So, yesterday, there they were…the first volley of Honey Crisp apples, wanting to announce the changing of the season.  Ya know what?  I said, “no sir…not today.  Not while the calendar still says summer.  Try again next week.”   I walked right on past over to the peaches…I don’t give up summer without a fight.   And the peaches this …

Mid August and the livin’ is delicious!  Sure, come November you’ll be all about turkey stuffing and gravy and such, but here in the summer sun, it’s all about instant gratification.  Peaches and plums and sweet sticky goodness that you can eat out of hand.  And watermelon!  OK, that might take a little work, getting to the goods, but once …

It’s no secret…2024 has been the hottest summer on record since we began measuring this sort of thing.  (Yes, Paul Newman starred in the movie…so just give me a moment.)….. OK, we’re good…continuing on… Here in mid-August, we finally got a taste of the summer we were expecting in early June.  Bright blue sky, puffy white clouds and just enough …

Whoa!  Just looked at the calendar.  Did you know that it’s August already?   The good news is that it’s also the tomatoes all ready season!  To answer the age old question: fruit or vegetable, my answer is always: Do we care? And “Do I have tomato seeds in my teeth?” From the cherry-sized pop-in-your-mouth or the big-enough-to-cover-a-slice-of-bread size, the best …