Peaches

On Wednesday, I had my day all planned out. After I worked in the garden, I was going to finish up some of the things I have been working on, then I was going to take a book, my sunglasses, my towel and swim and read my book. I was going to put on some tunes and just have a vacation day. Then this happened.

Peaches!!! lots of peaches.

More peaches

I hardly made a dent. I peeled peaches for 4 hours and I only got 5 gallons of them in the freezer. I maybe have three times as much as this on the tree still. Not to mention I have two full trees of nectarines and a fall peach that is ripe around fair time in September.I made a peach cobbler in the midst of peeling these peaches.


I am so sloppy even though I try not to be after I finished I had to mop the kitchen. So by the time I was finished cleaning up it was almost time to cook dinner. Did I do a single thing I planned. Nope, but I didn't feel too bad because I know when the cold winds blow outside. I can take a bit of sunshine out of the freezer and remember the taste of summer.

One of the summer projects I made for myself, was to read the books by Elisabeth Goudge. I don't expect many people to know who she is her most famous book is called Green Dolphin Street. They made that one into a movie a long time ago. The book I am reading right now is called The Scent of Water. I will look for this one to buy. I love it when I find a book as I turn the page I find treasure every where. I find myself just gasping because of the beauty of her prose. Here is a sample.

" She drove on, for time was passing, She came out presently on high g round and looked down over the great plain and across it to the far line of blue hills. She saw a city, so alchemized by distance and blue air that it's towers and spires seemed drifting on the plain like the vision of Lyonesse that is seen floating out to sea. Between her and the city she saw villages and farmsteads and the gleam of silver where river and stream wound through the water meadows. Against the steep slopes below her apple blossom broke like spray."  (The Scent of Water, pg.33)

It is as my husband says, " One of those books your Mom likes, all they do in that book is walk around and talk to people." Well, it is only someone who loved people could have written a book about joy around every corner. That is what I love to see the tiny things and find the magic in life.

Time to go take care of the small things like Sasha and the chickens and play in the garden. Along with all of the other mundane things I do but am reminded to look for the beauty I can find therein. Have a lovely Thursday,
~Kim~