...of fall, food and tools........not necessarily in that order...

Wow!!! It's been so long since I was here I just about forgot how to get "here"!! Do they have a limit on how many times you can try your email and password?? If so, I might be in trouble!

I have quite a few things I need to post, but tonight I want to share with you my absolutely wonderful find!!!! I have been looking for a good peeler for several years now--ever since my favorite cheapo grocery store peeler got too dull to peel pears or I accidentally threw it away when I got the "near-worthless new" peeler mixed up with the "good old" peeler.............do you ever do things like that?? At any rate, we were in Logan last week.........during some of our "free" time we went shopping. First stop was "Kitchen Kneads"!!! I LOVE THAT STORE!!!!! It's just so fun to wander around a look!! We happened to be at the kitchen gadgets wall when a clerk came by and I happened to remember that I could really use a new peeler........yes, we have others, but I hate to take off a quarter inch of potato with every swipe!!! So I asked............she showed me some and we talked (she has the same fettish I do....thin peels).........so I made a choice--sometimes a difficult thing for me--and bought one!! I LOVE IT!!!!!

I've been doing pears tonight........it peels as effortlessly as possible when it comes to pears. And below is another tool I must have when doing pears...........I don't remember when I bought it. I can't remember doing pears without it since I got married. And my children know their lives are forfeit if they lose it. Yes, I let them use it--that way, they know its value! I bought a couple extra many years ago.......I think I gave them away. It's a wonderful tool. If any of you see one, please buy a couple for me..........It cuts out the stem with the little 'u' shape in the very bottom of the curve, then you dip down to get the core, then back up and 'out' for the stem.........all in one motion...........it has saved me countless hours over the years.

I'm loving the beautiful fall weather........thankfully, we have not had frost as we have had very few ripe tomatoes. The vines are loaded, but they are all green. The watermelon and peaches have been marvelous. I love the fall with the turning leaves, the good food, and I get to feel like I'm really caring for my family. The potato cellar is full with some of the best potatoes it's possible to find and my fruit room is filling up too. Wow!!! You gotta love this time of year.............