Plum Crazy

Our 82+ year old neighbor has this huge plum hedge that is just across the street from us and he said that we could have as many as we wanted, so long as we left some for his daughter to get. There are certainly no worries about there being enough to go around --hundreds of plums are hanging off of sagging branches and begging to be consumed! :) 
A friend had suggested we make some plum jam, something we haven't done before, so that we could enjoy the plums all throughout the year. Needless to say, Elsie has been spending a portion of her days making plum sauce and jam! 

“While the earth remains,

Seedtime and harvest,

                                      
                                             
                                                                     Cold and heat,
                                                                   Winter and summer,

And day and night
Shall not cease.”
Genesis 8:22

If you have experienced the aroma of cooking plum sauce it is relevant to warm applesauce and cranberry sauce! Sweet, yet, potent. :) 

We always enjoy filling up the pantry with home canned goods for the winter! 

Smelling The Summer Roses....

Have you stopped and smelled the roses at all this Summer? Take a few moments out of your day and savor the small but sweet smelling creations that the Lord put there for enjoyment.
Here are just a few moments taken from every day life these last few weeks...

                                                     

Some lovely roses

A delicious milkshake to cool the heat of the day

More lovely roses around the house

Victoria making butter!

                                                 Homemade tuna salad and rolls? Yes please!

So go enjoy the rest of your no-doubt-busy-summer but be sure to stop, smell the roses and praise the Lord along the way!

All the ends of the world
Shall remember and turn to the LORD,
And all the families of the nations
Shall worship before You."
Psalm 22:27