Family Home Evening

My siblings and I are stuck in a rut. We've been snapping beans and shelling peas since we were old enough to pull a carrot. Canning and freezing fruits and veggies from the garden, elk and deer brought in by the family hunting parties, tuna and clams and salmon ... we live in a bountiful corner of Eden. The coast temperate climate is a blessing - especially the rain.


When a call came that there were two dishpans of beans and a bucket of peas to do, Mom and I grabbed our favorite paring knives, a roll of masking tape (for taping the thumb the blade hits as we cut the beans), and hustled up the hill to my brother's.

Working together is always fun - lots of stories and catching up on family news makes the time fly.

Pepsi is a good supervisor. She seems to be doing einee - menee - minee-mo between the beans, the caramel corn, and the baby zuchinni bread muffins. Gotta keep our strength up, ya know...

Heading home, we caught a great shot of a typical Tillamook Bay sunset - awesome.

Summer evenings can be a walk on the beach, a book in the hammock, pie and icecream dessert ... or putting food into storage for winter. Whatever we do, having family to share it with, makes for great memories.