Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Peaches, pesto, and . . . new furniture

Well, it's late at night and I couldn't manage to come up with a 3rd "p" word to describe the new furniture. So much for being clever!
I went with a friend to the orchard to pick peaches, wanting to bottle some, but the peaches were not that great, so I only picked a few and made jam. But the farmer had a bumper crop of basil and convinced my friend and I that we needed some! I came home and made pesto, and it was SO yummy! Jack was eating it by the spoonful!
I ended up with almost 4 cups of pesto in my freezer.
We're so excited, we finally, after 11 1/2 years of marriage, bought some real furniture, using the remnants of our relocation budget from Jake's work. We bought a fun dining table and chairs.
We loved the top of the table, the stone makes it a little unique.
We also bought a leather couch. We're really happy with our purchases, but they make all our other stuff look cheap! Oh well, we plan on replacing the rest a little at a time.
So fun to be "real people" at last . . . !

8 comments:

Amy said...

You made pesto? Is there anything you can't do in a kitchen? Sounds delish. And I love your new furniture. That really is so exciting, but I think I am really going to miss your futon...;)

Anonymous said...

Yum, I love Pesto!! Your furniture is so cute, glad you finally got some!

Heidi Buchi said...

I need some lessons from you on your peaches and pesto-they look delish! Plus I love your new furniture! Gorgeous!

doovie79 said...

We are awaiting your pesto recipe on the sista cooking blog...Love the furniture!! It is gorgeous. I want to come try it out...Love you!
Jenny

myndie said...

Becky,
Just wanted to wish you a happy birthday and say you are loved and thought about. Wish you were still down the street so we could celebrate. Hope it was a lovely day.
Myndie

PS homemade pesto and jam looks wonderful and i love your new furniture. good picks.

myndie said...

it's only 11pm our time, so it still officially your b-day :)

Chris and Abby said...

SWEET blog becky! Looks like your funiture shopping was succesful! I enjoyed all the pics of your boys, Jack and James are quite the pair!

Kim said...

Yum I love pesto! Great purchases. I especially like your slick black leather couch.