Category: family

My brother and sister-in law sent us a package the other day and I didn’t want to open it because it was beautifully packaged and made me happy to look at.

The packing tape that Phil uses isn’t available at just any old store. No, sir. The tape that he uses is special water activated tape with a design that he drew printed on it.

I’m pretty sure if I had packing tape made people wouldn’t sit and stare at it when it arrived in the mail and contemplate not ripping through it. I’m okay with that.

There can only be so many “I have my own packing tape” people in our family.

Our kitchen is brimming with apples and tomatoes that we are working to use before they go bad or not tiring of the taste. A number of months ago my Grandpa Elvrum gifted us with some tomato plants and we dutifully followed his directions of direct sunlight and lots of water.

No we are in the midst of reaping the rewards and contemplating everything tomato.

This past weekend we went up to Blaine/Birch Bay/Bellingham/Anacortes for a wedding (Yay! Rayna & Jon) and were gifted with a ton of apples. Barry’s Uncle Bill has a tree in his yard that makes the largest most tasty apples. Each year we collect from this tree and love what it provides; however, this year we also benefited from my parent’s orchard!

So, if you have good apple or tomato recipes, send them our way.

Please, though, we’re not interested in combining the two.