Smoke drifting in...

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.