We decided this year to join the Farmer's Market in our area and try our hand at selling our wares. We had our first night and it went well. We had strawberries (the very last 7 pints in the garden, they were almost sad looking, very ripe but they all sold), peas (all sold), 3 kinds of lettuce (mostly sold), zucchini bread (sold), strawberry jam and rhubarb-strawberry jam (sold 4 jars) and cookies (sold 1 bag). The kids helped pick and make everything. We are wondering what we will have this next week. My strawberries are gone, lettuce is looking sad and peas may be gone by then. I may have some zucchini (I planted 4 different varieties) and we may have a few peppers. We'll have to do some more baking and see what sells. There is a variety there: jams and jellies, pasture-fed chickens, beef and pork, bread, some other canned good, perennial plants and other veggies. I sure wish I had gotten started sooner with my garden.
We started swim lessons tonight! The kids had a lot of fun. Lessons were always in the morning before and now are in the evening which is a bit warmer. Isaac did a super job keeping up with the other kids. We missed lessons last year. I called a week too late to sign up so the kids are all older than the other "town" kids and a bit further behind.
Boy, the heat is suffocating. Kevin put an air conditioner in my garage. Remember my really messy garage? Well, it is more than half empty of that junk and I'm happy that most of the junk is thrown away, scrap metal or on it's way out. I've been washing the walls and ceiling (I'm sure it has never been done before) and clearing it out! Saturday I did most of the washing and was dripping wet by one hour into it. We remembered an air conditioner Kev's parents gave us and he picked it up at his shop and we have cool air! I hope it is painted by the end of this week but I've been hoping that for about a month. We'll see. Happy heat wave to you all!
courageous
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