It's very smoky
today. We keep looking at the sky and thinking of those in central part of the state... and it's reaching us here too. Sun is red, can’t
see the valley and every thing is hazy, but it's probably better than what our friends are
experiencing.
We have been doing peaches and pears. Some for friends with small children, some for my hubby's folks, and us. After the girls came back from YFJ they really wanted to do more ‘outreach’ projects so have been looking for ways to incorporate that, even if it’s for the “household of faith”. So nice to have such capable hands around! They have always helped with the canning but now they have done most of the peaches and pears themselves, while I’ve been busy with little details, picking beans, baking and running errands.
Speaking of baking: I’m excited! I got a
dutch oven for my birthday (thanks bro and wife!) and have been making an artisan bread that we used
to buy in Beave*ton, but couldn’t quite get it to come out the same at
home. It’s crusty top, plenty of holes,
and chewy! So tickled.
Our beans have been doing well and are finally getting some
good pickings. Plenty of berries still
coming too. We have sold quite a few
boxes and have been applying some of the funds toward a felt project for
Alaska. A student pastor from our church and his wife (who
are now in Alaska and in their 50’s) needed felts for their little church in
Savo*nga. Our Sabbath school class reached our goal in a few weeks. As we were
doing canning and listening to Gr*ndma W*llace we were so excited to learn that
the Yuki story happened where our friends are pastoring.
Need to go pick more beans before they grow bigger....again! Our tomatoes are
finally getting ready, about 1/3 of them are ripe now. We tend to have a warm late fall.
We have loads of squash this year- very large banana squash.! Could have entered some in the fair for their size. There was little displayed of significant size this
year. We’ll the Lord must know we'll be needing them.
