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Blackberries and Peaches

August 26th, 2006 at 03:33 am

We went fruit picking again today, this time for peaches (again) and blackberries. Man, am I envious of JodiM for having bushes in her backyard! I was online earlier and found recipes for a blackberry cobbler, blackberry ice cream, and roaster peaches with blackberry sauce, all of which will be made on Sunday. YUMMY! These pick-your-own farms are great. The kids had so much fun, plus they had a hay pyramid and petting zoo.

Tomorrow we're off to an Oktoberfest. It's an outdoor thing, free to go. We'll need to pay for food and beer. We went last year and it was entirely reasonable. Then Sunday is a stay at home day. I'm going to cook, bake, and relax - not necessarily in that order.

I need to printout my paystub for 8/31 and see how I ended up the month. (I already know it was tough, I just need to see what the damage is)...

I'm thinking about auto insurance again. Once the kids are back in school, I'll be able to change my commute to work (again!) and take the train, instead of driving. That should save me something, because hubby and I are both listed as commuting >30 miles each way. I won't be, and it turns out he's not now - that's a mistake. So we should see a cut for that. Also, I got the dates for the insurance reduction program. There are dates in October and November we could go to, and hopefully see the savings when our policy re-ups in December. Anything to get that number down...

Posted in Groceries / Dining Out, Insurance | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Blackberries and Peaches”

  1. boomeyers Says:
    August 26th, 2006 at 04:15 am 1156565742
    1156565742

    Oktoberfest in August?

  2. baselle Says:
    August 26th, 2006 at 04:21 am 1156566117
    1156566117

    It's even better if you have blackberries in someone else's backyard that you can access from the sidewalk. Smile Did the blackberry/peach clafouti once. Fantastic. And I put up blackberry/black cherry jam. (Nicknamed it hiphop jam) Drat - you're making me hungry!

  3. mjrube94 Says:
    August 26th, 2006 at 02:54 pm 1156604040
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    You said it best in your blog...everything's moved up...Christmas in July and Oktoberfests in August! Go figure...

  4. lrjohnson Says:
    September 5th, 2006 at 01:32 am 1157419935
    1157419935

    When I pick blackberries, I put a layer on a cookie sheet and freeze, then put them in a bag. That way I can pull out a handful through the reast of the year, it's kinda nice. I hope Oktoberfest was a lot of fun!

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