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Fun Finds ~ Hot Banana Peppers and other ramblings

 While shopping in Amish country, we walked thru a few antique stores, and I found a butter dish to match my salt and pepper shakers.  By the way, there was one store that had a ton of this Jadeite in their booth.




I also found a few more mini hen and nests for the cubbies in the kitchen.  


I double checked the garden, and had enough for a half batch of hot pepper mustard sauce.  Those have left the kitchen.  Now I need to go check on the jalapenos.  I'm glad I checked the tomatoes.  Some of the tomato stakes had to be straightened again.


I tried a new fresh salsa recipe and it was so good!  We are getting tomatoes from the garden now.  I also made a lemon cheese cake pie that was also a new recipe.  It's a keeper.

Another produce stand has closed their doors.  I counted on them, when I needed just a few more hot banana peppers for my canning recipe.  Sigh.  More and more small town restaurants are now closing their doors at 2-3pm, and not open for dinner anymore (lack of employees, which I just don't understand).

I was just told that the large oil company my husband works for is being bought out.  He's been told the insurance for us will be better, but I hope it doesn't change any of his retirement.  


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Latane Barton said…
keeping my fingers crossed about your husband's company take over by a new outfit. That could be scary but I hope it works out for your benefit.
August 9, 2022 at 1:09 PM
Faith said…
love that butter dish, and the hen dishes. I have one in light green that I use to keep salt in, we are going at the end of September and I wanted to find another one they are so cute. I cannot comment on your comment on my blog for the moment. Now I can't even remember what I was going to say anyway. I don't can anymore got to dangerous for me. I do freeze the Kentucky Wonder beans we are harvesting. Such a joy to harvest from your own place. I hope that the buy out will not affect your family adversely. Well, if this shows up anonymous, it's me Faith from CrochetbytheSea.
August 9, 2022 at 3:56 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Latane, it is very scary. Hopefully it will be better, but I guess we'll see.
August 10, 2022 at 7:02 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Faith, I am still looking for a specific color of hen and nest. I saw a blue one at the new Ohio Market, but have that color already. It was with the antique part of the market. It was only $8.99 too. It may still be there.
August 10, 2022 at 7:04 AM
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