Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere...But Not a Drop to Drink!

Jess and her mom have been toiling in the garden all summer.  Here is a shot of some of the vegetables of their labors.  

Tomato juice, green beans, carrots, pears and peaches (last two were purchased for bottling)

We went and picked fresh sweet corn tonight.  A local farmer had someone contracted to harvest his crop, but the person backed out, so the farmer is selling it off for $1/dozen.  So, we bought several dozen to blanch, remove from the cob and freeze.  We did save some for just eating.  It doesn't get much fresher than from the field, to the stove top, to the table, in a matter of about two hours.  

Unless you're Eli, who opted to skip the stove top and gnaw on a cob while I was shucking.

He's finally standing on his own, this ear of corn actually helped to balance him.

Hard to resist that smile.