Slice of Life

WINGING IT: On Friday, we joined Kennedy for an outing to the Seatac Disc Golf Course. 

The property is right under the flight path for Seatac airport, so it's a good place to do some plane spotting while you stroll the grounds. 

It's a good place to play on a sunny day, as there's lots of shade from a variety of evergreens. There is also the occasional something blooming to be seen,

 

CUT IT OUT: Recently, we found ourselves with a couple of extra watermelon on our hands. I have always considered my watermelon slicing skills lacking, so I asked CJ to find me a 'life hack' type tutorial about how to cut up a watermelon.

He sent me a link to a page with clear, step-by-step instructions, and even a short video. After reading and watching those, I felt ready to take on my own watermelon.

First you cut it in half length-wise. Then you cut that half in half. You now have a quarter of a watermelon to work with.

You insert your knife and slice horizontally, from end to end, making sure the tip of your knife is touching the rind on the other side from where you're cutting. You repeat those horizontal slice lines on the other face of the quartered watermelon. 

Now, you're ready to make the vertical cuts. You slice from the peak to the bottom rind.

Once that's done, you trace along the rind of the watermelon with your knife (on both sides of the quartered melon). This step is kind of like when you cut grapefruit from the rind. 

Once that's done, the cubed watermelon just falls out into the bowl. So easy! 

Wish I'd known this decades ago.