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QUICK HELLO AND RECAP + LINKS

Just a quick hello and a little weekend recap for you today. We’ve got a busy (and fun!) week ahead of us, and I’ve got a lot to get done in my few hours at home before heading off to the peach stand for the rest of the day. My parents and sissy come in on Wednesday morning, and I’m so excited to have them for a visit again! It feels like it’s been a while since they’ve been in New York, and we plan on doing some fun things as well as, of course, putting them to work, hehe.

My weekend was once again spent at our peach stand, and Saturday was such a perfect summer day that it didn’t even feel like I was working all day. Ben was at a work (his other work) event for the day, but we roped my brother into helping me at the stand for a few hours during the busiest part of the day. It was a good day, and like I said, one of the finest kind that New York has to offer. The summer time in the Finger Lakes makes the long, hard winters completely worth it, in my opinion.

I love the words in the photo (^ up there ^), and it’s my challenge for myself this week. So much of caring for people has to do with being intentional, showing love and kindness with intention. And not just to the ones we know, but even to the strangers and customers and people we met in the street or store. It can be so easy to go through a day without seeing people…without seeing people as individuals with their own joys and sorrows and laughter and tears. God help us to jump out of our own little world into a much bigger one that genuinely notices and cares for people.

Some links:

– Tough words.

– You can’t help but grin.

– Avocado tool is genius. 

– What a perfect idea.

– Yay, herbs.

– Perfect strength.

– Powerful.

– Lattice pies are so pretty.

– Current favorite (listen to it loud)

What about you: do you agree with loving people has to be done with intentional action and thought? How do you set about doing that?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

A FREE AND FUN WEEKEND + LINKS

Whenever I wake up to rain and clouds and fog over the lake, I just know it’s going to be such a fine day.

I’m actually not working today either, and haven’t been working since last Thursday afternoon since we sold out of our peaches and weren’t able to get more in until this afternoon. It was a bittersweet happening, because the break did feel nice, but also a little bit of a bum deal to miss out selling over the weekend. But we had a great time off and enjoyed the free day immensely. 
I was able to catch up on some housework and kitchen stuff during my days off, and those full days working at home are my favorite. I did a little bit of canning (peaches, of course), and was pleasantly surprised to find out it wasn’t nearly as intimidating and complicated as it seemed to be. Now I feel like the entire canning world has been opened and I just want to can everything! I doubt I’ll get much more done this year, though, since I’m working six days a week, but maybe I can squeeze a few more things in there somehow. 
Our weekend was free and fun and spent with people we love (each other + others). Sarah hosted a bring-your-own-meat party on her deck on Friday night, and it was a super chill evening together with friends. Our summer evenings in New York are absolutely perfect and I love having a reason to hang out outdoors during these months. 
Ben and I decided to make the most of our free Saturday and spent the morning in Rochester. We had breakfast at our favorite spot, and shared a maple scone, stuffed french toast, and a toasty breakfast sandwich. Breakfast.dates.are.my.absolute.favorite. We hopped over to the Rochester Public Market for a while too, and I spent most of the time oooing and aaahing over all the fresh and colorful produce, and also spending almost all of my cash on the stuff. Farmer’s markets are a bit dangerous for me, because I just want to get everything. I came home with way too much lettuce, a bag of carrots, cherries, plums, herbs, onions, kale, raspberries, red peppers, and two local peaches that we got only to taste out our competition. 
I’m off today yet, and then tomorrow it’s back to the peach stand. I’ve missed it, to be honest. It’s a rewarding and fun job, and I love meeting people and talking with them and selling them truly tasty peaches. I’ve got more things to do at home today, and it’s the perfect day to spend in my house with some music and cleaning and baking. 
Some links:
– So cute.
Have a marvelous week, y’all!
What about you: what are your favorite weekend activities?

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