The Adventures of Julie and Bella 2025

Today was another busy day! 💨 I started the morning by taking my parents a ground turkey 🦃 and zucchini 🥒 skillet that they were going to have for lunch. 🍽️ I helped out around their house 🏡 and visited for a bit before heading out for a haircut. ✂️💇‍♀️ It felt so good—my hair is so much lighter and more manageable now!

After that, I made a stop at one of my favorite farm stands in North Collins 🛻🌽. I picked up an 8-quart basket of gorgeous Roma tomatoes 🍅 to add to the ones from my garden 🌿. I also went out into the field and picked an 8-quart basket of green bell peppers 🫑—and they were HUGE! 😲

Once I got home and took Bella 🐶 for our afternoon walk 🚶‍♀️, I washed all the veggies 🥗 and left them to dry while I curled up with my book 📖 for a bit. Well… that “reading time” turned into a quick nap 😴. That’s okay though! Once I was back up, I cut up and bagged all but three of the green peppers for freezing ❄️. They’ll be perfect for soups 🍲 and crockpot recipes all winter long ❄️🍴.

I’m also officially prepped and ready for tomorrow—Sauce Day 2025! 🍅🫙 This year, I won’t be making as much sauce as in previous years since I still have jars left from last year 📦. A smaller batch will be perfect, and I also plan on freezing more of my homegrown tomatoes to make fresh sauce in the winter. I’m so beyond happy with my bountiful harvests this summer 🌞🌱—there’s just nothing like cooking with vegetables you’ve grown and harvested yourself! 💚

Now, after a crazy busy day 🌀, I’m sitting here with a cooling eye mask 🩵👁️, trying to ease the pain in my eyes. Still no call 📞 from the specialty pharmacy yet about my eye drops 💧—if I don’t hear from them by Monday, I’ll be calling as directed by my doctor.

Tune back in tomorrow to see how Sauce Day goes! 🍅👩‍🍳