While we are in a heatwave, I’m trying to make the most of my time indoors when I’m not cooling off in my neighbor’s pool. The Lititz Farmer’s Market is on a break this Thursday, since the big Fourth of July Celebration will be in the park on Wednesday. Thursday would have been the rain date. I am busy making my map-in-a-bottle necklaces and they seem to be a hit! I am hoping to be selling them on Long Beach Island soon as well as other shore points.

I am including a link to my Etsy shop if you would like to keep up with what I have in stock.  Just click on the link and it will take you there: https://www.etsy.com/shop/susangf2

I am looking forward to spending time soon in Bethany Beach, DE with my cousin (soul sister) Kathy. She and her husband have a place there and we’re excited to be able to exchange our 3 to 5 hour phone marathons with time together in person! We have so many common interests and never lack for topics of conversation. I’ll be taking cards and games and I can’t wait to just be laughing and relaxing. I’ll also be making and taking tabbouleh, which is a Middle-Eastern dish that our grandmother always made and we both love. I make it a lot through the summer when fresh parsley, tomatoes and cucumbers are abundant. We have many wonderful memories in our grandmother’s kitchen and home. She made every day special.

The items in my greenhouse are dwindling since the heat has set in and everything is getting planted or sold. I do have a jalapeno plant in there that is thriving so I’m going to let it go and see which ones produce first! Before you know it, we’ll have tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers galore! I’ll have them ready for the Farmer’s Market along with making my salsa regularly to have at home and share at work and with friends.

Stay cool! Stay tuned for updates and check out my Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/susangf2