made your Shortbread Apple Pizza, alas, I have not a food processor.
    My 60th birthday is the 14th of September and THIS would be an AWESOME present! 🙂

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    Cheryl Harbinson says

    We eat very healthy in my house. Since we cook every day, my husband and I went out to eat. My understanding of Labor Day is to take a day off from work/working. Therefore we enjoyed a night away from the kitchen and focused on each other workout any distractions

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    Jewell Massey says

    Spent Labor Day weekend in my own 13 boxes, RAISED BED GARDEN working on a syllabus for WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE GARDENERING! As a wheelchair gardener myself, I am eager to open up my own garden to others who just want to enjoy a flower-vegetable garden, anyone who wants to play in the dirt, or to others seeking solutions for gardening from a wheelchair themselves at their own homes! Thanks, Jewell Massey, Ms. Wheelchair America 1989

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    Kathy in IDaho says

    Went to Yellowstone, took a picnic lunch, and drove to Mommoth, then to Tower Falls, inspiration point at Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, then Old FaiIthful and home.

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    Brenda says

    Was that just last weekend??? I don’t think we did much of anything…read, watched an old movie. Honestly Kevin, *where* do you get your energy? I read your blog and think what’s wrong with me? I can’t do a fraction of what you do and I’m sure not as organized as you (ah, maybe that’s the real problem!). You amaze me!!

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    Rita says

    On Saturday, Visited with and helped my 92 yr old mom make lunch for my brothers who were busy making fresh squeezed apple juice(cider?) then on Monday made beer butt chicken and served with sauted zuchinni, summer squash & potato. Thanks for the contest!

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    Alicia says

    We had a pool party with family & friends for our youngest daughter who turned 7. Also, the rest of the weekend was spent on finishing the gut on our kitchen renovation.

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    Cathy Carmody says

    We went to the St. Nicholaus Greek Festival in St. Louis. It’s an annual event & we try to attend every year. The food is out of this world! We had gyros, Greek salad, Greek fries, spanikopita, baklava & frozen ouzo! Yum! There was so much more one could have had if you wanted.

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    Donna says

    Since I live in Florida now, labor day does not signal the end of summer and all the chores that go with it as up north. Summer just goes on and on and on like forever! So I didn’t do anything special. Just life as usual—relaxed and casual. No more kids to send back to school, no more vegetable gardens to harvest, no more pools to close up, no more leaves to rack before snow flies. Boy—life sure can get boring!!!!

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    Julie says

    My DH and I visited the newly opened Pinnacle Bank Arena in the Historic Haymarket area (Lincoln, NE). That was after we pulled all the lovely tomatoes from our garden to save them from the critters attacking them (worms likely). Our cages were not adequate to hold the monster plants, and the fruits were starting to lay on the ground. We’re trying your paperbag method to ripen them. Brandywines, Cherokee Purples, and Lemon Boys. Pulled a bucket full of Black Cherry tomatoes too. (LOVE tomatoes!). Next year we’ll be doing something different to ‘cage’ them. 😉 I do not own a Cuisinart… it is on my wish list… so would love to win. Thank you for the gracious offer of the giveaway… and thanks for your blog, too.

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    Christina Pearson says

    Celebrated friends’ new house with a fantastic “end of summer” party – good food, good friends, and good beverages!

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    Joanne says

    I spent it cooking with a great friend, helping with an open house, and watching movies! Perfect way to get recharged for school!

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    Leslie says

    We served homemade pickles (3 kinds) and homemade green bean/fresh tomatoe salad to. 17 of our dear community. It was all from our land, and our wonderful garden.

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    Marie Glasse Tapp says

    Listened to the foghorn at the ferry landing below my cottage here on Whidbey Island.
    When the sun came out picked red Hollywood Plums to make the prettiest jam you ever saw. Perfect Day.

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    Pat F says

    On Labor day, I had friends and family over and cooked a wonderful meal for those that cared. I grilled steaks and chicken, hot dogs for kids and a tasty clam boil for those that enjoy a good plate of steamers. I even made homemade rolls. Yum. Cooked and prepared for days, but the smiles and complements from everyone made it all worth while.

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    Lynda B says

    Lots of baking, “playing” in the garden and enjoying the beauty of the valley. It was such a beautiful weekend and a treat to have the extra day off.

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    Cathy Haynes says

    hi Kevin,

    We did absolutely NOTHING over the long weekend except to RELAX!!! It was a wonderful weekend indeed!

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    Georgette says

    Kevin,
    First things first. I am thrilled that you are working on a cookbook! As for Labor Day. I went to the Columbia Country (Chatham) fair and had a great time.

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    Vicki says

    Hi Kevin,
    I love your newsletter!
    Over Labor Day we had a bar-b-que with my family. I made a gret easy mango chicken dish.Hope you had a great weekend.

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    Sher B in Ky says

    I worked all weekend to meet deadlines. I so wanted to bake and can and work in the garden, but deadlines called. Thanks for the giveaway and I’m excited to hear you’re putting together a cookbook.

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    Hope says

    One the farm, holidays start off like all other days – Feeding the critters and turning manure into compost.
    But, on holidays we try to quit work earlier than usual and have something fabulous to eat. Home grown pork ribs. Home grown potatoes and herbs. Home grown salad greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, and sprouts. Home grown fresh goat mozzarella.

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    joanne henderson says

    We picked apples all weekend, chased our sheep out of the gardens, oh, and dug up the garlic!

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    Holly Prescott says

    Flew with my 85 year old dad in his plane from Colorado to New Mexico to Hot Springs, AR (had great BBA) to Huntsville, AL (everyone was really nice but we could feel the humidity! Welcome back to the south!) to Hartsville, SC where his plane will have a new home. Hard for my dad to give up his flying after 68 years! Arrived back home after being gone for a week to a few more tomatoes, green beans, jalapenos and eggplant. Almost time to til for fall.

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    Jim says

    It’s the start of the harvest season. I made and canned tomato sauce. Stuffed tomatoes and froze them. Dried some peppers, herbs and cherry tomatoes. A lot of work, but that’s makes the garden worthwhile.

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    Debby Cantrell says

    My brothers and their families came into town and we gathered at my sisters for the day. What a wonderful time we had!!! I made a fruit salad, which was delish!!

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    Anne says

    This Labor Day Weekend was party time. I attended 5 gatherings and had friends for dinner on the 2nd.

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    Brinda says

    I had a surprise 70th birthday party for my husband. No one gave it away, and he was totally surprised when he walked in to what he thought was a party some friends were having, and 80 or so of his friends broke into a rousing, if slightly off-key rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Good food, numerous bottles of cab, merlot, pinot noir, pinot gris, chardonay, prosecco, champagne, and a gigantic birthday cake were consumed and a local performer sang Motown tunes. We danced, drank and ate until late in the night. Labor day we recovered:)

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    Lois W says

    We were busy with our moving but I made a delicious zucchini lasagna. We have gardens and seem to always have an abundance of zucchini so I look for new ways to use them. Once the weather cools off a bit I plan to make a zucchini pie….instead of apples, use zucchini…yummy. Good luck with the cookbook.

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    Lois G. says

    I watched my only nephew marry his beautiful bride. Family, friends, and wonderful food followed. It was joyous!

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    Monica says

    Thanks for another opportunity to win this. Over Labor Day weekend I finished renovating my kitchen. I love it!

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    Joan Schuermeyer says

    Aren’t you suppose to labor on labor day? The last time I actually ‘labored’ on labor day was when I gave birth to my son, many years ago. Even though I’m retired and have 6 Saturdays and one Sunday every week, Labor Day is special. I like to do something I really need to do but with my large gardens, don’t take time to do. I worked on my scrapbook , hemmed up a square dance dress and worked on some sided for a movie I will be in, (which I needed to get started with). Had a blessed day.

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    Mary F. says

    Saturday, my husband and I worked on new raised beds for Spring. Monday, a friend invited me to her house for a wonderful lunch and a movie. Tuesday was my b-day so my daughter took me shopping and out to eat. Can’t wait for the cookbook!

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    Marie4SoL says

    Hi Kevin! Thank you for offering such a generous giveaway.

    I enjoyed myself a little too much…but hey, was with my handsome hubby and friends. Ate too much, had a few drinks, listened to music all until the dark hours of night. 🙂

    Hope y’all are having a great week!

    Cheers,
    Marie

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    Kristin in Iowa says

    Excited to hear about a cookbook coming! We had a barbeque with family and relaxed most of the weekend- it was wondeful!

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    Maureen says

    I visited with my granddaughter and her family. This will be the last visit for several years since her husband is an Army Ranger and they are being transferred to Alaska for 4 years. The great-grandkids will be so big the next time I see them. 🙁

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    Mickie Christiansen says

    Wonderful weekend……made blackbean chocolate cake…….quinoa patties……….drank a growler of persephone ipa…….reading david lebowitzs the perfect scoop, and a tap on the window. Oh, and am installing a brick patio, well underway. Excited about your cookbook Kevin.
    M.

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    Helga G says

    I watched my 3 adorable Grandchildren (actually they are quiet a handful and eat me out of “House and Home”) LOL
    I would love to be picked as the Winner. The Cuisinart would be a great help with Cookie- dough and some of your other delicious recipes.
    How was your Labor Day? Did you have some Guests over, so you could spoil them with some of your terrific recipes?
    Helga G.

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    Fab says

    Harvest weekend…Actually labored. But, before working in the garden, got some ribs set up to be slow cooked/smoked on the Q. Then headed into the garden. Made some tomato sauce with the last of the previous year tomato harvest. Then ate ribs for two days. I made way to many ribs…lol. Ribs 2 X a day for two days…way too many ribs…lol. They were good though. Marinated in apple juice over night then dry rubbed and smoked with apple wood and then slathered with my secret special sauce…Man! They were good! Then slept like a baby….zzzz

    Fab

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    Carol Ann Gregg says

    We took our two adult grandchildren to a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game to celebrate the beginning of college classes and the start of Army Reserve training. We had a great day and hope to have made a memory for them as they move into their future.

    A food processor is on my wish list. I would love to be a winner.

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    Janet Wells Mandour says

    After waking up I came into the living room looked out my window and thanked GOD for the American Flag that stood in the front yard that the Lions Club had put up the night before.

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    Joyce Dowell says

    We worked around the yard; went to Sunday dinner with family, took the grandkids to a small and disappointing circus (disappointing for us — not the grandkids), and watched golf and baseball on TV.. A good weekend.

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    Kathy says

    Over Labor Day weekend I was back in Michigan (I live in CA) visiting my son and his family. We went to a great shrimp boil. It was my first one ever! What a great party!

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    Peg Mattson says

    Hiked up to Grinnel Glacier in Glacier Park, Mt with daughter and son in law. They predict all the glaciers will be gone by 2030. We thought we’d see it before it melted. Very scenic hike with animals, waterfalls, and other hardy souls.

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    Kris Hervert says

    Hi Kevin; We spent the Labor Day weekend vacationing back home with lots of family. We had a wonderful barbeque and then spent time at a family reunion. My favorite part of these trips is always spending time at the family pond, known as “Uncle Rick’s pond”. It’s where we all gather and enjoy whatever weather Mother Nature gives us that day while we spend time together. It’s the best!

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    Kris says

    We took veggies & dips and went to the “World’s Greatest Junk Parade” in Rome … Wisconsin. And a good time was had by all!!

    Thanks for all the wonderful recipes … and gardening info … looking forward to winter sowing seeds this winter!

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    Chuck Spalla says

    Kevin, I spent some time over Labor Day weekend picking some greenish tomatoes and putting them in bags to ripen as per your advice! Also took my 4 year old Granddaughter to a local fair for some fun times!

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    Kathleen Gradberg says

    My husband and I did a 3 mile walk down to the Indian Caves along the Kankakee River and back again. That was quite a trek since my husband uses a cane. We did visit every bench along the way, but it was good exercise. And the weather was gorgeous!

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    Carole Bryan says

    Went to our fishing cabin in the North Woods of Wisconsin. Had a great party with neighbors with lots of deep fried Sconsin food!

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    Wendy W says

    We spent the weekend hanging out together as a family enjoying the precious time together. On Monday I spent 5 hours at my school doing last minute prep. to welcome a new school year of students (I am an elementary principal). =)

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    Bethy says

    Saturday I took my Mom to the Dr. in the morning, made a salad times two, bought a ton of ice and water and fruit plus took lemonade and water coolers to a Barn Dance we were holding for a nonprofit event.
    Dance lasted from 5-9 and I was exhausted and hungry afterwards (you just can’t eat at events like this that you are hosting!).
    Sunday was recuperation from Saturday. Monday we got together with friends and ate some delicious pork loin on the grill, had side salads and some decadent desserts plus enjoyed the sweet conversations.

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    Becky Yarborough says

    I went to our farmer’s market and then preserved / cultured the vegetables I bought.

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    CF says

    Yikes! I had to work on Labor Day, so the weekend was not long; I snuggled with my sweetie, and played in the yard.

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    Wendy says

    We went to the county fair on Friday night, then picked cucumbers and made dill and bread and butter pickles on Saturday. Roasted the first of this years’ home-grown chickens for Sunday dinner – filled with citrus and herbs. Delicious. Canned the last of the rhubarb on Monday.

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    Sherrill Rogge says

    Canned tomatoes from my garden and used my charcoal grill for the first time! 60 years old and never grilled! Now I want to grill everything!!

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    Karen L. says

    We did not really do anything different over Labor Day except take our dogs to the park for a long walk. Also did some yard work and sewing. Yes, I know, not very exciting. Wish I had been nearer you so that I could have had a taste of that tomato pie! And I know I am going to have to make that Shortbread Apple Pizza because my husband loves, loves, loves shortbread and his favorite fruit is apples. So it’s a must do.Thanks for both those recipes. Love your blog!!! There is so much great information and recipes and the photos of the house and garden …… well, I am green with jealousy but that’s OK.

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    Caroline says

    Worked in the garden, took care of the horses & other critters, then went to see “The Butler” – an impressive movie.

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    Donna Viar says

    We were blessed with all the children being home and bringing their dogs with them. A lot of good food, a lot of laughter, a lot of fun. Spent the morning working on my mother-in-law’s estate and then each afternoon on the boats on our beautiful lake. Nothing but fun with grandchildren and water.

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    Sheila Garry says

    My hubby and I decided to have a “different” day. The premise was simple. We couldn’t do anything the same as a regular day. We ended up eating bfast on our deck which we never do. We kayaked in the morning, took a long bike ride at lunchtime. Ate a very late lunch….drove to a wharf and read books while watching boats go by. It was fun to keep thinking “outside the box”.

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    Lorena Keech says

    We caught up on chores, spent time with friends, went on a nature walk with our dogs and read a lot. It was grand!

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    Jeannette Olton says

    My brother helped me put in posts to support my grapevines. I also cleaned out the goat barn and canned tomatoes. Labor Day is usually a day of labor on the farm.

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    Pam says

    I enjoyed the weekend with my Grandchildren. We had so much fun eating pop corn and watching their favorite shows. I hadn’t seen them for a while, and it was so nice catching up. My Grandson is 9 yrs. old, and my Granddaughter is 6 yrs. old. I picked them up from Boy and Girls Club and we went and got an ice cream and just did so much through the weekend. They are the Love of My Life.
    I have a total of 6 Grandchildren and 2 Great Grandchildren. My Birthday is September 12th and we will be going out to dinner. I’m in my mid 60’s. 🙂

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    Elaine says

    Spent the weekend having my in-laws over from Vermont and went to my sister – in – laws sons’ college soccer games that they were playing nearby! Great family weekend!!

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    Patricia says

    Labor Day weekend: Waited 3 long days to find out if my husband’s lab tests were positive for cancer. They are and treatment for remission starts next week. Love the one your with, say it & show it.

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    Cathy Stockton says

    Traveling!! We spent the week before the holiday in fabulous British Colombia by way of Montana. Trout fishing, site seeing, reading, relaxing and loving every min. of it. Unfortunately the weekend itself was spent traveling back to reality but even part of that was very nice.

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    susan says

    I worked most of the Labor Day weekend at my 2nd job but did find time to squeeze some sunbathing time & went to 2 cookouts. It wa great spending fun times with my great friends!

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    Phillis H. says

    A lovely weekend complete with a birthday party, back to school shopping and one wild afternoon thunderstorm VA style!

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    Donna Benevides says

    Met with a client on Saturday regarding a website redesign. Drove from Cape Cod to Raynham, Mass. for a high school reunion. Stayed at a hotel there Saturday night. Drove back to the Cape on Sunday and worked on the proposal for the website redesign. Managed to squeeze in a BBQ on the Weber charcoal grill, picked fresh organic veggies from the garden, and lamented the end of summer. 🙂

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    Trudy says

    Labored is the right word: I shopped for (and bought) a new dehumidifier (because I burned out the other one by not cleaning the filter!!!); trimmed some of my herbs and freeze dried them; sweated a lot on Saturday (upper 90’s to 101-we survive without AC-using fans only); cleaned out 3 junky areas-filled 2 trashcans and 2 large bags for Salvation Army; Sunday after church wrapped birthday gifts (plus a little last minute shopping) then a large meal at my sister’s house to celebrate 1 August and 2 September birthdays; On Labor Day I was crabby and not really fit company so I cooked some ground turkey adding Knorr Beef stock and wonderful spices. Yum-wish I had some of it left ! I did manage to get another bunch of clothing ready to leave this house. And that was INDEED, my Labor Day weekend.

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    Pam says

    We had a steak cook out with wonderful accompaniments of grilled veggies and potatoes. Also cranked up the smoker and, with hickory chips, smoked a nice pork shoulder. Wonderful!
    Started seeds for tomatoes, banana and jalapeno peppers, and patty pan squash. Gardening starts in Florida NOW! So excited! 🙂

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    Margaret says

    Drove to Montana (9 hours), stayed with sister in cute cabin; then
    sister/hubby and brother/wife and hubby and I drove to Polson, Mt
    to visit other sister/hubby (both very ill); brought food for a real old-time Italian
    family dinner. Saw a herd of elk, brother saw a bear and 2 nice big deer bucks
    in back yard. Then on Labor day sister had outdoor bar-b-que (ribs and fixins)
    for 50 people. What a trip!

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    Susan Dollard says

    We had a good old fashioned family cook out. Had a camp fire, toasted marshmallows and made s’mores. Then watched the fireworks over our lake from our deck. It doesn’t get much better than that!

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    heidi says

    At my age, I’m glad I can remember what I did last wknd,. My honey and I rented a woodsplitter and he lifted giant locust stumps , while I split them with that big., noisy beast, 2 cords stacked and ready for the winter and I say “cozy” is the new black! Greetings from getting ready for Toastyville, and cooking your zucchini fritters after.

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    Debbie says

    Hi Kevin
    Our family had our annual labor day weekend BBQ – this year to celebrate my dad’s 82nd birthday!
    Lots of fun, food and family!
    Debbie from Illinois

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    Skip says

    Swimming with the grand kids, holding cookouts, attending local festivals and parades, planting some fall mums, attempting to get someyard work done (HA! Fat chance) – it was a great weekend!

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    Cosette says

    On Labor Day weekend I shopped, worshiped, and canned a gazilllion peaches! How fun to hear about your book, must be a busy time for you with the harvest season, house projects, and a book! Best wishes.

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    Trudy says

    the apple pie looks great-I’ll try it next weekend. Looks simpler than traditional apple pie, thinking of several other toppings to try. will let you know how that works out.

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    juliep60 says

    I relaxed and read a good book along with doing some yard work. Basically just enjoyed my day off work on Monday.

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    Jenny says

    My daughter came home from college and I spent a wonderful weekend hanging with her. We watched movies, went consignment shopping, went food shopping, rested and best of all laughed a lot. Then Monday evening, the husband grilled and all the kids came over for supper. We enjoyed convsation and more laughter. It was the best holiday we have had in a long time.

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    Terry says

    We have been enjoying our weekend with our grandson, children, relatives, and friends! Our favorite times included hearing our grandson’s never – ending roar of laughter as well as participating in our niece – in – law’s unique celebration event!
    I can’t wait to see your cook book!!

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    Victoria Ladd says

    Hi Kevin

    Labor Day weekend was spent taking care of my yard. I edged and mowed my grass, and then set up sprinklers to water. I did enjoy the long weekend and not having to rush to be anywhere. I would love to be lucky enough to win this food processor, as I still do not own one, but would sure to!

    Thank you so much for your wonderful site, blogs, recipes, and gardening advice — I love it all and always thoroughly read your newest newsletter from start to finish! I simply love your recipes, and your Frozen Yogurt Blueberry Pie was a HUGE hit on Independence Day this year — I took the whole pie to my brother’s house and only came home with three slices! Will have to make again soon!

    Keep up the wonderful blog!

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    Lise Giroux-Beattie says

    On Labor Day W/E I worked the first Aid booth during a Pow-Wow in our area in Ontario. The regalia were colourful, the dancing gracious, the drumming enticing and the singing excellent, and of course the food delicious.
    Great time

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    Jennifer Hart says

    Hi Kevin,spent
    We had a busy but good Labor Day holiday. Friday was spent on errands, Saturday we pulled apart the living room, cleaned and rearranged. Sunday & Monday were spent with family and friends, celebrating birthdays and grilling. Wish they could all be that wa.

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    Diane stein says

    I spent the weekend loving my three year old grand son and getting his love in return! He ate all the sweet pear tomatoes he could reach- which meant I had less to worry about picking; he used his plastic dump trucks to move the pea gravel around the paths that wind thru my yard- which meant I went ahead and got those extra bags of gravel I’d been talking about needing; and he and his grandfather blew so many bubbles on the front porch that we just had to get the hose out and give everything on it a much needed bath!

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    Jane Clark says

    I was hoping you we’re doing another food processor giveaway. 🙂 My husband and I visited our family in South Carolina and had yummy food and pool fun. It doesn’t get better than that. 🙂

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    Donna Cota says

    My 90 year old mother is visiting from Florida, I live in Rhode Island. We went out for a lovely drive in the country, visited farmer’s markets and discovered ground (husk) cherries, had lunch out. We just enjoyed the day and each other!

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    kelly sabini says

    Hi Kevin! I had a very mellow weekend! I spent time in my lovely vegetable garden and caught up on some much needed SLEEP, before the new school year begins! (I am a middle school teacher… and BOY do I need my rest!)
    Thanks for another opportunity to win a Cuisinart! Kelly

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    Betty says

    So blessed to have a very dear friend visit Friday evening through Sunday morning. Then spent Labor Day mowing and working in the yard. Great weekend!

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    Michelle says

    My daughter and I drove to Southern California to spend the long weekend with my son and daughter-in-law, attend her baby shower, and help decorate ‘our’ new baby’s nursery! Such a lovely, memorable few days!!!

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    Theresa Ryan says

    Two fabulous friends showed up at our place and volunteered to help us install over 500 feet of wire fence for our new sheep! Couldn’t have spent the weekend in a better way! We have the greatest friends and neighbors!

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    Mike says

    Well??? sounds everybody had a great time. I did as well. however it was my weekend to work. and holiday to work. so I made a tomato pie and took in and fed it to the patients at where I work. they all looked at me like I was crazy when I said tomato pie. but everybody loved it!

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    Joyce Vanderlinden says

    Labor Day: I labored. I’m laying a brick walk from the patio to the shed, 19 feet away. Such an adorable little path….it undulates….from side to side, uphill and downhill, and every other way it can go. But it’s my path and I love it. Much nicer than wet grass and mud.

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    Kaye M. says

    I attended the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. It concluded on Monday so I stayed to help take down quilts from the Open class exhibit. There were over 500 quilts on display!

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    Rachel says

    We went to my cousins for a picnic, went to the movies, and out to eat for my daughter’s birthday.

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    alex says

    Spent a lovely weekend at the Jersery Shore with my family. Came home and had a wonderful cookout with just my wife and kids. Perfect.

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    Laurie M. says

    Made Cream biscuits, played outside with my puppy Teddy, visited with friends, and prayed for my nephew Boston.

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    Kathleen says

    We made solar lights for the new deck and my friends yard. Let the kids go swimming while we had Mojitos an boy I do not glue well when drinking let me tell you. We planted the horse pasture. We mowed and edged the grass and picked lots of cantalopes. After all it is called labor day you know. Win or lose still have a great time reading all the comments including yours on this website. Have a wonderful day….

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    Carol Cerros says

    We painted our living room and relaxed over the long weekend. I wish we had one of these each month. Can’t wait for your cookbook to be on the shelves. I’m sure it will be a success!

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    Deborah Lemmons says

    Had a wonderful day with my children and grandchildren. We had a cook out and it was wonderful to think that fall is coming soon.

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    Francine says

    We had a party at our house. I made some awesome fruit infused waters, and dips. No body waxing for me!!! Ugh. Got my motorcycle up and running yay!!!

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    Rosalie Varnell says

    Since it was unbearably hot in south Texas, we gardened very early in the morning and spent the rest of the day indoors catching up on reading email and I started a new quilt top……my very first on my own. It was a quiet but enjoyable day. Hope your day was a nice one too.

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    Lorrayne says

    Over Labor Day Weekend I celebrated my youngest son’s birthday…jeeeepers, he’s already a 13 year old. Made fabulous lemon carmel pound cake and, chinese chicken filled dumplings for his favorite dinner. Fun family weekend! Thanks for asking!

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    Jan W. says

    Our grandson from Chattanooga came to Atlanta for the Nascar race and stayed with us. When he went home I made Fig-Strawberry preserves. Loved it all!

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    cindy says

    Unforttunately, I didn’t do anything except wait for my doctor to open on Tuesday. I was ill with a mouth infection 🙁

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    Sheila says

    Labor Day evening was cool with not much wind. Invited some friends over and sat around the fire pit on the driveway drinking sangria and watching the sunset. This was last minute and could not have been a better ending to the weekend.

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    Linda says

    Hubby and I stayed home and just relaxed.(Been ‘laboring’ cleaning out and up our house after 51 years of marriage,for the past month)!LOL

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    Angie says

    Spent Saturday at my parents and had a cookout….grilled ribeye steaks, king crab legs, baked potatoes, fresh tomatoes, potato salad. A meal fit for a king! I also made a blackberry cobbler with fresh blackberries and a pumpkin roll cake. Delicious!

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    Lisa in CO says

    Enjoyed pulling weeds (the disappearance of them is enjoyable), planting a fall crop of greens and peas, tilling yard for grass and visiting the state fair, which included a live performance of Creedence Clearwater Revisted. Also shopped for a great bed! You’re generous and blog is invaluable as I used your suggestion to prepare and freeze many pounds of summer squash.

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    Barbara says

    Labor Day was a good time for me and my husband to get outside and work in our little garden, lots of beautiful tomatoes this year!! Trimmed shrubs, pull weeds, (not fun) but it all looked so nice when we finished. I’m new to your site, love it, great recipes, beautiful landscapes you have created, that beautiful old home you are refurbishing, wow, what a beauty!. Thanks for sharing your piece of the world.

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    Julie Frey says

    I graded papers. That is what I get for assigning summer reading to high school students.

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    Nancy H. Kodish says

    Celebrated my husband’s birthday, my birthday and prepared for my daughter’s DIY wedding on September 7th – it was awesome!

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    Helen Marioncu says

    I made several yummy chocolate zucchini loaves, cakes and muffins with the overabundance in the garden. First time putting zucchini in a dessert and it was fabulous! The family also managed to get in a swim and horseback riding. Love living on a farm in Ontario.

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    Amy Heames says

    I attended a Celebration of Life for a very special person who has always been a part of my own life. While there, I got to see and reconnect with many many long lost childhood friends. It was truly lovely day, and I know the person we were celebrating would have loved the gathering!
    In addition to that, I spent hours upon hours getting ready for my new class of four and five year olds who started their preschool year on Tuesday morning after Labor Day.

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    Kate Stalter-Mastro says

    Made some stuffed Zucchini, canned tomatoes and also green beans. Made hard boiled turkey eggs. These will be transformed into deviled eggs . We will take the to the Beekeepers Guild meeting since it is Covered Dish night. Also did the normal chores associated with the chickens and turkeys.

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    Sue says

    Worked in my garden journal adding all the plants I had purchased this year, and the greenhouses where they were purchased. Have done this for 10 years and will be especially helpful in the spring…Would love to have the Cuisinart for the goodies coming out of my garden.

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    Laura says

    I had a rare “Saturday off from work” and visited my brother in his brand new home on Monday.

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    Marcia Leitschuh says

    I kayaked down the Kinnickinnic River with a good friend, I spent a quiet evening in the hood (neighborhood) in lieu of the big party, and had a picnic with my daughter.

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    Cathy in Cleveland says

    Put up vegetables from the garden. The heirloom tomatoes were spectacular this year!

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    IRIS RIDEOUT says

    Wow…# 794…it will probably end up over 1000 this time.
    I had out of province company staying over the weekend so it was quite busy but very enjoyable.

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    pat. dobbins says

    Saturday we cooked hamburgers and trimmings outside and our son came over. Suday was church and m y Sunday nap. Monday is usually my day fo clean house and it got done partially becayuse we had company.

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    Judy says

    Hi Kevin…

    I enjoyed visiting with family, helping a neighbor organize her bedroom closets and enjoyed reading a book. Waiting for Texas weather to cool down before doing much outside work. Thanks for the “give away” and good luck on your cookbook. Look forward to a copy.

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    Sandra says

    I went to a party my neighbors gave. My town had a parade and fireworks that got rained out on July 4th.

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    Dan McKinnon says

    Went to a party in the sand at New Smyrna Beach in front of my son’s condo. With some car batteries, a converter, and some musicians we had live music all afternoon until they closed the beach … What a blast!!!

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    Amy G. says

    I totally relaxed and enjoyed an extra-long weekend. I just really wanted to stay home and enjoy the garden and make some pickles.

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    Deborah Rogers says

    I grilled chicken breasts, smoked sausage and corn on our barrel barbecue pit. I am VERY proud, because this time they came out browned yet tender, instead of crispy black sacrifices to the char gods. I may barbecue again soon.

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    Deborah says

    I work at a hospital so i “labored” on Labor Day. We did a Low Country Boil on Saturday though so that made up for it. Would love to put that processor to good use! Deborah

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    Linda says

    We spent a relaxing week-end doing gardening/weeding between the raindrops, went to church on sunday and after made bbq ribs on the grill. We have been counting our blessings this past two years after hurricane Irean took our home in the flood.

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    Lois says

    Let’s see: Because I would be heading back to my job as a school social worker the next day (Tuesday), I made sure the yard was at least in passable order, mowing, weeding, and trimming perennials past their prime. Oh, and I enjoyed more than one delicious BLT with Brandywine tomatoes (ripening earlier than my beloved ‘Rose.’) Yum!

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    Judy Ryan says

    On labor day weekend I forced myself to stay home and clean the garage to get ready for a garage sale when I get back from vacation.

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    BETTY CODY says

    Labor day I did no labor, no fun, no nothing. But I loved every minute of it. And I would love to win this wonderful appliance to go in what I soon hope will be my new house. Thank you for your generosity whether I’m the one to win this or not.

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    Donna says

    No parties here, but love the fall weather we get here in NE. fall is my favorite time of year. Made beef stew , GF… and it was delish. Nice crisp feel to the air here… looking forward to Indian summer…

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    JB Ceedy says

    We had a lovely party for some old friends who had moved away, and came back for a short visit on Sunday. On Monday we invited new friends over for a barbecue and games. Lots of fun!

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    Jo-Anne says

    I went to an agility trial with my 2 Border Collies, Tarren and Tagg. Thank goodness, the trial site is right next to wooded trails and a river so the dogs can cool off in it several times a day. Spending the last weekend with my dogs trialing is always an awesome way to wind up the summer!

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    Connie Sartain says

    Kevin, I used the time to harvest a mountain of food from my garden. I gave away much and also dried and canned much. I’m looking forward to using it all in tasty recipes!

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    Sharon says

    It was our little town celebration.”Progress Days”…Had good times with family and friends.

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    Marie says

    We invited a friend over for dinner and I tried a new recipe for southwestern corn salad to go along with ribs.

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    Susan L says

    I was hiking with my husband and our son on the Olympic Peninsula. No cooking facilities in sight!

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    Martha says

    I had a quiet weekend as hubby is out of town working with my brother remodeling a niece’s house. Hubby is our chef, so it would be great to surprise him with this food processor.
    Thanks for the opportunity.

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    Kathy Fausett says

    As usual, the entire family got together for swimming, food and fun. We had a great time.

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    Robin says

    We had relatives up from sunny Florida and went apple picking!! Cooked up some yummy just picked corn and gave Grandpa some of our last homegrown cukes!

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    John Root says

    We had friends over, and I made your fresh tomato pie. Fabulous! What a hit!

    Thanks for making me look good. 🙂

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    Cookbook Collector says

    Enjoyed BBQ dinner and boat ride with group of friends. I do a nice and smokey BBQ bean dish that is always requested at cookouts.

    Looks like more people do personal labor/chores on Labor Day. I’m retired but like to take time off too. 😉 Making a dish or two is fun.

    SO GLAD to hear you are working on the cookbook! Hope you are thinking about the end product. I’m referring to the dimensions of the book and layout so all your future cookbooks will all be the same size. My favorite sizes are 7 3/4″”x10 1/4″ or 8 3/4″ x 11 1/4″. And, after all the work it takes to complete a book, please plan for a serious hardbound book.

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    Kay daniels says

    I had a fabulous time visiting my mother and sisters in Kansas. I took a much needed break from taking care of my husband while his daughter and son came over to relieve me. My youngest sister flew in from Alabama and the four of us had a marvelous time catching up, laughing, talking, shopping and eating!

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    Susan M. says

    I traveled back and forth across town to care for my absent friend’s cat, Puppy. Puppy needed his outdoor time every day, so while I labored in his basement cleaning up his indoor space, Puppy luxuriated out by the pool on the covered deck, eventually snoozing on a lounge chair, dreaming of chasing butterflies through the potted plants.

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    Linda B says

    Enjoyed a lovely Labor Day with my hubby of 42 years – stocked up on wine at our favorite wine store, brunch at Mimi’s and grocery shopping at Whole Foods in the afternoon. Relaxed and happy. Can’t wait to purchase your new cookbook, Kevin! Probably will need that Cuisinart to work through all the recipes!

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    Geri Morrison says

    I took my kids to visit my sister and her handsome Boxer/Border Collie puppy! – a fun and relaxing weekend.

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    Cathy W. says

    I was camping at my favorite place on Earth – a lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It was hot and sticky, but hey, there was a beautiful, refreshing lake to cool off in!

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    Sherrie says

    Made a very time consuming drip sand castle on the beach in Ocean City, NJ, with my grandchildren.

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    Marci B. says

    I planned my husband’s birthday gift (Sept 8), which is a DIY remodeled bathroom,
    designed by me. I will also do the work I can’t afford to have done professionally,
    like the research, shopping, painting, coordinating, floor installation, etc. The poor man works 2 and sometimes 3 jobs so I can be retired. He is younger than me by a lot, and
    he hates his bathroom!
    so…he needs a modern, up to date bathroom to start his day! Wa La!

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    Suzanne K says

    MY wonderful neighbors took their boat to the river (100+ heat!!!) and were generous enough to say that their pool was open to me at any time! I took advantage with several swim/paddle/float sessions! So nice! They got a large basket of home grown, vine ripened tomatoes when they got home as a small token of my deep appreciation!

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    Bev Barry says

    Just relaxed and worked on the yard. Made a fresh peach pie and wanted to try a new piecrust using the food processor and couldn’t find mine, so could use a new one.

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    SudN says

    I worked all labor day weekend, the on Monday I spent the day relaxing with my husband and dog.

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    Betty says

    The Mackinac Bridge, the largest expansion bridge in the world, is approx. 5 miles long. Lake Michigan is on one side and Lake Huron on the other. I walked that bridge at 8 a.m. on Labor Day and lived to tell the story!

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    Trudy says

    I did none of those things above………..we didn’t even have a long weekend in Australia, BUT we had elections and I spent half the night on Saturday and nearly all day on Sunday following the election!
    I believe that Mr. Abbott will make a good prime minister and will be good for Australia and all Australians!
    Keep well,
    Trudy

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    Vesna says

    Snorkeling with panther sharks off La Jolla Beach in the cool Pacific waters under a grey, misty marine layer sky. Below me, in the shallow waters, swim 5 – 6 dark purple colored adult panther sharks. As soon as I touch the sandy ground with my feet, the sharks surround me, almost touching me. Panther sharks are harmless and do not attack humans. Their diet consists mainly of small fish and crustaceans. Panther sharks come to the La Jolla shores each summer to mate.

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    Michelle says

    We did a family hiking trip and hiked the 2 Bigelows in Maine…..West Peak and Avery Peak. Cooked and aet the best boxed mac and cheese for dinner that night as we camped…..when you are tired and hungry, anything tastes good!

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    Michelle Mutchler-Burns says

    We stuck with tradition and had a terrific get-together with family and friends. My husband cooked on the STOK grill he received for Father’s Day (it’s hardly had the chance to cool down since he got it). I’d like to have the opportunity to do the same with a Cuisinart!

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    Chris says

    Through endless tasks we drag and slog,
    Until anti-labor day sets us free.
    Sweet time to navigate your blog,
    Then wander out to pee on tree.
    Rain soaked night on fourth of July,
    So Fireworks burst out on this re-try.
    (It almost rained on us again,
    But off I went with my brave friend)

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    Carol says

    Spent the weekend relaxing, visiting with friends. Thanks for the opportunity & your generosity to win this food processor!

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    Susan says

    Spent the weekend cooking travel food and cleaning the house before going on our yearly trip to CTCA Midwestern in Zion Illinois.

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    Kathryn says

    What didnt we do! In between packing for our move, our son moved so we were helping him. Also, helping babysit our granddaughter, as my daughter had to prepare for a teaching job she got last minute. I confess, it was a takeout weekend!

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    Paula O says

    Woke up Friday morning to no HOT water! Called the repair man, informed us he couldn’t get the part until Tuesday due to the holiday……..(nothing like a good cold shower to wake you up)!!!! Took a drive along the Jersey Shore. Had lobster rolls in Avon overlooking the ocean. Made your recipe with the tarragon chicken and mushrooms. It was a great finish to a beautiful day. Thank you.

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    Judith Detert-Moriarty says

    Participated with the Solidarity Sing Along at an event remembering Wisconsin’s PROUD labor/union and progressive history.

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    Pam Hanson says

    We spent the long weekend with our daughter and her girls at sturgeon bay, mi. Water was was nice and we had a great time unwinding, swimming and building sand castles. Everyone is always so busy with their lives, it’s a great pleasure to slow down and enjoy each others company .

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    Bonnie Morgan says

    Ah well I am so fortunate to live in Maui Hawaii and so saturday (my day off)
    I had a lovely breakfast of french toast with hawaiian sweet bread and put a bit of cream with the eggs some vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon .. and I topped it off with real maple syrup and accompanied by fresh raspberries some applewood smoked bacon (organic) and Kona coffee. ahhh delightful ..
    your website is an inspiration!
    Then to the beach for a swim where I met a sea turtle along the way as I journeyed across the reef ..
    your pesto recipies inspired me to make for dinner .. a pesto with fresh basil,spinach ,walnut oil ,mac nuts ,lemon juice and garlic .. along with some lovely linguini and a salad of fresh Maui greens with organic green peppers ,avacado, walnuts ,kiwi and a touch of blueberries and raspberries .. yum
    heres a simple dressing for that .. some mayonaise with half a lemon whisked in and himalayan salt and cracked pepper .. so simple and so delicious ..
    After dinner its feet up watching a great movie with a glass of prosecco !!
    Visiting your website is a great getaway to another world !! Mahalo Nui Loa !

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    Kim R says

    I picked apples and tomatoes. Spent some time reading and generally relaxing. Quiet weekend at home for us.

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    Judy Tolbert says

    My sister, her husband, my husband and I drove to Ft. Walton Beach on Laboe Day to stay a few days relaxing on the beach. It was wonderful. We cooked every night but one and had the best time cooking together. Lots of memories made!

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    Carolyn Contois says

    I home board dogs, groom and do naturopathic healing work (graduate with my Doctorate in Animal Naturopathy in 3 weeks!). A holiday weekend means lots of business! So glad you’re working on a cook book!

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    Shirley says

    Went to a family reunion. Not only did I have a great visit with family I haven’t seen in many years but I ate lots of fabulous food. It doesn’t get any better than that!

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    Anne Johnson says

    Made gazpacho from our garden’s bountifulness, went for a hike with friends, read your postings (looking for ideas for tomatoes, which are …abundant, to say the least), talked to my 90 year old Mom who still lives at home but in another town, went to see The Butler…and that’s just what I remember at the moment. Another weekend in paradise!

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    Kelly F says

    I spent the weekend working and with my in-laws. In fact, I made your zuchini fritters for her and she thought they were divine! I always make things for her that I know she likes and I had a ton of fresh zuchini from my garden. Which….brought up the topic of your website and all the things I’ve learned (pruning tomatos) and receipes I’ve tried (zuchini fritters and butternut squash soup) and want to try (tomato pie) – just to name a few. I gave her your web address and hope she visists soon! Thanks for all you do!

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    Misty Morgan says

    WOW! That Shortbread Apple pizza looks so incredibly yummy! I know that I would be back for seconds and thirds. I really would like to make it with my apple from my tree, but it’s been in the high 100’s here in Apple Valley, CA. and I don’t want to turn the oven on yet. Thanks for sharing your great recipe and pictures. I can’t wait to see your new book!!!
    My family came up for Labor Day and my two granddaughter & I crafted a 3D tennis shoe, glittered pins and a 3D wall clock all made from paper. I Love my Ecips Laxer cutting machine! We also played a game called RummyTile and they beat me lol A very Fun day! Thanks for asking, Kevin and thanks for a chance to win!

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    Suzi says

    I spent much of Saturday canning tomatoes (you gotta do it when they are ready!!) and then went to a concert in our local park with about 200 other people. Had a blast (at the concert, not the canning!)

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    Martha Starks says

    Spent Labor Day with family and friends. We cooked BBQ chicken and had all the yummy fixings to go with it.

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    Kathy Angel says

    I assisted in the popcorn concession stand at the Friday night football game. On Saturday I did several loads of laundry and hung them out on the line, cooked and froze some tomatoes from the garden, cooked, & cleaned the house. On Sunday we went to church and visited my family that live across the state and drove back home on Monday.

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    Caroline says

    Oh, I had fun! Not – I’m packing up my bedroom because the Airport is coming in a couple of weeks to soundproof our house – long story. Essentially, I’d rather keep our old crappy windows and still be able to enjoy the backyard without 747’s flying overhead…

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    Mary says

    We went to my Grandmother’s funeral… Which turned into a delightful family reunion, full of stories and food, laughter and connection. She would have been happy to be a part of it all….

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    Shelly says

    I went with my friend to her Senior Center and had potluck lunch. I just brought a simple penne pasta with spaghetti sauce to share. We played cards and had a lot of fun! I hope I win! Today is my birthday, so it would be a great birthday surprise!

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    Michelle says

    We spent the Labor Day weekend doing back-to-school cleaning. All the rooms in the house, as well as the garden.
    *Happy to say we spent this weekend with Rob & Gail Woodside, camping in the forest!

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    Kathy says

    Thus past labor day we were in Maine, ate Lobster Rolls and took a ferry to Monhegan Island. Would love the cuisinart processor to make cole slaw and soups!! Did use 2 of your recipes over the weekend as well!

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    Cheryl says

    I have my two grand kids for an unspecified time, and it rained, so we had a picnic in the house, with my granddaughter’s tea set, and her brother guarding us all from all sorts of animals/monsters/bad guys. We set up a tent and played games and ate…it was fun.

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    Joyce Hice says

    I spent one of the days at a family reunion/ corn roast at the home of my niece. We eat corn and eat corn and eat corn plus all the delicious dishes everyone brings. I took dirt cake.
    Then Monday I canned and froze 2 bushel of Red Haven Michigan peaches. Oh yum, they are the absolute best and now I will enjoy them all winter long to just eat or in pies with crust from scratch not from the grocery store.

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    Donna says

    During the Labor Day weekend I tackled cleaning a room in the basement (long overdue!!) and then spent Monday with my husband cruising through the Ft. Bridger Mountain Man Rendezvous, and bought myself a lovely new Native American bracelet.

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    Lynne Hammes says

    I worked! Being retired labor day is an oxymoron. Am I supposed to labor or not?
    So I labored, in the garden, and over the canner!

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    Brenda from Cape Cod says

    Spent Labor Day weekend waiting on tables. (Hey, someone has to do the work!) Once it was over I took a nice leisurely nap. Ahhhhh! Then when it was cooler I baked a Banana Bread, for which my neighbor was very grateful.

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    Mark Whitright says

    I spent the weekend at home (after hanging Ole Glory off the front porch) with the family, soaking in the heat and humidity of Central Florida. I took a couple hours on Saturday to pick muscadine grapes along my road and now have a batch of wine fermenting in my closet.

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    Grandma Marg says

    pent the weekend first feeling sorry for myself! (old Grandma) the shook myself and made spaghetti sauce for myself and my neighbour from the tomatoes I picked from my garden

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    julie close says

    spent time with our children and grandchildren, who are helping us
    to put siding on our house. Made two fresh peach pies, because that
    is the favorite of my husband and four sons.

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    Joyce says

    Spent the weekend with a picnic at the pool, getting ready for school lunches – we have a special needs first grader who can not have food dyes. And minimum processed foods. I do a lot of cooking and baking to put in his daily lunches. this is my every weekend cooking

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    Lee in Pinetop says

    We didn’t do much as I am recovering from having my right carotid artery cleaned out on Aug. 22. I went off my low cholesterol diet for about 2 1/2 months – had an egg and bacon every day while on a 42 day cruise/vacation then didn’t get back on it. Well, I ended up having a mini stroke while having lunch – couldn’t move the fingers on my left hand for 15 minutes – so went to the ER. Luckily my doctor had heard a narrowing and I was on my way to get an ultrasound when it happened. I also wonder if the chlorine they use in desalinating the sea water on the cruise ships could have had something to do with it. They did some studies of young Korean and Viet Nam vets and all seemed to have a lot of plaque that they think was due to all the chlorine they used to sanitize their water. The surgeon said it was 98% closed, mainly with new soft plaque. Needless to say, no more fatty meat or eggs for me. We just got the hospital bill and I’ll will be interested to see what discount Cigna gets. I was expecting something around $10,000 before discounts but IT WAS OVER $43,000! I still don’t know what the surgeon and anesthesiologist will bill! Seems a little extreme since I was in the hospital only 2 nights – 1 in ICU.

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    Marsha says

    We spent Saturday at a car show in Lime Rock, CT. and Sunday at the auto race in the same place. On Labor Day, as need would have it, we were laboring, painting the basement cement floor.

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    Sue says

    I spent Labor Day weekend doing yard work, painting, and a little time with family. I would love to win the food processor, I love to cook and I do not have one!

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    Julie Piehn says

    We attended our youngest daughter’s wedding in NYC. We have a wonderful friend who came and took care of our lodging business so we could be at the wedding. We left Friday morning and returned Sunday evening. On Monday we had 16 units to clean-what a weekend 🙂

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    Cynthia says

    Over Labor weekend, I spent time with family. I also, canned sala from veggies in my garden. Also, I got some pears from my son and bought peaches at a neighborhood orchard. Made ginger pear and peach jam. It is yummy.

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    Maureen says

    It was a busy weekend. I canned and froze peaches. Did some weeding…inspected my last sowing of green beans which i should be able to harvest this week. i also spent time at the local fair at our Master Gardener booth hoping to recruit people to grow plants that attract pollinators.

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    Sue says

    Came back from vacation on Cape Cod via the outlets in Wrentham where we bought sneakers at 20% of the normal price for our young sons, followed by being “forced: to eat yucky food at a service stop on I90 becuase we were hungry and all of our healthy food had come to an end. We got back home at midnight, to see our lovely pussy cats who had missed us enormously, Then the next day unloaded the car, washed and dried all clothes, but thank goodness, I was able to use my juicer, cook lovely food in my kitchen, and water my beets, swiss chard, tomatoes and herbs, etc., followed by work as normal on Labor Day, this being the first day of undergrad classes at the institution where I work.

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    Debi Sue says

    I took my two grandkids on a camping weekend in Lake George, along with my niece. S’mores were the highlight of their time around the campfire. Could I use the Cuisinart at camp??? Not so much but with the change of season at home I can’t wait to start baking!

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    Nora McDowell says

    Well, sorting back through my mental files I actually celebrated Labour Day Weekend by driving the 100 km (80 miles) to the next bigger town over from us for a digital mammogram I am an identical twin and my twin has just been diagnosed and is in the middle of treatment for breast cancer. The more fancy schmancy mammogram seemed to most proactive thing I could do for me.

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    Sylvia says

    Was fortunate enough to get to spend that time with my daughter who lives 600 miles away and I was not really planning on that. It was a surprise.

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    renee says

    cooked, had some drinks with friends and believe it or not i did clean out and scrub my kitchen

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    diana murphy says

    We went to Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Stayed at the Copley-LaReine right on the beach. No cooking, no cleaning. I had A very laborless Labor Day.

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    Prudy Hogrefe says

    Labor Day 2013, my 80th first Monday in September: My handsome husband of almost 59 years (9/10) and myself did a lot of relaxing. Went out to the son and d-i-l’s home on the lake and sat on a hill watching my two daughters and my great-granddaughter play in the water and read a lovely mystery “family patterns”. Then we went for a glorious ride on the pantoon boat after dinner (I took 3 salads) around all the fingers of the lake and docked at our favorite ice cream place. By the time we arrived back at our own dock, it was nye on to dusk and time for the parade of boats, chinese lantern launches and a few fire works, that was Sunday evening and we rested from that on Monday. God bless and may the winner enjoy her prize! ONE OF MY SALADS IS CALLED SPRING SALAD! WHEN MY CHILDREN WE VERY YOUNG WE DIDN’T HAVE A LOT OF FRESH VEGGIES COMING FROM S AMERICA……………..OF IF WE DID I COULD AFFORD THEM WITH 6 MOUTHSTO FEED. SIMPLE GRATE CARROTT, CHOP CERERY AND GREEN PEPPER REAL SMALL OR FINE. ADD EITHER CHOPPED CHIVES OR CHOPPED ONION, S&p, A LITTLE GARLIC SALT, MIX WELL, WITH COTTAGE CHEESE AND CHILL FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR (My son’s aboslute favorite salad..)

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    Vicki says

    Kick-started the weekend Friday going to a book review of Richard Bach’s “Hypnotizing Maria”, then lunch with friends Saturday at our favorite seafood restaurant, enjoyed the now rare as most live out of town family dinner Sunday and then topped it off with a lazy labor-free holiday Monday reading newspapers and books.
    Ahhh, the good life!

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    Kathleen Anderson says

    Had the day “off” but spent time keeping a black bear out of the garden. (They like apples and corn).

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    Cassandra Early says

    I painted, cleaned up the yard , sat on the front porch and read. Also made bread for the week.

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    Mona Tammaro says

    Wall papered my grand daughter’s bedroom. She is due to arrive in Dec.!!! Oh happy day

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    Mary says

    We traveled to West Virginia to spend time at our family reunion. Enjoyed many we have not see for awhile. Always enjoy coming home with my husbands family canning, and other recipes. Those country folks really know how to can, and cook. When we got home, it was time to can my pickled beans in my crock. Yum! Yum!

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    Mariana says

    On Labor day… I did not labor but spent quality time with my family in the garden. We baked some special cookies later and a great dinner was had by all. Played with my indoor 4 Siamese cats and then we just went out to relax in the garden, thinking what we would be planting for our winter veggie garden.

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    Pat L-G says

    We went up to our little log cabin on a lake north of our home….my sister and her husband joined us and brought gallon bags full of fresh herbs they had grown (organically). I made tomato pie (your recipe and it was fabulous) and a batch of sweet basil jelly and a batch of rosemary jelly…..and planned out the making of cinnamon basil jelly (with and without clove), lemon-thyme jelly and apple sage jelly – all of which I have made since then. We played board games one evening and had a bonfire on the beach another. Also prepped and froze a peck of miniature red haven peaches and a lug of blueberries for the winter. It’s nice to go up there to relax. 😉

    Also spent a goodly amount of time in the rocking chair on the front porch watching the lake just “be”. It was all time well spent!

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    Janine says

    I hosted a cookout at my house on Saturday, watched football, then on Monday I went on a 30 mile bike ride. A very relaxed weekend with no stress.

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    Kris says

    We spent Labor Day weekend with family… Celebrating three very special birthdays.
    We enjoyed a lovely restful time at my brother’s home on a lake near Kalamazoo, Michigan.
    Family, fun, laughter, and of course plenty of good food! A great weekend.

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    Mary Fiedler says

    On Friday, my husband and I went to the Jersey Shore, to our house to meet 2 prospective buyers; then we came home and on Sat., I painted for my craft shows and we relaxed and talked to the realtor;got two bids and then on Mon we got a third bid! So, we had a lot of excitement!! I like your site and your emails…..

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    Diane says

    My husband and I had a rare visit from our NYC family! We got to see our daughter and her family. We cooked, enjoyed wine and best of all-spoiled the grandchildren!

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    Dale says

    I froze paste tomatoes, Swiss chard kale and hot peppers. Picked my first ripe habanero, which my husband thinks is sorta hot. Alos canned peach salsa and my first ever green tomato sweet relish.
    We got starts of lettuce kale and spinach into the ground, in the shade and will cover with hoop house if it ever cools off.

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    Suzie Peterson says

    My husband and I were on Tybee Island for Labor Day. They had a huge fireworks display and the people watching was great.

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    Roxanne Raymer says

    My friend and I had a wonderful long weekend at Lake Koocanusa! The combination of the beautiful sunshine, water and nightly campfires was just perfect!

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    Maureen P. says

    It was a weekend of labor for hubby and myself helping daughter and her husband with painting all the rooms in home to be moved into. But the good part was being together and meals together. Made it not really seem like work.

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    Dorian says

    Labor Day weekend was spent relaxing, getting ready for school, eating and drinking wine! It was fun, yet hard to say goodbye to summer. 🙂

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    Misty says

    I spent Labor Day weekend for the second year in a row with my oldest and dearest friend canning tomatoes! We tried last year for the first time. It worked out so well, we have made it an annual date! The best sauce ever!!!!

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    Barb Ogilvie says

    I had a great time cleaning my garden. I also got to check out a new restaurant that a classmate of mine just opened. It was fun to try the great food and wish him lots of success!

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    Sybil Sobriquet says

    Celebrated a friend’s big 4-0, curled up with a book, and turned on the oven for the first time since the summer heat hit. Have it on for the second time now, trying out your tomato pie. 🙂

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    Valerie Hannah says

    I worked Saturday and Sunday.. Monday (our first rain) I totally relax with Family, started the fire and made comfort food..:)

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    Rita L. says

    I spent time (attempting to be of help) with your taste tester following her surgery & processed some garden produce also.

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    Elfrieda says

    Very hot here in Florida, but still spent some catch-up time in the garden. A nice lunch out one day, and a BBQ on another. Good luck with your cookbook.

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    Barb says

    Friday evening – rained out of a concert in Burr Ridge
    Saturday – watered tomatoes – went to Church
    Sunday – watered tomatoes – went for bike ride and packed a picnic lunch. Discovered bike tire was flat, hence no bike ride, but nice picnic lunch — with tomatoes
    Monday – watered tomatoes – met family for pizza dinner
    Ate lots and lots of tomatoes.
    Great weekend!

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    Marlene says

    My Mom was here in Vermont from Florida for a visit so we spent some quality time together. As simple as having coffee together on the deck in the morning with both of us still in our pj’s meant the world to me. We chatted a lot and worked on solving all of the problems of the world during our morning or afternoon coffee times. And of course we did some shopping and some sightseeing. I worked a little in the garden, and general household chores. I enjoyed taking care of Mom, no matter if cooking her meal and discussing our newly found healthy eating ideas or getting her a tub of warm water and Epsom salts to soak her feet. She worked so hard bringing up 4 children, she deserves the break while allowing us to take care of her. Just a lovely laid back time with Mom.

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    Leslie Wager says

    I worked in the yard. My husband fixed dinner so I could stay outside as long as I wanted to. That was quite a gift to me.

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    doris dumont says

    i am exhausted just scrolling down all the answers, whew!!!!!!!!!!!! green beans seem to love my garden. had a bad bronchial thing in May and that was like a death blow for the garden, its just now coming back to life.eating my yellow tomatoes right in the garden, OMG what a treat……

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    Nancy G says

    We spent Labor Day weekend with grandchildren and great grandchildren. How wonderful it is when they can drive themselves to and from our house to visit. Went kayaking with them as well. Love the grandkids!

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    Monnie says

    I taught Sunday Bible Study, attended worship services, took care of my granddogs so that my son and his family could spend time on their pontoon at the lake, took a nap and fixed grilled steaks, mashed potatoes and squash medley with onions and peppers, topped with mozzarella cheese!

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    CD Fowler says

    We took 5 families to the lake for the weekend & another family came on Sunday, for lunch. Each family cooked a meal. Played cards till the wee hours of the morning. Made blueberry pancake in the oven for one HUGH pancake & chicken fajitas for lunch. Came home and started on the old fashion cookies (oatmeal & dates, ginger, & molasses for fall!

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    Linda says

    I had to spend part of the day at work, yuck! Cooked out with the family when I was through. Would love a new food processor as mine is worn out, 🙁 . Thank you for all your posts. Read each of the several times.

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    cleo jordan says

    I pulled some weeds, talked with all my kids in different countries. Made a huge salad from the garden, lemon mousse and Chocolate pudding brownies and delivered them to a friend who was overwhelmed with house guests. Awesome weekend.

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    Alisa says

    We cleaned out the spent tomato plants and stevia that went to seed. Then worked and amended the soil to start our fall garden. I love the fall garden…not so many bugs. Now if it would just rain:)

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    Pat says

    I did absolutely nothing, just rested for the remaining of the week. Could really use a new chopper. Mine has a leak in it, Love your blog!

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    Virginia says

    Visited with family. Relaxing time spent with friends…dinner, wine, dessert and great conversation.

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    Mary Anne says

    Went to a family reunion in Tennessee on Saturday then drove up to Indiana for another reunion with my husband’s family. Too many hamburgers, delicious sides and desserts!

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    Joanie N. says

    We went camping with some good friends and the kids. We made some fabulous
    food, rode our bikes everywhere and probably drank a little too
    much wine (is that really possible anyway?)

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    Kathy says

    You dear man – how generous of you. I am so grateful to have found your website and enjoy sharing it with friends. I look forward to viewing your cookbook.
    We were just getting back to being empty nesters after our son and daughter went back to college. It was Restaurant Week (actually longer than a week but that’s what it’s called) in the Dallas area so we had been out to dinner and then celebrated our anniversary. By the time Labor Day weekend got here we really just took it easy. I worked in the yard while my husband played golf and then we grilled halibut for dinner. Since it is still hot here it does not feel like the ‘end of summer’. Having grown up in the Northeast I still think of it as such. Summer is always a fun, laid back time and I mourn ‘the end’ of all the seasons, but it is bittersweet as it will soon be the start of fall which brings some of my favorites – the colors of the leaves, mums in my yard, a chill in the air, a fire in the fireplace, fall veggies, and pumpkins galore. Just a comfy, cozy season.

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    John Askildsen says

    with the dank, cloudy weather, we opted to get a leg-up on fall cleaning. so we ‘deep cleaned’ the entire house, dusted every single book in our library, polished all of the furniture, power-washed the exterior clapboards, deck and porch, mowed lawns at home and at our catskill house, weeded and dead-headed the gardens, and finally, made a wonderful eggplant, chickpea and curry dish for supper ! other than that, we didn’t do too much. 🙂

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    Cassandra Suarez-Hanson says

    My family and I spent the weekend at home, working on cleaning up our garden and our home.

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    Lorrayne says

    My husband and i and our good friends ate our way across the mn state fair. A 30 year tradition. We love just about everything and then stop to visit my ribbons on my jam. Was a great Labor Day And our tradition.

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    Beth says

    Got our son ready for his first day of High School. Here, public schools do not start after Labor Day! Made a huge tomato salad.

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    Susan Hamilton says

    I harvested a bunch of tomatoes, roasted them & canned tomato sauce. I had to borrow my neighbor’s food processor, since I don’t own one, to blend up the tomatoes. Then, I picked green beans and canned them, too.
    Normally, I’d have gone fishing, but the garden was calling me!

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    Dale from Shenandoah Valley in Virginia says

    Ripped out eleven knock-out roses that had rose rosette :-(. Started planting boxwoods to replace them around our kitchen garden. Ice pack on my shoulder felt great! Grilled chicken with friends Monday night. Nice to be retired.

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    Ann Knott says

    I took my 23 month and 5 month old grandsons on a 5 hour road trip to my sister’s house. The trip down wasn’t so bad, the trip back was a bit hectic, as the baby was fussy. While at my sister’s, the toddler got to eat an apple fresh from Auntie’s tree, feed her donkey, pet her chickens, see the stars in a very black sky, and waved hi to the deer in her back yard.

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    AnitaB says

    Over Labor Day weekend, we stayed home and ‘dogsat’ two dogs for my son & his wife – and I did lots of genealogy research. Plus, I deadheaded my roses, and just plain enjoyed my rose-bed. So glad that our super speedy smooth-hair Border Collie has made weekly Liquid Fence application unnecessary!!

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    Ian says

    Man, you have a lot of devoted followers! I just have my two boys and three cats. Anyway, we marked the end of summer by tucking in to the cornichons that have been curing in the fridge since mid summer when they were harvested from the garden and pickled. And I roasted a few batches of tomatoes for winter use (but ended up eating a lot of them already!). Would love a new Cuisinart!

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    Heidi Young says

    I did major cleaning in my kitchen. I emptied all my cupboards. Washed the insides then reorganized the dishes, glasses, etc. I always reorganized my pantry and made a donation to our local food pantry. I wiped down all the trim, cupboards, base boards..it was overwhelming but satisfying in the end

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    Dawn Sievers says

    I transplanted 5 varieties of basil, 2 varieties each of ornamental peppers, sage, lavender, chives and thyme, 3 rosemary plants, 1 each of marjoram and oregano, from assorted pots and planters, to my 5’x10’x15″ packing crate herb garden. Now to find a way to keep the chickens out of my herb garden during their evening free range session!

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    Karen says

    We went on our sailing club’s rendezvous. If only I had a food processor and your Apple Tart recipe! That would have been my contribution to the pot luck dinner.

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    Laura says

    I went out of town from Friday through Monday midday, to a family cabin in the woods. Swimming, hiking, hanging out… Monday evening, I pulled some weeds!

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    Sydney says

    Labor Day weekend was spent prepping for Back to School. Lots of crock pot recipes made and put in the freezer for lunches and dinner. And the after school snacks prepped for each day. Doesn’t sound as exciting as camping or going to the beach – but it was a lot of fun 🙂

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    Milly Loewen says

    We just took it easy on Sat. and Sunday we went to church. We had a busy week before as my husband & I have a Music Group and do concerts for Seniors at different types of venues, abut a hundred a year. Otherwise we are retired! On Labour Day my husband did an ornamental stone job, as he is a stone mason by trade for almost 60 years! I love your blog and touring your home and yard, and always look forwardd to a new recipe from you! I have never owned a food chopper and would just love to win this one! Sure would make our food preparations a lot easier!!

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    Gail Kochis says

    I had to work all week end..Friday through Monday, my usual day off. Cut the grass etc and did some housecleaning and bbq on Monday before work . Spent some time with my younger son who is now in the Army and leaving for boot camp Nov. 19th. I enjoy reading your blogs etc and have learned many new things and recipes. I do not have a food processor, so thank you for this opportunity.

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    Susan H kanarick says

    I dehydrated beets! Did you know that a 5 gallon bucket of freshly picked beats, stems cut off at about 2″ long and roots still attached, washed the beets, steamed them to preserve the nice red color, then sliced on a mandolin and then put into the dehydrator, and taken from the dehydrator and put into a jar, will fill a 1/2 gallon jar just perfectly. That is what I was doing on Labor Day weekend.

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    Bettye says

    Had a friend over, made your Classic Tomato Pie, it was wonderful, enjoy you blog, and love your dog, I have three Yorkies, Molly, Lucy & Tilly..

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    Mary Ann says

    We spent the whole weekend at home, resting and catching up with each other. We cooked out steaks on Sunday evening, YUMMMM with simple potato and onion casserole and corn on the cob.

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    Hilary says

    A workout, a little house cleaning, a lot of yard work clearing overhanging branches at our fence line. Our newest addition, Hydrangea quercifolia, was not getting enough sun and moisture which seems crazy here in Seattle! A nice ferry trip to Banbridge Island to soak up the warm sunny weather including lunch and ice cream then an early to bed to take on the first week of school!

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    Jeri says

    I visited my brother and his new sweetie at her beautiful beach house in Cambria, Ca. It’s sitting right on the cliff overlooking the rugged Calif coast with a great view of the sea lions on the rocks and the sea otters swimming in the kelp beds.

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    Kate O'Sullivan says

    Had a pretty miserable weekend weather wise here but since my birthday was on the Sunday of the long weekend we decided to celebrate at a wonderful little restaurant in Kittery Maine called Anneke Jans. Hard to believe but everything served to us was just perfect…could not find one thing even a little disappointing. My favorite? The fried olives that we dipped in a chipotle aioli. YUM!

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    Helen says

    I helped my 10 year old son mow the lawn one more time before school began. Made some yummy banana chocolate chip cupcakes to take along to an extended family gathering on my hubby’s side of the family:)

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    Laura Graham says

    My sister and I live together in our retirement years. We took a friend shopping and ate out on Saturday. Church Sunday. Relaxed as much as possible. Sister made an apple crisp that the processer would have come in handy. It was yummy, though. Visited relatives. Had fun. Thanks for this great contest.

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    Jacque Schaller says

    I cleaned my kitchen from top to bottom on Labor Day! I’m retired so every day is a day off! Love it! 🙂

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    Judith Crawford says

    This was the first Labor Day weekend in years that we have not had a crowd around, so just took life slow and easy! I really missed everyone, but the change was nice too. I look forward to your blog and have enjoyed trying many of your recipes. My thanks goes out to you!

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    Chrysta says

    I went to the Oregon State game Saturdayy and canned 26 quarts of peaches with my mother-in-law Sunday. On Monday we did various sewing projects.

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    Melanie P. says

    I went to church on Sunday and on Monday (Labor Day) I went to my favorite thrift store for their half off sale. I would love that Cuisinart food processor as mine is small and old!

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    Linda says

    We spent the day laboring! As we get older, we seem to get slower and never get caught up! And Wow! Your following has more than doubled since I started reading your blog. Congrats!

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    Betty Wireman says

    I worked at my job, worked in the yard, helped with cleaning the garage, and attempted to weed some clutter in the house. I labored a lot Labor Day Weekend!! Oh my, after reading all the other comments, I really need to “get a life”. 🙂

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    Caroline Karlsson says

    In Sweden we have no labor days, But it was a nice weekend. Made a pavlova with strawberry’s and raspberry´s from the garden.

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    Joy Smith says

    Went to church in the morning. Attended a friend’s 60th wedding anniversary in the afternoon. Came home and canned peaches.

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    Margot C says

    Labor Day I cooked like a maniac; pre-brining the roasting pulled pork, preparing a BBQ. It was a bit crazy.

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    Helen says

    Traveled out of state to visit with my brother who is ill. Ordered Tomato Pie in a restaurant because of your post….not nearly as good as yours looked. Now I’m eager to try your recipe.

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    Donna says

    Had a 2 day garage sale. Sold a lot of stuff I was not using anymore and a
    lot of people received some great bargains!!!

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    Judy Warren says

    Hi Kevin,
    I relaxed after teaching an art workshop
    on Bailey Island, ME. It went so well that
    I’m planning 2, one- week workshops for
    next August, beginning on Aug. 16!
    As far as the Cuisinart is concerned, I gave away
    a “Fake- inart 19 years ago, and have been
    wanting the real thing for 25 years!
    Thanks for your excellent blog, Kevin!

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    Katherine says

    New to this site and in the process of building a first time, new, terraced, raised bed veg garden in my yard. Also, my friend and I volunteered as Guest Chefs at Ronald McDonald House for breakfast. My friend’s cheese danish was a big success. I made my favorite blueberry corn muffins and used garden rosemary in the home fries. I love me a good breakfast!

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    Gwyn says

    I did some yard work, our church had a baptism and picnic at a local state park and I had to work on the holiday but our family was together later in the day.

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    Linda Blodgett says

    We had family over for a cookout. Boneless chicken breast, roasted potatoes, onions and carrots in a grilling bag and my favorite…grilled basil pesto bread. Then to top it all off, ice cream sundae’s. My 95 year old grandfather loves cookouts.

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    Teal Lockard says

    I’m a Clinical Pharmacist at the Medical University Of SC Hospital and unfortunately, it was my turn to work the holiday long weekend. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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    Robin D says

    Cleaned the house and did a lot of yard work. Cut back my roses. Some of the bushes were huge

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    Deonna Bishopp says

    Kevin,
    Your page always makes me smile. Over the Holiday, we had family over for a cookout. We started off with Shrimp Cocktail, which were scrumptious! Steamed some Sweet Corn on the grill, grilled up burgers, chicken & Portobella’s. Someone brought a wonderful salad! It was really fun to enjoy laughter with family over the holiday!

    Would love to win!
    Hugs,
    Deonna

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    Madeleine L says

    We had a low key weekend with friends visiting from Tokyo. My husband smoked bonito – delicious, and we had wonderful Julia Child tomato with fresh mozzarella for appetizer. Love your site, love a new processor. Thank you

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    Juanita says

    My husband and I travelled to PA to visit friends. We shopped at a great local farmers market that was to die for. All the wonderfully grown fruit and vegetables were fantastic. I made some sinfully delicious cream cheese bars.
    Love your site and your old house.
    Thank you

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    Lennett says

    My husband and I spent the weekend attending the Minnesota State Fair. Enjoyed lots of yummy food and many displays.

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    Tom B says

    Spent the entire weekend doing landscaping… new beds, new plants, mulch… looking forward to seeing the fruits of my labor next spring!!!!

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    Connie says

    We spent the weekend at Dauphin Island on the beach, ate some wonderful seafood and just relaxed.

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    frederique jennette says

    Gave a birthday party for my husband’s 80th birthday with dishes cooked
    from my garden bounty, including some late day tomatoes for your
    delicious classic tomato pie – which was a great success.

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    Lindsay says

    My lovely partner and I did our usual weekend chores on Friday evening and Saturday morning, then spent the rest of the loooong weekend in our jammies on the living room floor watching TV and movies, reading, and just being near one another. It was awesome.

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    Catherine says

    Three mile hike in the woods, bagged up heaps of clothes I don’t need, mopped every bit of linoleum in this place, 4 loads of laundry, ran dishwasher, organized bookshelves, and finally figured out how to put music on iPhone (had help): This my friends is what the easily amused do with their Labor Day!

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    Jane Sargentelli says

    I cooked all weekend, My dad had a total knee replacement and I’m taking care of him .
    so I’ve been feeding him well. I enjoy cooking and baking!

    Hope you enjoyed your Labor day weekend also!

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    Jennie says

    Good Morning! My Labor Day weekend was spent working. I am a farmer and provided my customers with farm fresh produce and wonderful sweet corn for their weekend get togethers at my farm stands all 3 days… We don’t “vacation” until January. Have a great day! Visit a farm stand near you for some wonderful produce at your next get together!

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    phillip perini says

    To Kevin : I had a barbecue with two neighbors of mine , we had rotisserie pork loin & boneless/ skinless chicken thighs. I also pruned / cutback two Leland cypress trees , along with cutting both my neighbors yard and my yard as well !!!!

    I’m proud of myself , you see I am a triple stroke survivor in his 11th year of stroke recovery , some days are better than others. Yet when I’m handed lemons I create the best/ tastiest lemonade I can !!!!!!!!!

    p.s. I am a cook of 35 years and would love a food processor. I enjoy your blog very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Thank You
    Mr. Phillip C. Perini @ [email protected] 9/9/2013

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    Laurie says

    I worked all day Saturday, went mushrooming and then to a concert on Sunday and spent Monday up at a local lake wakeboarding. A lovely weekend indeed!!!

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    Julie says

    We went camping to a beautiful area in WI. We cooked out over the campfire and some amazing food! A great way to end the summer.

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    Joyce says

    I had a great weekend that started off with a visit to friends in Wisconsin. Then Sunday was spent at a September fest. Followed by dinner at mydaughter’s house on Monday. My son-in-law made pizzas! They were great.

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    Karen Hayward says

    We worked and worked and worked as contractors remodeling a bank inside and out! My plan was to stay home take care of our garden/lawn and do some serious cooking and baking – oh well, there is always next weekend, maybe.
    I love all the pictures, advice, recipes you post and am so happy to have found your site.
    Hope you and your partner had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.
    Wish me luck in the drawing.

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    Donna says

    Celebrated the Bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie 1813. Toured Tall Ships in Port Clinton and Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Yes, friends and I bravely crossed the Michigan – Ohio Border and I may add, without incident. Good company, good food, good drinks, a good time was had by all!

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    Angie Lloyd says

    We spent the day with our family at the lake, fishing and swimming. Well, ok, I do not swim in the lake. I hang out on the bank and take pictures 🙂

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    Virginia Mayo says

    As we are retired every day is a holiday/long weekend at my house. I read a book, did some quilting and watered my lawn and went to church. Love checking in with you to see what you have been up to. Such a joy.

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    Cristina says

    My husband and I spent the whole weekend gardening, it is basically what we do each and every weekend. It is exhausting but relaxing at the same time… I know, it sounds kind of crazy.

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    Roxy says

    I didn’t do anything out of the norm…some yard work, some housework some lolligagging….the usual stuff. 😉

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    James Hanna says

    Oh my, what a nice weekend spent with my best friend, my wife Dina.
    We made our holiday weekend a mini staycation. We both work and manage a home for men with special needs. So we rarely get a whole weekend to get out of down. So we take day trips whenever possible.
    On Saturday we visited and tour a local gem, The Cranbrook House and Gardens. What a beautiful tour. After we had dinner and walked around downtown Birmingham shopping and enjoying the evening.
    Sunday, after service we packed a lunch, consisting of fresh picked (from our garden) sliced heirloom tomatoes, dressed with espresso vinegar, garlic, cilantro, onions and spiced olive oil garnished with feta and fresh mustard greens…yum. A fresh baguette, bottle of wine and fresh fruit salad with some other light snacks helped to fill the cooler and complete our nutritional needs for the day. We then headed north to one of our favorite beaches, under the Blue Water Bridge in Pt. Huron, and spent our day eating, sunning, reading, napping and snuggling as the freighters and other boating traffic traveled up and down the riverfront. A day with many things to be grateful for.
    Monday was devoted to canning peppers and tomato sauce and salsa. What a wonderful weekend.

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    Igor says

    This was the most quiet Labor Day weekend ever. Kids at college. Buried both parents last year and they used to be the impetus for the entire family to gather. Work schedules keeping us close to home. Actually made the tomato pie from deliciously ripe tomatoes and basil from the garden. Also made a variation of the pie with zucchini, but it did not come out as well (probably because my daughter suggested we add cottage cheese to the mayo…it was a bit to soggy.

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    Kate says

    Kevin we worked around the house. Had the neighbors with 2 month old twins over for dinner. It was a nice night out for them, no cooking, and someone to hold the babies!
    Did the last of the school shopping for our 1st grader.
    Wishing you the best as you work on your cookbook!

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    Anne says

    On Labor Day we had a family and friends picnic in our back yard as we have for the past 34 years. We have the family pool, so we are the “go to picnic spot”.
    Also, while the “Henning” baked beans were baking, I made over 60 cupcakes and muffins for our borough Police Department. Our PD is the best in the world, all 24 of them.
    I made a quick visit to the cemetery to place a few flowers from my yard on Pop and Mom’s grave and to say “Hello” to them. Wish they were here.
    I hope everyone had a great day.

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    Cindy says

    In my life “holiday” equals “no rushing” so I took the day to do some guilt free browsing and puttering. No rushing, just taking my time to enjoy all the distractions.

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    Jenn says

    Oh! The first contest I can enter since I found your blog a couple weeks ago!

    I spent the long weekend unpacking! We moved into a new house the Tuesday before, so most of the boxes were waiting for our attention. If I recall correctly, I spent most of it unpacking my 43 boxes of books!

    As a sidenote – I am very much looking fwd to implementing some of your garden ideas in my new yard, as it’s three times the size of our old yard so I have room to plant! Once I get rid of the poison ivy, that is…!

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    gwen zilm says

    I used my old old old Cuisinart food processor to make pesto which i froze in ice cube trays. I don’t add the pine nuts or cheese until i had thawed the cubes i need. Sometimes i thaw one or two cubes to add to a vegetable soup or to use as the basis of a salad dressing. Gives a lovely fresh basil summery taste to whatever.

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    Cammy says

    My husband and I entertained a childhood friend of his that he hadn’t seen in a couple of years. Knowing that we were having company sort of unexpectedly we hurried to clean the house and prepare dinner! Since the weather was so beautiful we made a simple dinner that we could enjoy in the sun room or deck. We had roasted chipotle corn, grilled mahi mahi and grilled chicken with peach salsa, Spanish rice, and a crisp garden salad with some balsamic vinaigrette. After eating such a scrumptious dinner we enjoyed each other’s company by reminiscing about the good “ole” days.

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    Donna Wierzbowski says

    I gathered the harvest from the garden and made/canned hot pepper rings, pickles and tomato chutney…. then did my homework (I’m a non-traditional horticulture student).

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    Lucy Siracuse says

    I’m haviing a bountiful harvest from my one plum tomato plant so on Labor Day I made a bowl of Pico de Gallo and a fresh tomato marinara sauce which I had over angel hair pasta.

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    Kurt says

    We celebrated my birthday with my family and parents – had some great grilled bacon-wrapped steaks, fresh corn and potato salad, played some golf and visited a winery that was having a festival with live music. It was fantastic!

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    Christina Q says

    My best friends sister has been sick with cancer. We are in the central valley & she is in LA county & this weekend is the first weekend she was out of the hospital, after being in the hospital for months, & feeling good & lively. We got to visit her & spend 4 days with her & she had the energy to spend time at the beach, the mall & eat real, good food. It was wonderful.

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    Margie Schaecher says

    I put my hummingbird feeders out again, did some yardwork and then went shopping for a whole day! On Monday I relaxed and enjoyed watching the hummingbirds, deadheaded flowers and picked veggies from my garden. I have never had a food processor and would love to win this!

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    Julie says

    I worked in my vegetable garden, then made a zucchini tart with puffed pastry. My husband and I sat in our “garden room” after it got dark with three chandeliers hanging from the trees.

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    Adele says

    I washed windows, washed walls, washed blinds, painted window sills, in other words worked all Labor Day weekend and the following week preparing the house for Fall/Winter. Thank you for sharing pictures of your beautiful home and the delicious looking recipes.

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    Regina Miller says

    We were with our daughter and son in law who gave birth to a baby girl, our 3rd grandchild!

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    Steve P says

    I worked on Monday and spent the rest of the “holiday” weekend preparing for our house to have its roof replaced, which finished up yesterday. There’s always next year……

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    Mary says

    Had a lovely weekend thank you, did a great deal of entertaining in the rain! I am pleased as punch to see so many people on here….nice job Kevin!

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    Mary says

    I attended one party that lasted 4 days. Was on Lake Michigan, in the beautiful State of Michigan!

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    Jen says

    I worked the entire weekend – Friday thru Tuesday. Didn’t even get to have a barbeque. 🙁

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    Marie Fickas says

    I spent time with family all three days, including lunch and a shopping trip for specials and specialty olive oils with my sister.

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    Anthony says

    Family day cruise of Lake Ontario aboard a tall ship (under sails) during the Toronto airshow, good times!

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    Michelle says

    I started broccoli raab, brussels sprouts, & other winter veggies, then gave the dogs a much-needed bath.

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    Paula says

    I was peddling my wares at a flea market all weekend. I packed lifeless, tasteless sandwiches for lunch each day, not wanting to pay the high prices of the food for sale at the show. Next time, I will check out your recipes for some tasty lunches to pack!

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    Marjorie O'Keefe says

    I canned tomatoes, stewed, and juice and froze corn and broccoli and just plain did what I pleased. Preparing my garden produce gives me more pleasure than just about anything.

    I enjoy the photos of your home and the recipes you provide.

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    Kathy says

    Spent the weekend trying to organize the garden, planning what to move where, and looking for information on what to do with all those peppers!!!
    Attended a wonderful pot luck around the community pool. Fun and relaxing.

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    Dana Hutchinson says

    We attended an annual Labor Day family gathering…tons of laughs and loads of good food. Now that it’s over, i’m so ready to get my Fall baking started. We went to the Apple Orchard and got some apples and fresh doughnuts, so I will be baking away…included in this will be your Autumn Spice Cookies I love so much. Happy Fall!

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    Sharon says

    I went to the NY State Fair! And had an awesome time with my sister. Sunday was a lot of garden work, doing something with the growing pile of tomatoes and I made more salsa. And there is that never ending harvest of zucchini. Plus! I started jotting down notes.. I want to plan a long term project of a secret garden but now it will be a miniture faery secret garden, I am so excited. Anyway, the 3 days went fast and then I was back at my desk on Tuesday wishing I was still.. nesting. 🙂

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    Teresa says

    I inherited my grandma’s cuisinart! Even though it only works with the “pulse” button, this baby pulses vigorously (thank goodness for the suction-cup feet)!! On Labor Day, this old lady helped me whip up some pesto that was spread on toasted french bread and topped with a slice of homegrown tomato and fresh mozzarella…oh, and served on a small bed of baby arugula. 🙂

    Love your blog!

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    David Lindberg says

    Labor Day included too much labor about the house, cleaning, laundry and yard work. The fun part was harvesting the summer bounty of Tomatoes, three colanders full of Lemon Boy, Early Girl, and Sweet Million & Yellow Pear. Picked enough fresh Basil for 12 pints of Pesto. My CuisinArt is a relic from the ’70’s, cracked smoke bowl and only can be turned on using a knife inserted into catch in the back. Every time I use this, I swear I’ll buy a new one, but for now, I’ll hope I win the raffle! Love your blog, keep up the witty work!

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    Erica Feltner says

    Labor Day weekend was a whirlwind of activity spent with my beloved. Every minute was scheduled, it seemed. We had so much to fit in before the end of summer. We moved my daughter into an apartment an hour away, we installed a shower in said apt, we attended Harley Fest in Milwaukee. (Great people watching!) Had dinner with his children at a wonderful hidden supper club, did end of season chores at our respective yards, made time for friends aomewhere in all that and collapsed in a pile just before work on Tuesday. Whew….

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    Christine Edmonds says

    As we were embroiled in a most unusual Heatwave in SoCal, I sat, and Fanned, went out to water thirsty plants late afternoon, came back in sat and fanned some more. in other words, I RESTED from my labors. Kitchen Closed. 🙂

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    Laney Rickman says

    Took care of Blue-throated Macaws in our conservation breeding program, did a little gardening, photographed butterflies and dragonflies among the flowers — just like any other day 🙂

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    Shirley L. says

    Since I am retired there’s no rush to get chores done but I did weed ( those quack grass!) and pick my tons of sweet hundred and millions. Just found your website and last night I roasted two 11×8 trays of cherry tomatoes using your seasoning but the bake time from Jen. Fiinally a site showing me how to freeze zukes and kale. Every page is wealth of information. Thank you Kevin from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    Shirley

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    Carol Barbian says

    My Labor Day Weekend was laid back and relaxing. On Monday my son barbequed hotdogs and family ate them on the deck. No hassle, no hustle, just good food and family to share with. I like your conversational posts, good tips and recipes and photos to inspire me. Are you sure you don’t have a gardener?

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    Sportsmama says

    Back to school shopped, weeded the garden, cleaned horse stalls, painted our bedroom, vacuumed out the car, cleaned out the refrigerator, and grilled every night. Whew, I need a vacation! Thanks for the great site Kevin! You inspire me every time I read!

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    Robert says

    Enjoyed time with family. Did some cooking, did some drumming. Peaceful and relaxing weekend.

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    Marcy says

    I cooked and cooked and cooked! It got way too hot in my kitchen, but it was worth it! Thanks for this amazing giveaway!!!

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    Anne Efron says

    Hubby got a smoker, so we had a hoard over for smoked pork shoulders, which was fabulous, grilled corn salad, watermelon and feta salad, home made baked beans and brownies.

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    Laura says

    Getting ready to come back home to Arkansas after spending 6 weeks in New York with my grand-daughter and new grandson!

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    Karyn Harrington says

    We own a car wash, so Saturday we worked and made some money 🙂 Sunday we went to the beach and stayed in the ocean the whole time because it was pretty hot down here in Florida. The water was so beautiful and refreshing! Monday we worked again in the morning then had a BBQ that afternoon! I just love reading your newsletters and enjoying your site!
    Thanks for you!

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    Cathy says

    Beautiful weekend in Alderson, WV! Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, pizza sauce and tomato soup. Visited with friends on the Greenbrier River and had a wonderful time.

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    Jaycee says

    My husband and I went up to Idyllwild CA. It’s a lovely mountain community. There was a tropical depression that was swamping Southern California in humidity. We took to the hills and enjoyed a lovely summer thunderstorm instead! It started around 10am and lasted most of the day. It made us not want to go home because the heat wave down the mountain was going to be horrible compared to the glorious rain and rumbles! My poor dogs did not enjoy it as much as we did though. Also, my husband made grilled chicken sandwiches on croissants for lunch! Sadly, they were store bought croissants but they were still tasty! I hope you had a lovely holiday too!

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    Jeanie B says

    Cleaning up under roses and spraying them with milk and water solution for blackspot. I recently found this site found your site and really enjoy it.

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    Gloria says

    Spent the day ebeing happy that I don’t attend school any more!!
    Visited with friends. Hid from the world!

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    Linda Dempsey says

    Visited with great friends from Iowa; ate a wonderful fish, pea and rice dinner and attended a fabulous art show!

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    Kate says

    Did A LOT of chillin on the deck surrounded by beautiful purple morning glories, buddleia (and butterflies), the deepest, warmest pink colored Crepe Myrtles and the perfectly tall and handsome yellow flowering Tansy. Caught up on reading, napping, petting the dog and cats, and sipping some fine Malbec (my latest addiction) while making some delicious Kale pesto!! OH! and after all that laziness…. went to an outfitter store and bought two kayaks and two new bicycles (end of season sale!!) for what will have to be next year’s very active summer!! Cannot wait.

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    Connie says

    We stayed home to catch up after being away visiting children out- of- state. Lots to do in the yard and garden. Thanks for sharing your recipes and garden tips!

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    Emily says

    I spent the weekend cleaning out our house, getting rid of the stuff we have no use for anymore. Working my second job…and hanging with family.

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    Olivia says

    August 30, 2013 Our daughter, husband and our two youngest grandchildren came to visit. My husband met them in Knoxville and he and our son-in-law went to the Smoky Mountains for overnight camping and wishing. Daughter continued to our house. Guys came home Saturday evening and we continued ton visit till Monday morning, Sept. 2, 2013. Tuesday, Sept 3, 2013 we celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. A picture on my son-in-law is on Great Smoky Mountain FB.

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    Shawne says

    Me along with the rest of my family had a cookout at my Sister’s house for our 90 year old Dad. We fixed every one of his favorite cookout dishes and he seemed very touched that we all showed up just for him.

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    Leslie Thistle says

    Spent the day at our camp in northern Maine, overlooking Upper Shin Pond, enjoying friends, good food, and good wine!

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    Lana-Lee says

    i had fun rearranging my living space. So much better now! I can spend more time in the kitchen with no guilt…..

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    janny rosborough says

    my daughter came to my place and we made homemade crackers and granola bars!! yummmm!!

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    Paula says

    We had a cookout with friends and planned our trip to the Florida coast for this past weekend.

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    Jane S says

    We worked around the house all weekend and had friends over for dinner and a movie on Saturday. It takes a lot of work to get ready for homeschooling to start and my family is coming to stay for 3 months so we have lots to prepare on top of harvesting and processing lots of food!!!!

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    Kathleen says

    We spent two of the days trying to downsize the garage so it doesn’t look like a storage bin. Weeded out quite a bit that went to trash or Good Will. Then we took a ride in the country on Monday to relax. Delightful end to a “get something done we’ve been putting off” weekend. Love our site and your friendly, positive writings with your delicious recipes. Thanks!

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    Eileen Van Oort says

    Went to the Chatham Fair with the grands. Then church on Sunday and off to Lake Michigan for a reunion. We usually gathered at Ortley Beach in NJ. “Sandy” took the cottage away and after 40 years had to find another place. It was cool, but lovely and the blueberries were plentiful. Did not have time to make your Blueberry Bars, but thought about how good they would be. Thank you for your talent and generous way.

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    Susan Peterson says

    We drove from eastern TN to South Bend IN with a trailer loaded with our daughter’s porch set. We had it for two years because they lived in an apartment and had no room for it. Even the storage locker was full. Now they have a home and we returned it to them. Then we unloaded it, cleaned it, set it up and now will enjoy it for 24 hrs. Played with the grandchildren, took pictures and enjoyed company. Then our son-in-law grilled steaks. A good time was had by all and drove home on Monday. Oh, I forgot, I showed my daughter some pruning techniques too.

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    Karen says

    I stayed home and got to watch my sons dog Kylie so he could go to the rhythm & blues Fest in Charlestown,RI. I cooked Swiss chard (from my garden) and grilled fresh wild caught tuna.
    The apple shortbread would have made a grand dessert.

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    Marisol Carvajal says

    I spent the day with my hubby and kids. Relaxed in the garden, baked chocolate chip cookies and enjoyed the last few days of Summer vacation 🙂

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    Denise says

    Did LOTS of gardening, both at my house and my daughter’s. Cleaned and put up 20 quarts of tomatoes! A food processor would have come in handy!

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    Robin says

    I was excited over Labor Day to watch my beautiful cousin get married. The following day we camped at the family cabin in the mountains. Very peaceful. Lots of good food, family and fun in nature.

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    Terry Smith says

    Over Labor Day weekend I did the same thing that I have done for the past 4 years. I took care of my 95 year old dad who has dementia. Enough said.

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    Caitilin says

    Canned salsa, froze squash and green beans, made quiche, watered repeatedly, made candied jalapenos, somewhere in there I went to the gym, thought about how nice it would be to laze around on some green lawn with a beer…not gonna’ happen with this garden going strong.

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    Barri says

    Wow! so many posted comments! I had just had knee surgery which left me on Labor Day in great pain and I just lay on the coach swallowing loads of pain killers. However, I was able from the french doors to see the flowers still blooming on my deck, and through another window see my vegetable garden (which owes its abundance mainly to tips gleaned from your website. I live in north central Brtiish Columbia but somehow our climates and your tips blend together.. Thanks so much Kevin for all your help. Hope to be out in the garden again before winter comes.

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    Cindy says

    I spent the weekend with family. Had a wonderful relaxing time but glad to get back to the garden and flowers also!

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    TERESA BALLAS says

    I enjoyed cooking for my family and keeping 3 of my great-grandchildren over the long weekend with no school on Monday. They love helping make cookies that don’t last long at grandma’s house.

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    Christine says

    Spent a fantastic weekend start in Newport , going to church flea mkt and antiquing,and spend 5.95 for 4 outfits in 2nd hand. Spent time with my friends in East Greenwich botiqeuing and
    rested Sunday for my Chemo all day today! Will be beating this cancer too! Yeah!!! would love to win this beautiful machine. Thanks for your great posts!

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    Linda says

    Started the weekend making peach kuchen, a symphony of peaches, cookie crust and sour cream (sweetened) topping, the best ever peach recipe. Tended the veggie garden and gave 40 bundles of kale, cucumbers, tomatoes and a 5 gallon bucket of plums to a local women’s shelter/food bank. Made plum jam with some more plums and gave some more away to friends. (Bumper crop!) Went to a fabulous fall auction at the beautiful Yakima Area Arboretum. Spent time with my darlin’, enjoying both the nighttime thunder, lightning and rain and the beautiful sunny days. Labor day it was, but what a wonderful, bountiful end of summer!

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    Julie says

    Mostly, I relaxed! I’m a teacher and the beginning of the year is exhausting. I wish every week was a long weekend! The most rewarding thing I did was to weed in my garden.

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    Tracy Sbresny says

    I REEEEELAAAAXXXXEEEDD which means I did a lot of catching up in the flower and veggie beds, but for me that is relaxing!

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    Mama Rue says

    My husband and I spent the weeks leading up to Labor Day preparing for each of our three daughters to move into their own places. Two of them moved on Labor Day (that was one big U-Haul truck) and one a few weeks prior. The oldest moved out of state to start her “big girl” job, the middle child moved into an apartment to start graduate school and the youngest is in her own apartment to start her second year of college. We were hoping the nest would empty gradually, but we are proud that our “labor” to parent independent women has paid off in a good way. The family Thanksgiving get together can’t happen soon enough!

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    Jane says

    I paid off a birthday promise to my grandson, a wakeboard lesson with a professional instructor.
    Awesome boat, fantastic instructor, perfect weather, and a day shared with family made a memorable week-end.

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    Barbara says

    Labor Day we went to a family picnic … complete with bounce house for the kids, tents and chairs (white), raw and steamed clams on the grill and lots of great food, including your receipe for tomato tart. It was a great hit! AND, you also inspired me to bring the host/hostess (my niece) a beautiful bouquet of seasonal flowers. She loved it! Thank you for inspiring me and all your readers … and keep up your wonderful blog … love, love, love it!

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    Kendra says

    We spent Labor Day weekend out on the lake boating with our children and friends. Also did a bunch of neglected housework as well.

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    Tricia B. says

    We went to the racetrack and introduced our 8-year-old grandson to the excitement of betting on Thoroughbred racing.

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    Bev Nolan says

    We were going to pressure can green beans but I didn’t have enough jar lids so blanched and froze them instead. Since then I found a good sale on lids so am ready for everything the garden has to offer from here on out.

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    Chris says

    We picked basil and made more basil pesto for the freezer, canned some diced tomatoes and then dug up our potatoes to store for the winter! Laughed at looking at each other looking like hippies:)

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    Joanne says

    Spent the weekend preparing food for my two little puppy babies for their grandma to feed them. On my way to Aruba for a week!

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    Linda Rovere Garris says

    I had wonderful things to eat, none of which I had to cook! Ahh, but what I could do with this food processor!

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    rossinhawaii says

    We harvested bananas from our yard and while we were transplanting the keiki (baby banana plants) for sale our son took some of the harvest into the kitchen and made banana smoothies with strawberries and frozen blueberries. YUM!
    We sat on the lanai for the rest of the morning!

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    Monique says

    I went to the pottery studio and made mugs, a teapot, bowls, cream and sugar set, got to visit with fellow potters I hadn’t seen in some time. Rode a couple of horses outside just for fun! No training involved! No cooking as it was way too hot in the house, saving that for Canadian Thanksgiving!!

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    Maricela Infante says

    I made what I called “Chilenian Tacos”. My family loved them. My husband, my two boys, and friends of one of my sons, said that my Tacos were so good. Then I posted a picture on my facebook page and it got many likes and my friends and family were asking for the recipe! Love cooking, baking, and being in the Kitchen!

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    Barbara Kielbania says

    I stayed home with my 5 yr old son.. hubby was away in Colorado. i wanted to spend time with him before he set off for kindergarten.. All of my blenders, juicers, Broke.. it truly would be a gift from God since things are SO tight right now.. Good luck everyone…PEACE

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    Joanne Weed says

    Went to church and thanked God for this wonderful country where we enjoy so many freedoms that others around the world don’t. Imagine, a holiday because we work!! I enjoy reading your messages and all the responses. You show us so much. Thank you for sharing.

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    June says

    I enjoyed lots of good food, beverages, and fun with family I haven’t seen in quite a while. I was amazed by our capacity to remember the lyrics to many old songs we used to sing while my uncle played the ukelele!

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    Susan L. Espersen says

    Picked tomatoes and canned! I have the first year garden that was more of a potters field (FULL of CLAY), rather than a garden! However, we did ok! We finally got broccoli that didn’t head up until the end of AUGUST, discovered that what I thought was frost on the green tomatoes was actually sun scald, and realized that crookneck summer squash is a waste of space and will use the straight yellow squash next year! Getting ready to start pulling the spent plants, till in the compost, and plant the cover crop! Thanks for all of the great advice!!! 🙂

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    Teresa says

    We worked up the last of our tomatoes, planted broc and caul, then finished putting the wood siding on our new little chicken/goat barn. They are set to move in soon !

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    Barbara Wheeler says

    On Labor Day, I took advantage of the good weather to do some weedeating around the edge of the sidewalks and garage approach. Swept and tidied up a bit. In the afternoon I made a long overdue apple pie using some of our delicious McIntosh apples even though they were still a little green….used 1/2 sugar and 1/2 Splenda. Turned out pretty and delicious if I do say so myself. Thanks for your column….I’ve learned lots.

  1172. 1172

    Kathy says

    We bbq’d ribs & chicken and potato salad. Mmmmm-mmmmm!

    And picked tons of tomatoes. Blanched, diced & frozen. Gonna taste great in sauce in January!

  1173. 1173

    Zola says

    Stayed at My little House in the Mountains, Did some Yard work, Gardening, Cleaned the Barn, Did Crock Pot cooking, Read a Book, and Enjoyed the Peace & Quiet

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    Gafas Oakley Baratas says

    Beasley takes the Churchill familys part, not only about Morans breach of trust, but about his account of Churchills condition. He gets very angry with Morans idea that Churchill suffered from full depression: Moran misinterpreted Winstons phrase “black dog” as being something special and personal, whereas it was the general term Victorian nannies and, indeed, Dr Johnson used to describe feeling low.

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    Isabelle says

    Woww that was unusual. I just wrote an incredibly long
    comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear.
    Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again.
    Anyways, just wanted to say fantastic blog!

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