From a Truck, In a Parking Lot, In the Heat

No matter what the weather conditions are, freezing with below zero wind chill, thunderstorms, or hot and humid life goes on. That was evident yesterday when people stood in a line with the sun beating down on them while the temperature was 104 degrees to purchase ...

Georgia Peaches

In the early 1990's Tree-Ripe Fruit started selling high quality produce direct from the growers and packers to various location in the Midwest from a climate controlled truck. Yesterday the truck was scheduled to stop in my hometown for and hour and a half. 

The heat and humidity did not deter us from standing in line to purchase these luscious, mouthwatering Georgia peaches. 

For 35 dollars, I brought home a half bushel of peaches. The box contained 65 freestone Georgia peaches. Also for sale were Michigan blueberries, but I'm not a fan of blueberries, so I passed on that purchase.

I will of course be sharing these with my friends and family.

Can't wait until the weather cools down so I can bake a peach pound cake, but until then I will be using this recipe with some of my peaches.

This is a recipe from the Tree-Ripe Citrus web-site:

Peaches and Cream

grilled peaches and ice cream

Coat the sliced peaches in melted butter,

and sprinkle on a generous coating of

brown sugar, with a pinch of salt

Grill over medium for about 3-4 minutes per side, 

serve warm, with a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream

YUMMO 

My Dish to Pass ~ Watermelon Salsa

We celebrated Independence Day, like so many others, by having a picnic in the backyard with family and friends. My youngest daughter hosted this event, and while the temperatures remained in the high 90's with a heat index of well over 100 degrees, we all managed to have a fabulous time.

Everyone was invited to bring a dish to pass, I was asked to make baked beans, I politely declined. What I actually said to my daughter went something like this: "Are you crazy, I'm not turning the oven on to make baked beans in this kind of heat!"

A few weeks ago, while perusing  Facebook, one of friends posted a photo of her salsa, she had 26 comments from friends raving about her salsa. I messaged her and asked for the recipe. To my surprise that photo on Facebook was watermelon salsa. With the recipe in hand, I decided to make the salsa for my dish to pass for the 4th of July picnic.

 I'm sure that this recipe has been all over the internet and Pintrerest, but I thought I would still share.

Watermelon Salsa

This my watermelon salsa.

Ingredients need for recipe:

• Seedless watermelon, about 2.5 pounds
• 2 jalapeno peppers
• 1 bunch of cilantro
• 1 red onion
• 1 green pepper
• 2 limes
• salt

To make you will need to:

• Chop 3 cups of watermelon into small cubes
• Dice 1/3 cup cilantro, about half a bunch
• Dice 1/4 cup red onion
• Dice 1/4 cup green pepper
• Dice 2 jalapeno peppers
• 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Place all the ingredients into a bowl and mix together. Serve with tortilla chips.

The salsa turned out to be a refreshing mouthful and everyone seemed to like it.

A refreshing bite of watermelon salsa.

Happy 4th of July

   Fourth of July Pinwheel American Flag Pinwheel

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Photo Source:
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RIP Andy Griffith

I never realized that the opening of  

the Andy Griffith show had words.

Andy Griffith TV Show Theme Song

youtube

RIP Andy Griffith, you will be missed.

Founding Fathers ~ 4 of July

While visiting with a friend, she mentioned to me that she had started to read John Adams written by David McCullough, after watching the HBO mini series by the same title.

Published in 2002, this 752
page book won a Pulitzer Prize.

Author and Pulitzer Prize winner,
David McCullough.

I am no history buff, I have never had any interest on this subject; however, my friend spoke with such passion and enthusiasm about the mini series and the book, I visited my public library and checked out the DVD.

As I sat down to watch David McCullough Pulitzer prize winning book come to life on my television screen, I wasn't expecting to enjoy watching it. 

I was wrong, from the moment the first episode of this mini series started I was captivated.

This seven part series gave me an insight to what life was like in the 18th century and how the sacrifices and struggles formed our nation. The relationship of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was eye opening. The love John Adams had for his family and especially for his wife Abigail was touching, a true love story.

As I stated earlier, I am no history buff, (I should have paid more attention in my history classes) I was surprised to learn at the end of this series that both John Adams the second President of the United States and Thomas Jefferson our third President both died on the same day, 4 July, 1826. 

John Adams
Second President
1797-1801
Born: 30, October, 1735
Died: 4, July, 1826

Thomas Jefferson
Third President
1801-1809
Born: 13, April, 1743
Died: 4, July, 1826

As America prepares to celebrate Independence Day or 4th of July, this holiday I will stand a little taller, and sign the national anthem a little louder, as I remember and celebrate how our founding fathers fought and sacrificed so that we could live in a free country. 

Scavenger Hunt ~June

I'm excited to join, for the first time, 

the June Scavenger Hunt, at Postcards from P. P. hosted by Kathy.

(links will be active when she does her post)

  

Kathy posts a list of words or phrases for the participant to interpret through photography. I have enjoyed viewing others participate in this fun monthly event, and decided I would join in. 

Pop over to Kathy's blog and see, how others interpreted the June Scavenger Hunt. 

Before 

The table is set for the tea party ...

                                

After

ten minutes later.

At Night

Hawaiian flowers 

                 

Crown
Mosaic of Mary holding Jesus.

Diamond

Milwaukee Brewers baseball field.

Majesty
King Protea flower bud.

On the Edge

Sleep
The innocence of a sleeping child.

Symmetry

Ceiling of The Painted Church in Kona, Hawaii.

Bunting

Decorations dot the city streets as we prepare to 

celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July.

Out of Reach

The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

Close

While sitting on the balcony at the hotel,

this little bird came so close that he startled me.

Thrift Share

Before we had tissue, both men and women carried handkerchief/hankies. My mother always carried a hankie, and I can remember many times when that hankie was brought out, spit upon and then wiped something off my face. Yuck and yuck.

You would think I would have an aversion to handkerchiefs, but I love them. So when I saw these sassy little hankies I scooped them up.

California and Florida souvenir hankies, 1953 calendar hankie, a Japanese silk handkerchief from the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair, fun vintage graphics on the calories hankie, and my favorite, orange and lime green color block hankie with fashionable ladies scattered about and one cute poodle. 

These cocktail napkins caught my attention.

Six cocktail napkins with three different scenes will be such fun to use at a  Mexican Fiesta.

This souvenir metal tray from Minnesota was priced at 25¢ I just couldn't pass it up.

This beverage serving tray has illustrations of Minnesota wild life.

My favorite thrift find is this mid century modern tape dispenser.

This 1981 Eldon Office tape dispenser with its sleek lines has found a new home on my desk. The best part it was only 25¢!

Looking forward to see what everyone else found this week.

I am linking up with:

  Her Library Adventures, Flea Market Finds

Apron Thrift Girl, Thrift Share Monday

Me and My Shadow, Magpie Monday

Hey, What's for Dinner Mom? -  The Penny Worth Project

Cap Creation, Thrifty Love Link Party
Simple Design, Share Your Haul