Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Canning Peaches

Coming up I-65 from south Alabama and Florida you go through Clanton, AL in Chilton County. They are known for their peaches in that area. My dad and step mother lived in Clanton for a few years so I grew up eating peaches from Clanton. On our way home from the beach I made my husband stop. We bought a half bushel of peaches. They are so good! Today I canned part of them. I did two batches and got 14 pint jars. Hope they come out good after canning. I am thinking since you water bath cook them 20 minutes that they will not be like a fresh sliced peach. I probably will use them in cobbler, icecream, and to top porkchops. I have about 30 more peaches and think I will take a few to my neighbors. Canning is hard work! I am so tired.
And this is what awaits me at the end of that long canning session. Large bowls where I cut the peaches and held until processing. Pots of the sugar water and many drips on the counters, and icky towels that I used to wipe my hands millions of times.




Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Destin and Panama City, FL

We had a wonderful time in Florida. We used to live 6 miles from THIS. Oh, the most beautiful beaches in the whole world are in Destin, FL. Sugar white sand. Emerald green water. Thank God there was no oil when we visited.







Wouldn't you love to ride around in these???

























We also went to my dad and stepmother's condo in Panama City. This is my step mother and two daughters.







Their condo is on the sound next to the marina. It is fun to watch the boats come and go in the marina.



















Behind the condo there is a draw bridge. How cool is that?




























Thursday, July 15, 2010

Fairhope, AL

We went to Mobile, AL to visit family and my daughter and mother-in-law drove across the bay to Fairhope, AL to shop. I love Fairhope. It is full of antique stores, art galleries, clothing stores, and cafes on the most beautiful streets filled with flowerbeds and containers arrangements. It was very hot, though, walking around the streets- supposed to be 104 with heat index that day.