The best cantaloupe ever
I’m not actually a fan of cantaloupe—except the Sugar Kiss variety we get once a year. We discovered these candy-like cantaloupe four years ago and look forward to the amazing […]
Picking out our own produce
Since Mama and I are both immune compromised, we’ve bought most of our groceries by delivery or curbside pickup during the pandemic (except for a few farmers market trips last […]
Blue tongues and a promise fulfilled
Mama and I have always maintained our childlike love of cotton candy. It’s not a treat we enjoy often (or even annually), but it brings back many fond memories. When […]
Slurpees to beat the heat
Temperatures reached 102-degrees in our backyard today. Even after a return to walking/swimming at our community pool, Mama and I were melting. This sort of heat simply called for a […]
Swimming and S’mores
The family we adore and share a fence with came over for an afternoon of swimming, grilling, and S’mores. It was a perfect summer day with our sweet neighbors and […]
Cast-iron s’mores
We made s’mores in our oven using a wee cast-iron pan and I’m not sorry. Next time, I’ll make them even better! That’s right. There will be a next time. […]
Fruit from our farmer friends
We barely made it to the farmers’ market today, literally pulling up as the farmers were packing up. Lucky for us, we had only one stop in mind, and that […]
Juicy white apricots
One of our favorite fruits is back for its one-week-long season. Angelcots, also called white apricots, are a bit milder than the traditional apricot. There’s no sour skin; they’re juicy […]
Gorging on sweet green pluots
We returned to our local farmers’ market this morning, and discovered our favorite farmers there with sweet green pluots, smiles and hugs! Of course, we got a big bag of […]
Dancing around the house
Angelcots arrived at our local Trader Joe’s today. These magical white apricots first wowed our taste buds a few years ago, and we became obsessed. The pale, juicy fruit seems […]
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