Our yard has 3 pears trees and even though we did some serious pruning this year we still had so many pears. Our poor main pear tree was so heavy with fruit that some of the branches were actually breaking. So we ended up with buckets and buckets of pears. I've canning and giving away and yet I've still had to throw out a few.
This past Wednesday was Jon's birthday. I can't help it but every time it comes around I just want it to be the best day. Even though it was a work day so we couldn't really do everything I wanted to we still had a good time. We had dinner at the Pink Bicycle, which was delicious. We went to a movie and then finished the night at home with an amazing cake. This cake was done by my friend Kyre. It was not only so cute but so yummy (I think it was chocolate cake with chocolate ganache with chocolate chips in it!).
Happy Birthday Baby! It is such a privilege to share it with you! Love you!
I've been making a lot of pasta sauce lately. Here we have some romas, a couple moneymakers and a few sweet millions. There are also some green and purple beans and some sweet onions.
My first pumpkin! I'm going to make a soup with it this weekend. I was kinda hoping they would last until October but based on how fast they are ripening they will be done by the end of September.
The farm, well the barn and store part. It is really clean and cute. They have adorable clever little signs that guide you on a short tour of the farm.
I thought this sign was funny so I took a picture of it. Hehe.
They have 3 chubby bunnies waiting to greet you right near the parking lot. You can go in a pet them but I think they are so used to people that they don't even move when you are in there with them. They are super soft and super cute.
Pigs! The farm also sells pork but here are the sleepy piggies before the become dinner.
Baby cows! They are only about 5 days old. They were adorable.
You can also go into the goat pen but they weren't really interested in letting us pet them. They were more into sunbathing.
Sheep! They have so many animals there, it made me want to have a farm so much more. It was great to stop by and see exactly where our cheese comes from. If you are up near Parksville it's worth stopping by and trying some cheese, ice cream or wine. If you aren't heading up island Little Qualicum Cheeses are available every Saturday at the Moss Street Market.
I pulled out most all of my Walla Walla onions (left) and half of my sweet onions (right).
A major haul of beans. I have yellow ones out there too but they aren't quite ready yet.
I pulled out all of my Yukon Gold potatoes today because they all had wilted and were turning yellow. I still have Russets out there that will be ready in a couple of weeks.
I have so many cherry tomatoes. I have already made salsa so I picked some basil and made pasta sauce from scratch for dinner tonight. There are also a few strawberries in the bowl too.
