Yesterday, between supper and bedtime, Brady and I drove the kids to a nearby acreage to get some fresh veggies! We paid in the form of a donation for the Bridge in Saskatoon. We got a green Superstore bin of potatoes, as well as some bags of big tomatoes (none of ours lived,) a bag of peppers, and a handful of table cucumbers. That was the plan, anyway.
The family that we were buying from had grown a pack or ornamental gourds for fall decorating, and somehow, no one was snapping them up! She encouraged us to have all we wanted, so none went to waste! So I grabbed a bagful, considering I would never afford myself to buy any in store. This was a fun way to acquire some!
Before we could leave, she realized we had the kids along, and insisted they each come choose a pumpkin! So we did that, too 🙂 They LOVED it!
It was very cute. Every kid was shining with excitement, as was the woman orchestrating our purchase. It was so fun! She insisted the fun couldn’t stop there, so the kids grabbed another group of those crazy decorative gourds, and then we left.
This is only part of our haul. It was so much fun to go buy veggies that way, and to contribute to an important cause feels good, too. How generous of that family. They donated ALL proceeds to the Bridge!! Amazing, hey??
I am SO grateful to have so many good fresh veggies in my possession! It meant the kids had garden cucumbers for their school lunches today. It means toasted tomato sandwiches til the cows come home. It means potatoes for months, maybe! Not to mention, we dug out our garden yesterday, too.
A far less impressive haul, but every little bit counts!
Thank you, Lord, for your blessings!