Last week L started back to school. First day of school traffic up the quarter mile hill to the schools has always been nuts, but it was particularly bad this year (and even worse on the second day of school, believe it or not.)
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| 1st day of 11th grade |
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| The beautiful end of a day... |
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| The final bloom fell off my orchid |
It is always bittersweet to end the summer and head back into the busy days of school. Sadly, the first day of school brought the sad news that the Theater Director, as well as the Costumer resigned, leaving no one to direct the amazing musicals that our HS has become known for. It was devastating for L and her theater-nerd friends.
The garden doesn't seem to recognize that summer is basically over. I have to pick tomatoes about every other day. I have made numerous pots of pasta sauce that are languishing in the freezer until I use it this winter. Likewise, I have frozen several containers of (copycat) Panera Tomato Soup for later use, and also canned several jars of tomatoes. It is not uncommon for me to have an open-faced tomato sandwich on toast daily as well.
I have frozen several pints of corn from the garden over the past couple of weeks also. And I am just waiting for the perfect moment to pick this lovely watermelon,
I harvested my potatoes last weekend, hardly worth mentioning.
JP and I harvested the pears from our (not just) ornamental pear tree yesterday, and I spent several hours last night and today drying and canning them. These are the most delicious little pears!
The pears I canned today came out bright pink when compared to last year's pears. I googled "home canned pink pears" and discovered that the extra high heat with pressure canning (which I did today) makes a natural chemical turn pink, whereas the ones that I canned with the water bath method last year stayed nice and creamy white.
Go figure!
