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Our Gettysburg Trip

Last Saturday, hubby and I decided to take a day trip and run to Gettysburg. We thought it might be nice to walk around and take some pictures. He’s a huge Civil War buff, so he likes to get up there whenever he can.I thought you might like to see some of the pictures we took.And then this happened:The white Jeep SUV on the left is ours. That’s my shadow and hubby on the phone with police. We were headed home when a teenager who admittedly wasn’t paying attention slammed in to the back of us. Y’all she was on her phone the entire time we were waiting for the police (we had to call), dealing with the police (yes really, she was on the phone while the police were there), etc etc. So much so she ran her own phone down and had to then use her boyfriend’s phone to…

Saturday at the Farmer’s Market

My husband and I love spending time on the weekends at one of the many local farmer’s markets in our area. We are lucky enough to live in a farming and agricultural area of the country where fresh, local produce is abundant in the summer and fall months. This weekend we took a twenty minute drive north to one we hadn’t been to before and I thought I’d share with you some of the variety you can find at a farmer’s market. Take a look:Yummy jalapeno peppers. I would’ve bought them, but I already have a plant of them hanging on my balcony.Fresh homemade pies! These things smelled delicious. I would’ve taken one home, but hubby doesn’t like cooked fruit and I knew I couldn’t shouldn’t eat a whole pie by myself. ;)I loved the color on these pears!Cheese from local dairy farms. In our area you can even still have your…