Thursday, 14 July 2016

Cherries and Camping

Summer time with all the lovely fresh fruit and vegetables makes me happy. Yesterday we bought a 20 lb box of gorgeous big almost black cherries.  Tomorrow, if it doesn't rain, we'll go blueberry picking one last time.  Last night I made a delicious veg soup with our own green beans, bought carrots ( the kind that still have their tops attached) and new potatoes. Yumm.  I use Summer Savoury in my veg soup and I find without it it just doesn't taste right.  I only found 3 volunteer Summer Savoury plants in my garden this year.  Must let one go to seed and shake it around a bit to have more next year.




As I mentioned in my last post DH took the grands camping.  They love being by the river and even though the water is very cold they like walking through to the other side.


Hikes are always fun. A cane for DH and a nice walking stick for the little man.


Here the girl is about to cross the river. She took sandals to protect her feet. Wise decision.


                A tired out grandad enjoying a quiet moment by the camp fire.


Hope you had a great day.   


              Granny Marigold

8 comments:

  1. Cherries are everywhere right now. Must have been a very good crop.
    Looks like your DH and grandkids had a good time camping.

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  2. What a great adventure for your Grandchildren, lots of treasured memories. Those cherries look wonderful.

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  3. Your soup sounds delicious. I'm craving some homemade soup! Your hubby is a champ grandpa!

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  4. I just know how the children felt playing in and around the water. I love places like that. I just read your last post about house cleaning. Sorry I stay behind lately! Your house always look so nice and clean! And you still find time to grow all those beautiful flowers and cook all that delicious food. I really need to get some kind of schedule going again. I feel like I don't get anything done anymore.

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  5. The soup sounds so good! What a great pie those cherries would make. How wonderful to see you both enjoy your grandchildren. You are blessed!

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  6. I love sweet cherries and I will have to remember to try summer savory in my soup! Nancy

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  7. Mmmm, veggie soup sounds so good! I'm glad the grands and grandpa had such a great adventure!

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  8. It is always so satisfying making meals from your garden. We are missing having summer campfires as it is so dry here there is a a ban on outdoor burning. Hopefully, it will rain soon and we can enjoy a fire and some S'Mores!

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