We have enjoyed doing nothing and haven’t gotten bored doing that yet.  Every Tuesday we go to Nelson’s vegetable market and get the fresh vegetables for the week for ourselves, Patty, and Becca.  That is the highlight of the week.  I have tried getting some things in bulk as you get a much better price on them but you do have to get something that will keep without losing any of its flavor.  We got zucchini and that worked good once but then the second box we got took too long to eat so lost something at the end.  My children are not use to eating the vegetables in season as we are.  When the vegetables ripen in the garden we eat them every meal for about two weeks while they are at their peak and freeze or can some also for later but never mind eating the same thing day after day.  I guess that is why I serve at least three different vegetables at each meal, that way I always have a variety  for my taste buds.  Anyways, I guess you have to be a farmer to enjoy the same thing each day for a month.  The potatoes by the 50 pound bag works out great as we all eat good potatoes and Tyler can go through a pound a day for a month with no trouble and the red ones are so great right now.  The beets by the 50 pounds kept well but I wound up eating most of them and now need a rest.  The onions kept pretty good but I used most of the 50 pounds, the girls just could not use enough to make it worth while getting another bag.  This week we asked about parsnips and found I could get a 20 pound bag for $26 which is much better than $1.99 a pound which is what I have to pay when I get one or two so I ordered a bag of those.  We go back over on Saturday to get that bag and a flat of strawberries as the Plant City strawberries are now in and everyone eats a lot of those the first time we get them.  A flat is 12 pints filled to overflowing and cost $19 so I will make a really big short cake and take it to Becca’s on Sunday along with a couple quarts of the fresh berries and some parsnips for her family.  Then we will have fresh strawberries for breakfast every day so we will all get our fill this week.

Yesterday we got our banking taken care of.  We are trying to get all our banking localized to the bank just down the street so when we sell the farm we will be all set to move here.  Right now our accounts are spread out in GA, TN and FL  and with everything on computers it is getting too confusing so need to have it all located in one place where we can just go in and get help managing our payments and other business.

Most of my day is taken up with researching the family tree and sewing.  I took the last dress I made for Regina to her and her brothers were so excited because they too like to dress up and play with her but I had not made them anything.  So this week I made them this:

These are Viking vests trimmed in fur with capes attached at the back collar.  Shirley was my savior again with the denim like material for the vests and the fur for the trim as well as the camouflage material for the capes.  When Shirley sent me the material I had no idea where I would ever use it but it never takes long looking at a piece of cloth before an idea comes to mind.  I can’t wait for Sunday when I take the short cake to Becca’s and I can give the vests to the boys.  I know they will love dressing up in these.   I have now cut out a new dress for Regina.  It is a red satin dress-up dress with a blue net over skirt..  I hope to have that done for Sunday also so they can all three play dress up while we adults visit.  Have a great day.