. Yesterday I went climbing with some friends in 90ish degree weather. We started at 8:00 AM so we'd be done before the most evil heat kicked in. Someone heard my phone ring around 11:30, but since I was on a rock, and it was down there on the ground, I didn't answer. What follows it the phone message I had. It made me laugh so hard. "Hello, It’s 11:30 and I don’t know where you are, and I’m just staring at this gorgeous tomato on the counter and wondering if I can eat some of it. So call me if you get this because I can’t look at it any more. It just looks so good. I want to make a tomato sandwich. I hope that’s ok. I’m sorry. Bye."
What was great too was the sighs and moans accompanying the statements. I didn't bother calling her back since I knew it was already cut up. This was a tomato I had bought at the farm market on Saturday, when I went strawberry picking in the evil heat. Gorgeous gorgeous strawberries and well worth the sunburn and thirst (14 lbs I picked). And so after climbing yesterday I made a batch of jam, a strawberry/cherry pie, and strawberry bread. And then I collapsed from tiredness, but not before eating 2 pieces of pie and a huge hunk of bread.
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Thank you for reminding me how hungry I am. I forgot my lunch at home so I'm about to go scavaging. I have no idea what I can actually eat in the snack machine. Sorry, babbling...
That reminds me I need to get on planting and everything.
Oh, nothing like the smell and taste of a ripe, fresh tomato.
And that pie sounds delicious!
a tomato still warm from the sun and fresh picked is one of gods greatest gifts. just brush off the dirt and bite into it. :-)
be careful though buying them at the store for a while. last year it was spinach, this year tomatoes. sadly roma/plums are affected. they're a favorite of mine.
You are really trying to kill me here. I'm starving and all this talk of fresh tomatoes and pie isn't helping.
Tara, yes indeed.
WNG, I wish I could do that!
Yeah, Heather, a friend forwarded me the warning yesterday. Thankfully my friend did not get sick.
Churlita, hope you got food.
LOL! I never knew a tomato could be so totally tantalizing (hold on while I say that 5 times)!!! I do love fresh ripe tomotoes though!
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