These were washed and frozen on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. I just jiggled the paper to break them apart afterward, and then I measured them into quart size freezer bags, labeled them, and put them in the deep freeze. These will make yummy pie and shortcakes at a later date!
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Mommy’s little helper
Saturday afternoon, Jake and I did a little gardening. I taught him about composting the chicken house droppings with leaves and showed him how beautiful the black dirt is that it makes. Then we planted a bleeding heart root and a bunch of zinnia seeds... ...and a whole lot of dandelions!
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What is this???
This little tree is broken over in our main driveway. I have no idea what it is. The buds are pink and then are white flowers when they open. They look very much like the blossoms on my apple tree. These are the leaves on it. This is definitely a small tree and not a … Continue reading What is this???
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On furlough
Sunday was absolutely gorgeous here! We spent almost four hours outside doing little chores that built up over the winter. The chickens got to head into the paddock for the day. Since we can't contain Bessie there anymore (she just goes right through or over the fence), we were thinking of moving the chickens there … Continue reading On furlough
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Garden time!
Even though it looks like this outside my front door right now (with 4"-8" more expected today!!!), I'm getting some things going for my garden! What could I possibly do with an old ice cream bucket? I can start a little compost in it!!! I'm clabbering a little milk for my hens in one milk … Continue reading Garden time!
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It’s still alive!
I have no idea what kind of plant this is. Ten years ago when Ted bought a car, the salesman had the car delivered to our house. I've moved it from room to room. I've chopped it to almost dirt level when the cat kept eating its leaves. I've forgotten to water it for weeks … Continue reading It’s still alive!
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Meanwhile…
...in the koi pond... ...the water plants are blooming!
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Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
During the winter, I was buying a type of tomato at Walmart called Ugly Heirloom Tomaties. They were two to a pack and were $4-$5/pack. The cores were always tossed over the porch railing to my chickens. Walmart quit selling these (along with the hot dogs with no corn syrup and Annie's Cheddar Bunnies and … Continue reading Ugly volunteer tomatoes ROCK!
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Making salsa
I was gifted three five gallon buckets full of fresh tomatoes. I know!!! That is AWESOME!!! They had to all be done up pretty quickly though because they were very ripe. The first thing is to get the canner going with the jars in it to sterilize them while working up the tomatoes. In all … Continue reading Making salsa
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Local breakfast
I made omelets for breakfast today. The eggs were from my hens; the green pepper was picked from my garden just a minute before going into the cast iron skillet, and the purple onion was from the local farmers' market. The butter was the only ingredient from the store, and next summer that will be … Continue reading Local breakfast
Striving Acres 