Some farm-y and small town-y things

The day started off with me realizing that my cherry cordial was just about to turn to vinegar. I really should have bottled it on Friday, I think. It's still pretty good and definitely worth making again. And since I have now discovered a total of five large wild black cherry trees in our yard, it's good to be able to make something with the fruit.

The wine bottle was a bit of white wine leftover from a recipe where we  poured the last little bit of cordial that didn't fit in the jars. We tried it before dinner. Chilled it tasted a lot like kir. 

Then, I learned about a tree sale a (somewhat) local nursery was having on fruit trees. We decided that it was worth heading out to because we have been wanting some more fruit trees. I thought if the prices were good that we might be able to get two. 

Well, the prices were very good and we were able to get four. (It was a good thing we went when we did because the trees were selling very fast.)

We have a pear, a plum, and two sour cherries. Of course we are going to have horribly hot weather this week so decided that putting them in the ground wasn't wise. They are hanging out under our other fruit trees and we'll keep them well watered until the weather is more appropriate for tree planting. 

Finally, this weekend is Elburn Days, which is our small town's annual festival. Some children went yesterday and a different combination of people went today. 

R. very much enjoyed the rides.

L. loved the climbing wall.

And now we hunker down to get through the coming heat and help the outside animals stay as comfortable as possible. Oh, and wait for the new dishwasher to arrive on Tuesday. Yes, we have killed yet another appliance. And since this is one that J. has repeatedly repaired, we figured it was time to replace it. 

I would like one year of not having to replace any appliance. That would be awesome.