Morning, Noon And Night

Morning, noon and night....three little peeks into our day yesterday. 

Morning, 10:30am

Noon, 3:30pm

Night, 8:43pm.

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Scenes From Tomato Day

Last Saturday was Tomato Day! It was the first time that our Tomato Day was held in September but given the events of August there really was not  another time that made sense to do so. Dave swung by the farm down the street to pick up about 40 pounds of seconds and we set to work a week ago turning them into sauce. 
The girls have helped us each year (from the very first year we ever canned) but this year they were their most independent yet. We set them each up with a specific job and before we knew it the sauce was simmering away on the stove. These girls of ours have always been such incredible helpers. From their youngest days they were always there, pitching in and helping in any way their little hands would let them. It is such a blessing to have their help with all the chores and tasks and projects we do. They are there with us through it all, never complaining and always impressing us with how hard they work!

From the 40 pounds of tomatoes we ended up with thirteen quarts of sauce (with a little extra left over that we've already used). This recipe is definitely our favorite and it sure will be divine to have a bit of summer throughout the winter months! xo

A Peachy Sunday

Even though I have so many photos to share from last week I couldn't help but feel like this one just had to be shared today. We've spent most of the weekend canning (yesterday tomato sauce, today peaches) and as soon as I saw how sweet and cheery this picture was I knew the other blog posts needed to wait a little longer so this one could be shared on the day it was actually taken. These peaches are amazingly delicious and will be a lovely reminder of our peach picking adventure this winter when we enjoy them! 

Apples to Applesauce

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Next Up: Pasta Sauce!

This is what 150 pounds of tomatoes looks like.  Fear not, only 70 pounds were ours.  The other 80 went to our dear friend Sarah. 

We still have about 20 pounds of tomatoes left to turn into ketchup, but seeing how we ran out of jars we figured it was a sign that we should leave that project for another time.  

Wednesdays Work

While it was totally way more work than we had expected, the memories that were made and the information learned (by all of us) was beyond worth it.  Seeing my two littles get so excited about what we were doing was priceless.  They dug right in.  Got messy.  And grew in their skills and knowledge base.  So much was practiced. Questions asked.  Answers given.  New things tried.  And through it all the rhythm of our home, of our day, was a simple, peaceful one.  As if this is what we do every September first.  And perhaps it will be.