Sunday, July 27, 2008

Keeping in Touch



Over the 4th of July weekend we met up with two of our Marine Corps friends and their families in Gaitlinburg, Tn. We rented a great big cabin that was perfect for the entire crew - all 16 of us. We played cards, games, miniature golf ate, ate and the ate again. We also did a little bit of shopping and of course some sleeping. It was a fun time.

















Vegetables from the Garden



We've been working on a garden for three years now and this year has been the best producing so far. We planted yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli, green beans, tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, cucumbers, swiss chard, spinach and cantaloupe as well as a great herb spot.
We had so much produce that I decided to purchase one of the Food Savers. The vacuum pack deals. You can blanche the veggies and the freeze them for a year. So it's been fun. We've also given away a good many veggies.
We had so many tomatoes that we made tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce and salsa. The pictures are from our tomato fixins day.