free peaches
Thursday, August 27, 2009
THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GOOD HERE LATELY AND HAVE BEEN GETTING AROUND MY MOBILE HOME PARK WITH MY BOYFRIEND GOING FOR WALKS AND SEEING WHAT WE CAN FIND FOR FREE. TODAY WE WENT WALKING AND DISCOVERED A NICE WHITE PEACH TREE AT THE END OF OUR MOBILE HOME PARK LOADED WITH RIPE PEACHES WE GATHERED A FEW AND BROUGHT THEM HOME AND MADE PEACH COBBLER WITH JUST WHAT WE HAD IN THE CUPBOARDS..I COULD NOT FIND A PEACH COBBLER RECIPE ON THE INTERNET USING JIFFY PANCAKE MIX SO I HAD TO IMPROVISE AND TRY IT.. I AM SURE GLAD I DID IT TURNED OUT GREAT. I USED ONE CUP OF MILK, ONE CUP OF BUTTERMILK PANCAKE MIX ONE STICK OF BUTTER ABOUT 6 CUT UP PEACHES AND ABOUT 2 TEASPOONS OF CINAMMIN NO SUGAR AS I AM A DIABETIC AND NO SALT I MIXED IT UP AND PUT IT IN A QUART CASSEROLE DISH AND BAKED IT ON 350 FOR 1 HOUR..IT WAS DELICIOUS AND INEXPENSIVE TO MAKE..I MAY TAKE ANOTHER WALK OVER THERE AND GATHER SOME MORE PEACHES IN THE MORNING FOR SUGAR FREE PEACH PIE AND MAYBE TO TRY OUT MY LUCK AT CANNING..I HAVE SOME NICE CANNING JARS THAT I PICKED UP AT A YARD SALE OVER THE SUMMER FOR 10 CENTS A PIECE..I WENT TO A FEW YARDSALES TODAY WITH THE WEATHER STARTING TO GET COOLER THERE ARE LESS YARDSALES THEN THERE HAVE BEEN IN PREVIOUS WEEKS..WE WERE HAPPY TO FIND A FEW TODAY..I ALWAYS LOOK IN THE FREE BOX BEFORE I EVEN LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE ARE OFFERING FOR SALE TODAY I FOUND VACUUM BAGS FOR AN OLD EUREKA VACUUM I HAVE, I FOUND A FIRST AIDE KIT NEVER OPENED, AND SOME PAINT GLAZE THAT I WILL USE FOR SOME CRAFT PROJECTS IT WAS NEVER OPENED, AND 2 SETS OF CAMPING UTENSILS NEVER OPENED..I BOUGHT A NICE COLEMAN COOLER JUG FOR A DIME..THATS ALL I SPENT AT THAT YARD SALE WAS A DIME..I LOVE YARD SALES WERE ALL THE GOODIES ARE IN THE FREE BOX....IT WAS ALSO TRASH DAY DOWN THAT STREET AND WE FOUND POP BOTTLES IN THE RECYCLE BINS THEY HAVE A TEN CENT DEPOSIT ON THEM THAT YOU CAN RETURN TO ANY LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND GET THE MONEY..SOMETIMES I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE MONEY PEOPLE WASTE..IF YOU WERE TO COME TO MY HOME YOU WOULD ASSUME I SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON THE THINGS THAT I HAVE BUT MOST OF MY PRIZE POSSESSIONS HAVE EITHER COME FROM SOMEONE ELSES TRASH BASKET OR FROM A YARD SALE AND I HAVE NICE STUFF..MY CLOTHES ARE ALL DESIGNER NAME BRANDS I CARRY A GUCCI HAND BAG AND A COACH HAND BAG THAT ARE ORIGINAL THAT I PICKED UP AT A YARD SALE FOR $1.00 AND I USE LANCOME AND ESTEE LAUDRE COSMETICS THAT I HAVE PICKED UP FOR MERE PENNIES AT YARD SALES NOT EVEN OPENED..I HAVE GOLD AND SILVER AND DIAMONDS IN JEWLRY THAT I HAVE PICKED UP AT ESTATE SALES FOR HARDLY NOTHING..I FIND THAT AMERICANS ARE VERY WASTEFUL IT SEEMS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE ALOT OF MONEY THEY DONT TEND TO CARE WHAT THEY DO WITH IT..LAST SUMMER I WENT TRASH PICKING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN A HIGH END NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE FOUND BAGS WITH NICE PURSES IN THEM THAT STILL HAD MONEY IN THE PURSE MOSTLY CHANGE BUT IT ADDED UP TO QUITE A FEW DOLLARS AFTER WE WERE DONE LOOKING THRU THE BAG..I WONDER WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE JUST TO THROW MONEY AWAY SENSLESSLY..
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