Pepper Paints

The Rewards of the Day

The sights of this mornings Farmers Market….

big onions

walking advertisement

willy nilly

Obama even made an appearance!

Hi Obama

I spent the day with my dear friend Lynne who is wise in the ways of canning.  She helped this novice can a 1/2 bushel of peaches.  Very satisfying!!

peaches

We managed to make it through two summers at this house with no fire pit.  Last year my Mothers Day present was..you guessed it, a fire pit.  And one of the things our family really enjoys is cooking and eating around our fire ring.  Tonight we had a local spread of green beans and corn and a cucumber and tomato and fresh herb salad from our own garden.  We roasted hot dogs over the fire and completed the party with smores of course.  It’s like a short camping trip!

dinner

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Posted in Activities and Outside by Kristen on August 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 am.

6 comments

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  1. I find canning very rewarding, so good to see the spoils of the market or field being stored up for later use, and it always tastes so much better than prepackaged food!

    My friends and I recently have been getting together and canning, thusfar we’ve canned about 30 pints of fruits in various fashions!

    Love your blog, it always makes me smile.

  2. Did you pick peaches? That is on my list… planning on Legend S in Utica. Laden with pesticides and all that good stuff but at least it is local :D

    I canned jam for the first time and it is very yummy!

  3. I mean Legend Hills…..

  4. a friend who cans…better yet, a friend who TEACHES you how to can…is a friend indeed! i need a canning friend!

  5. Beautiful day!

  6. Farmers markets are just so great (in more ways than one). Looks like it was a perfect Summer day :-)


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