MISSOURI PEACHES ARE WONDERFUL

 Now that summer is here and the heat is

definitely here, there are an abundance of

 peaches available.  We drove over to the Amish

country in Clark and bought a whole case

 of peaches.  Actually, the peaches originally

 came from down in southeast Missouri.

I am so glad I saved my

home canning items and

quite a few jars.  

I decided to make some peach jam and pies and

still have plenty left over to just eat.

I also made a pie for ourselves

and one for our son's family.

Click here for the recipe.

I did add 2 Tb fruit pectin

to the pie and 1 Tb cornstarch.

I also increased the

 cinnamon to

2 Tb.

JULY ROSES TABLESETTING

 I went out this morning and suddenly found myself

pulling a few weeds.  I recently bought some cheap mulch which was a mistake and it seems that

there are weeds growing where ever I put the cheap mulch.  In moments I was covered in sweat because

July is hot in Missouri!

So today I did an indoor reel of my rose themed

table setting in the dining area.  I love Instagram

and have been learning to make reels.  I am not so

good at using my camera for video as I can't 

hold still yet!

I must confess that the roses are from the

market which had a buy one dozen, get

another dozen free.

The cozy is made from some older

Ralph Lauren fabric (a pillow sham cut up)

All the china represents

roses of many patterns:

LEMON COCONUT CAKE ON THE BUFFET

I have been told by friends that they

don't bake in the hot summer.  I had a

sweet tooth yesterday and by evening

I was looking at recipes which led to

baking a Lemon Coconut Cake.

We had been to our son's for a family gathering

for our daughter in law's 50th birthday.  I wish

I had made it sooner to take for lunch.

I will be sharing some with them today.

Chocolate pot with roses:

I love these two patterns

Serena and American Beauty and

any really with roses on them.

Do you bake in the summer?  This was

the second time I've used this recipe.

Here is the recipe.

SUMMER HEAT ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND

 Yes, with this Friday (some say Saturday)

marking the arrival of summer, so will the

 temperatures to go with the occasion.  

The Hollyhocks are still blooming and

usually it is already too hot for the

hydrangeas to bloom but this year we 

have had more rain and there are some

 lovely blooms.  They don't like 90 degree

temps so I imagine they will be most

unhappy this weekend with our heat

arriving.

We are at the top of  zone 6B so we have 4

different seasons.  I have loved our spring

this year but that party is about to end.

Last week I bought several bags of chicken

manure for our flower garden.  My husband

was not real thrilled with this event and the

smell but I am hoping it will be wonderful

for the garden.

I hope your summer is going well.  We

recently finished watching the entire series

of "Road to Avonlea" and I recommend it

highly for you and children love it.

GARDEN AFTER LOTS OF RAIN

 

After rain for about 3 days....

the garden looks pretty

happy!

I looked out the window this morning and saw 

what I thought was a baby bunny trapped in some

 wire I had put around my tomato plants.  It

turned out to be a turtle so I sent him on his

way happily freed.

And one more collage: