See That Frosting ♡♡♡♡

After a day of play yesterday we are back at the garden today.  More green beans to pick and can, kale to pick, blanch and freeze and our first picking of peas for the freezer.  It was a little too warm and humid for my liking but we got it all picked.  From my weather page it looks like cooler temperatures are moving in tonight.  This is when we work,work, work outside.  Amazing at our age how fast the heat slows us down.  Considering years ago we loved hot weather and lots of sunshine.  Now cool and overcast is our choice.   In two days we will be back at it again.  It makes us smile every time we finish and think of the freezer and shelves getting full for winter.  I might take a trip to visit the Bryant Boys and buy some fresh produce from them.  Their tomatoes and hot peppers are coming on strong from my early morning report today.  They also said the peaches are ready.   That means I will be bringing a bushel home to can.  I'm really excited to see our MD family, do a walk through their garden and get a few pictures to share on a future blog.  Mostly I will just enjoy our Cooper, Jagger and Cash.  They are always so happy and full of so much info when we visit.  Nothing in the world as wonderful as little kids.  They have so much to offer and so innocent to life.

  We had a little guy named Sage entertain us yesterday at the drag races.  At 5 years he is full of questions and you can see the gears winding for the next question or solution!  He reminded me so much of his dad when he was a little guy!  If you want a good smile take the time to visit with a little one, it is worth every minute.  This morning we were coming out of a store and a little girl and her mom were coming in.  Dick asked the little one who won the game (baseball cap and shirt on).  She put her head down and said, "we lost".  He said, "did you hit the ball"?  She looked up at him all smiles and said, "YES"!  Even the mom had a big grin seeing how happy her little girl was at that moment.  I was so proud of Dick knowing what to say at that time.  Until it hit me in the car,what if she hadn't caught a ball!  I love kids and big kids at heart.

Speaking of drag races, I like them!  We went to Empire State Raceway in Liescester, NY, south of Rochester.  Seeing the older model cars from the 60's and 70's is a real plus.  They are all beautiful and well kept not to mention the speed!  Some of their front ends come off the track on take off with top speeds of 187 mph in the quarter mile.   We went to watch Ed McCleaft race his dragster which sports the logo of Sheila G's Brownie Brittle.  Good stuff and he always makes sure plenty of samples are passed out at the races.  If you haven't tried it the Chocolate Salted Caramel is excellent in my taste test.  Many stores sell it.  Oops, back to the quarter mile.  If you grew up here you know where we watched the guys race the quarter mile...........from the corner to the Horse Run Bridge.  Pretty famous drag strip for Shinglehouse.  Someone kept John Chamberlain (town policeman)  busy while they ran the quarter mile.  He knew what was going down.

Dick picked up a homemade garlic sausage ring at Wegmans the other day and it's what is for supper.  I picked some garden onions to saute with them,  on the side buttered Amish noodles and green beans. For dessert it will be Wegmans ultimate chocolate chip cookie cake  that Amber bought me.  Light on the real food and a big piece of the sweetness!  That has always been my motto.

Garlic & Herb Sausage with garden onions.

Ready to eat, I tossed the noodles in the juice from the
onions and sausage, garden beans & a pretzel roll.

See that frosting?  All mine ♡

Don't forget (even far away friends)  the Potter County Fair started today.  Growing up I always called it the Millport Fair.  My favorite treats, cotton candy and cinnamon candy apples.