Vanity Plates

Something needs to be pretty personally amazing to specialize your license plate with it, don't you think?  The other day I saw a LADYGA plate, and a young guy was driving the little car.  Was it his car, Mom's car, the girl-friend's car?  Here are a couple others I've seen lately, and ones I personally prefer to Gaga.

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Ode to Dunkin Donuts

It seems like

Every time that I drive thru
For coffee, latte, donuts too,
I see a plate reminding me
That I like making jam for thee, or in this case, 3.

The Summer Rush

On our way home from VA, while venturing through a Dunkin Donuts drive through, we saw this license plate.  Joe stuck his whole self right out the window to get this shot just for you-- and me, of course.  So, along with making tons of pickles for both the farm stand and the restaurant, here are some other things I've been doing while not blogging.

Dutch Oven Campfire Shephard's Pie:  All veggies and beef fresh from Anderson Farms and Dayton Place.    Really, I wrapped it up, put it in the coals of our campfire, then covered it with some more coals.  20 minutes later, voila.  Straight from the earth to our bellies.  I'm psyched it turned out this good.   

Raspberry, Blueberry, Blackberry, Peach, and a variety of jams that feature a little som'n som'n from a few habaneros.  Ouch.  Yum.  Not necessarily in that order.

                                                                         Got Scales?

                                           When you have leftover fruit
                                           And do not want to freeze it
                                           Just add some sugar, spice, and crust,
                                           And everyone will seize it.

                                           I knew I got that English degree for a good reason!
                                           Now I'm off to cook up some Peach-Habanero Jam.