My, what a fine weekend.

The weather was lovely, the activities pleasant and an overall lovely weekend to behold.

I can't say I did a whole lot, but I did put up about 24 cups of fresh peaches into the freezer and made 36 cups of pesto. Yes, 36 cups of pesto -- my basil has been working overtime this summer and it needed a place to go. Hence: pesto. I'd like to believe that this much pesto will last me until next summer, but with family and friends requesting some of it -- not likely. Here's to hoping the basil kicks into gear again and another round of pesto can be made.

Friday night was calm, with an early bedtime and relaxing evening at home. Saturday was all about errands and getting things done. I went to the Binford farmers' market and picked up some peaches, sweet corn, lamb burgers and some bread. Then to Target with Sister for various things, then Panera for a yummy lunch, then to Trader Joes for pesto-making supplies, then home. After all that I did some clean up around the house and managed to get some things in order in the guest bedroom. Hit the shower and headed out to Bazbeaux in Carmel for some much needed pizza and beer. After pizza and beer I went home, did some work, then collapsed around 1 a.m.

I had set my alarm for 8 a.m. but managed to reset it to 9, then told myself I'd just lay here a few minutes more. At noon I sprang out of bed like I was shot out of a cannon, completely confused about why I was still in bed. Seriously, the last time I slept that late was in my early 20s after a particularly late night in Broad Ripple. So I got out of bed, went to Wal-Mart (for more pesto stuff), then back home. I cleaned peaches for about an hour or so, then bagged them all up for the freezer. 6 bags of 4 cups each, the perfect size for peach pie. I *heart* peach pie -- especially in January when I am thoroughly sick of citrus fruits and apples. D9 arrived in the middle of this endeavor and kept me company while I continued on the peach quest. Then I started on pesto and made 36 cups of it. So I had 36 little one-cup containers of pesto all over my counter which then went into my freezer. Then the real evening began as I got out the lamb steak that had been marinating since yesterday afternoon. D9 and I had purchased these steaks the week before (3 of them) and had eaten one last week, with the remaining two in the freezer. This week was another planned dinner.

For dinner tonight we had: lamb steaks, corn on the cob (white and bicolor), green beans, grilled zucchini, onion/cucumber vinegar salad, bread w/pesto and berry/peach pie with vanilla ice cream. It was so ridiculously good I am salivating thinking of it. There wasn't a whole lot of any one thing (except for the onion/cucumber salad), so it was just enough of everything to get satisfied.

I am thinking I should get some corn next week at the farmers' market and put that up in the freezer too. mmmmm.

Did some laundry, cleaned off the back porch and loaded recyclables into my car. Very pleasant and productive day.