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Ripe For The Pick’n – Blackberries
Posted on August 18, 2009, under Food Preservation, Uncategorized.
The kids and I headed out to the ranch my parents live on… to look for blackberries. We hit pay dirt 
Unfortunetly, we didn’t get started until about 4pm – the hottest part of the day… I think it was a mere 90 some degree’s. We got a little picked before my husband showed up. As soon as he got there… we were ‘inspired’ to become pick’n fools. Sorry to say we all wilted quickly. I was not at my peak due to a bee sting I had aquired earlier that day. It has slowed me down 
All in all, we ended up with two of our buckets full of blackberries. I would say the kids consumed a fair amount too
Loads Of Blackberries
Each year I gather fruit through the summer for jam. I prepare and measure the smooshed fruit into ziploc baggies. By the time fall hits, I will have my freezer full of fruit ready to become jam. I thaw all the prepared bags at one time to make the jam.
Fresh Abundance
Posted on August 9, 2009, under Uncategorized.
This is one of my favorite times of year – Our garden is overflowing with an abundance of fresh produce. What a blessing! We have lots of tomato plants (30 if I rememer correctly), zucchini, yellow straight neck, cucumbers, green onions, onions, broccoli, pumpkins, butternut squash, dill, green beans, bell peppers, anaheim peppers, jalapeno’s & lots of sunflowers.
Our Beautiful Garden
Our last two gardens have been very successful and I contibute this to our soil. The original soil was clay. Over time, we have added a lot of our livestock bedding + manure and chicken manure. The soil is light fluffy and very fertile. You should of seen the worms after it was tilled
Sunflowers Are My Favorite Garden Flower