National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day

Posted on April 2, 2018 by vanbraman

Did you know that today was National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day?

Home Pride Bread, PBJ, National Peanut Butter and Jelly DayOf course a PBJ starts out with the right bread. For me that is Home Pride Butter Top Wheat bread.

Jif, The right Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter, PBJThen you must have the right peanut butter. I always have a jar of JIF Creamy Peanut Butter on my counter. It is the best peanut butter for a good PBJ.

Pomegranate Jelly, PBJ, National PBJ DayThen you must choose your jelly. For a PBJ, I usually will have strawberry jam or preserves. However, since it is Peanut Butter and Jelly day I decided that I had to have jelly.

Therefore, I chose a nice homemade pomegranate jelly that I helped make.

See: Pomegranate Jelly

Completed sandwich, PBJ, Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, Of course the two halves must go together and my PBJ is on the plate. Ready for me to eat while watching Curling. I also brewed a nice cup of High Mountain Tea to go with my meal.

Pomegranate Jelly, Jif Peanut Butter, PBJ, sandwichOf course the first bite was delicious with three great ingredients. Memories of childhood PBJ’s came to mind as I enjoyed my sandwich.

Did you have a PBJ today?

Steven

 

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California Spring

Posted on April 1, 2018 by vanbraman

Today was a beautiful spring day in California. The temperatures were warm and the sky was clear.

My Sister posted pictures today of snow in Kansas City, so they did not have a springlike day 🙂

Baby Chickens, Spring, farmyard, eggs, easterThere are some baby chickens at the orchard. One of the free-range chickens had been hiding a nest of eggs and they just recently hatched. I tried to get close to get a picture, but this was the best I could do.

Baby chickens are definitely a nice sign of spring and renewal.

Walnut Orchard, No leaves, no blossoms, spring, late bloomingThe walnut trees are still pretty bare, but they are some of the last trees to green up.

For a look at how far along some of the other type of trees are click on my post from last Sunday: After the Blossoms

Walnut Trees, spring foilage, leaves, spring leavesThe walnut trees will soon be full of leaves though as it is now April and some of the trees are starting to green up.

Apple Blossoms, Apple Trees, Spring blossomsThe apple trees still have a few blossoms on them, but soon most of the fruit trees will be full of fruit.

pine trees, evergreen trees, pine cones, springEven the evergreen trees are starting to have new growth. I really like this little cluster of small pine cones.

What a beautiful day to enjoy the wonders of creation.

Steven

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