eat a lot of peaches

who would have thought that two peach trees could produce so many peaches
I have been canning and freezing but the tree is making more fruit that I can keep up with
the neighbors are sick of peaches
so far, I have:
peach jam
peach pies
peach cobbler
peaches on the grill
a freezer full of peaches and
the trees are still loaded

today, I have been making peach liqueur
I don't have a specific recipe when I make fruit liqueurs
I keep it simple

fresh fruit
sugar
spice
vodka

You can make a simple syrup but I just put the sugar in the jar on top of the fruit. Let set a couple of days in the refrig and then add the vodka. It takes a few months to brew,I shake the jar once a week and then strain and filter into clean jars.
It's that easy.
It's also that good.

new (old) patterns

Last week, I found a box of uncut patterns at the thrift store and a few found on etsy.
When it comes to vintage patterns, I don't consider the size of the pattern.
I mostly look for interesting style, uncut and in good condition.
there is a ton of information online about resizing vintage patterns
If I have a choice, I like to stay around a size 14 to size 16 and it's easier to take it up or down in size.
here is one that I like but there are many others
this one is good also

Right now, I am interested in vests.

Max the cat photobombing.
A blouse I made this past winter from fabric that I repurposed from a thrift store skirt.
Picture from December, before I lost a lot of weight.


I was happy yesterday to cut all the padding off my dress form.
Several layers had to be added as I gained weight over the winter.
After having my thryoid removed last year, I had gained about 30 pounds. 
Once I found a doctor who was able to figure out my thryoid replacement medication, the weight came off in a few weeks time.

Best of all, I can swim again.

Comments

[fay]

Did you do anything special to lose the weight after your thyroid diagnosis. I am going thru the same thing. I have gained 50lbs, I used to always be the skinny girl in the room, go figure. I am on meds (levothyroid) but they are not doing much and my doctor is a total muppet. Any tips.

[Leslie]

I hear you on the plethora of peaches. For me it was an abundance of apricots. We ate them morning, noon and night for 10 days. I made apricot toast, apricot crisp, apricot sauce for chicken, etc, until my skin was turning... apricot. Now they're all gone and I miss them. Wish I had thought of booze...

Love the blouse fabric. And thanks for the photo of you in it, but how about adding your smiling face? We'd love to see you. Yay on dropping the weight. I recently lost a few myself and it does feel good.

[Julie Prichard]

Roast vanilla peaches with raspberries....latest MS Living. Delicious.;)

[olivia]

Wow! That's a lot of peaches! I used to help my grandma can peaches. My job was to peel the skin off after she had poured boiling water on them and they cooled off.

I love those old patterns, I'm always searching for the same.

Terrific to hear about your weight loss - and that you found the cause and were able to take care of it!