So I was pretty over-whelmed there for a while... Adam and I tend to be such busy people. But today was such a great day that I just had to share it with everyone. We accomplished a lot, and all before 2:00. Started off the day making breakfast. Adam took care of the coffee, and I took care of our ham, egg & cheese bagels. After our bite to eat, and a quick gathering up of ourselves, we headed out to the Kosciusko County Farmer's Market. Now, the last few times we were out there, I was a little bummed with their selection. But then again, I think Indiana is about two weeks behind in the planting season. But I managed to find some organic thyme, the last of an Amish family's bucket of peas, and some freshly picked berries (I think wild raspberries.) Then it was off to puruse some garage sales. Although the ones we found were a bit of a let down, the last one led us within two blocks of the library, which reminded Adam that he still hadn't gotten his library card. So after some official paper work, and with a new plastic card in hand, we took a stroll through the stacks of books. I found the book Son of a Witch which is a sequal to Wicked. A series by Gregory Maguire in which the books are based around the plot line of The Wizard of Oz. (On a side note, Adam and I just came back from seeing the musical Wicked down in Indy. It was my birthday present, and a GREAT show!) And Adam found some computer books along with a "cooking with herbs" cookbook. Then it was a short walk to Central Park for the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, and we were lucky enough to catch a performance of the Lake City Skiers. Then, it was off to the sale at Elderbearman for some deals. And there's this tent that's been up for a while where they sell produce just down the road. They're never open when I drive by it during the week, so I wanted to see what it was all about. Well, we ended up finding ourselves some very ripe tomatoes, and onions larger than softballs. Finally, we took all our new treasures home with us. But that wasn't the end of the adventures. My first project was making a peach cobbler. I'll let you be the judge on it.
Then, I shucked peas, made salsa, made another run out to Owen's for a few things we needed for dinner. Then proceded to make Fajita Burgers. Yeah, delish!! Oh and I can't forget, we harvested the mint too all in the middle of this. We have so much mint in our window planter. It's pretty much growing out of our ears. I told Adam he needs to see if any of the ladies at work want any, they'll definitely "ooh" and "ahh" over him more. They already think he's the best thing since sliced bread. But here's the rest of our bounty from today.
While in the middle of shucking the peas, I came to the conclusion that summer is finally here. I guess most of you already knew this, but all the things that remind me of summer are among us. Food from the garden, days by the lake, and the start of the county fairs and community festivals. Safe to say, I think our first official summer as "Hoosiers" will turn out pretty fair. And yes, I am officially a Hoosier........ Just got my Indiana driver's license this past Tuesday.....
