Last weekend we took the whole family to a nearby produce stand. We were craving something that tasted fresh from the garden and since I don't have my own garden, we found this place. The fields were full of fall-colored flowered. Can't wait for those cooler days to come. But for now, we are reveling in the height of summer sunshine and produce. It's easy to go overboard here and buy much more than you can use in the next few days. I don't even like okra but they look so inviting in those cute blue crates. These tomatoes inspired a caprese salad for lunch: tomato slices cut into quarters, hunks of fresh mozzarella, snipped basil leaves, salt, pepper and drizzles of olive oil and red wine vinegar. These strawberries wound up being dunked in Silky Chocolate Fondue . Every girl dreams of doing her shopping with one of these adorable woven b...
This is great! Summer fun and smiling faces. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWe have the same pool, Misty! But mine has two girls and one boy bouncing around in it =) I too am enjoying watching them frolic in the water and giggle loudly in the hot sun. I think summers were meant for parents to rekindle their joy of being a parent being robbed of it by the daily grind the school-year often creates. Thanks, Misty!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog Misty! Great words of wisdom and comfort, and cute kids! I also have no aspirations of winning the Top 25 Blogs, but have gained some new followers through it :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like some lovely fun. So glad summer is on it's way!
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