Tomatoes, Tomatoes (it's cooler), Tomatoes (pigs), Tomatoes

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Well it’s been a busy few weeks. I got to see my family again and good friends too at a camp I’ve grown up going to, Camps Farthest Out (CFO for short). I had a great time. It was a little dizzying to be around so many people that I knew and loved.
The next week was hot and sullen. But we were greeted with mountains of tomatoes! That’s right, the tomato crop is coming in and we can’t pick them fast enough. Eventually Farmer Dan had to come out and stop us from picking! Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to fit them all in the boxes we send out to the members.
And guess who likes fresh tomatoes now. Yep, me. I used to hate fresh tomatoes. They had to be cooked for me to eat them. Well, now I’m eating sliced tomatoes almost every day. They’re so good! I still can’t eat them like apples, but I do like them in sandwiches and salads. I know my parents will be proud but will probably miss getting my unwanted slices of tomatoes. Such is the price of growing up. ☺
This week has cooled off, cooled off indeed. Yesterday the high was 72 degrees! Today it is cool, windy, and rainy. We’ve gotten a lot of rain over the past week. We had 3 inches last Monday!
By the way did I mention that we have tons of tomatoes? It takes about 2 afternoons to pick them all. It’s crazy how many we have.
Today’s adventure was rounding up pigs. All 4 remaining pigs on our farm got out today. We have two huge sows and 2 smaller (but not small by any means) pigs. So we spent and hour and a half chasing them around the farm. The two sows weren’t much of a problem. They ran a little, which was funny to watch, but didn’t go far, The two young ones made us chase them literally all over the 40 acre farm. Ridiculous. I laughed a lot. They are all snug in their pen now and the gate has been reinforced. Ah, the life on a farm is one adventure after another.
Well, it’s time for me to have my new favorite sandwich, fresh basil, cheese, and tomato toasted on a slice of bread (homemade sourdough is best) I wonder if I’ll be able to find a tomato. ;)