This last Saturday, we had the AIM (Adventures in Missions) students who come to Sudan and worship with us for the whole weekend. Friday night we went to the Homecoming football game (which Sudan won! Oh by the way, we bleed black and gold now!) and then to 5th Quarter. 5th Quarter is a supper for the junior high and high school students hosted by different congregations around town. This last weekend we had it at the church of Christ.
Saturday, we went out to a farm that belongs to some friends of ours, Keith and Julie Layton. We went and picked black eyed peas. We then went back to the Layton's home for lunch and pea shellin'. It was really a lot of fun. During the afternoon, we delivered sacks of peas to several of the widows in the congregation. Talk about living in the country! I had never even seen black eyed peas growing, much less picked and shelled them. We froze several bags and are looking forward to eating them for a while. This is a picture of Aleisha in the "pea patch," which she sang about most of the time we were out there. Very fun!
We cooked some yesterday, and I can tell you, they are NOTHING like what you get in a can! They are SOOOO much better! So, we had black eyed peas and corn bread. Yummy!
Speaking of living in the country...we also "put up" (in the freezer) about 16 quarts of fresh Kentucky green beans and some fresh corn on the cob. We will enjoy at least some kind of fresh vegetable through most of the winter. Julie asked me if I have ever canned anything before. I have not, but have some great recipes for it. She and I are going to try and get together sometime in the next couple of weeks and make some pickled okra, dill pickles, sweet pickles, and I don't know what else. She grows a wonderful garden every year and is so kind to share what she has!
