Zuchinni Hood con't....

'Nuff said.  ;)

Beware Zuchinni Hood

He's a distant relative of Robin.  He steals from the zuchinni rich and gives to anyone that is gullible enough to take his goods.  He hits parking lots and unlocked cars.  He leaves young, tender zuchinni on doorsteps and in church foyers.  I have been a victim of this crime on more than one occasion and I thought the warning should be passed along to others.  Last week I was hit again and found this on my doorstep--

A young, innocent zuchinni wrapped in swaddling paper and awaiting my arrival.

The clever Zuchinni Hood tried to disguise this one as a cucumber, but don't fall for it. 
I'm thinking of starting a VODOZ (victims of dropped off zuchinni) group.  But it is only for a short season and the worst of it is over around here.  I hope this helps to warn others.  ;))

Harvest Time

Apples, squash, horseradish, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, beets, rutabagas, plums......Don't you love harvest time?  I keep quoting "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few"  to my children. ;0)  So many jars to fill, so much time spent in the pantry just loving the look.
Today I'm going to put up some pineapple zuchinni.  Just preserving zuchinni in pineapple juice is supposed to make it taste like pineapple when you use it.  I also like to put up a few pints of horseradish sauce.  My dad loves it. (So do I.)  I like to put up V-8 juice for him too.

The birds are starting to get to the apples, so I think that we need to pick today.  That will be a fun job for the kids.

Not a good shot of the appletree outside the frontporch window.  It is loaded with apples this year.

May your day be blessed.