Fresh & Healthy: Pears from our Neighbor

A few days ago the girls and I were walking back from the bus stop when a neighbor stopped to talk with us.  She generously offered us some of her pears.  A couple of the other neighbors had picked some pears and she wanted to make sure we came over and got a few as well.  Her tree was producing a lot of pears this year and she didn’t want them to go to waste.

The girls begged me to pick some pears so the next day after school we went over and picked a few pears.  It has been wonderful eating fresh pears for breakfast, lunches at school and snacks. We even made an awesome Strawberry Pear Smoothie for an after school treat and Pearsauce. I am thankful for our neighbors and their generosity.  It is the little things in life that can make a really big difference.