The Garden

The garden is still producing, every few days I find myself freezing, blanching, roasting veggies for sauces etc. yesterday was one of those days. Despite all the noise, this fellow slept through it all. 

Blanching and freezing zucchini, beans and pea pods. We are set for stir fries for winter....

My first pasta sauce using cherry tomatoes and basil from the garden. It is so tasty. 

Delivering goodies to a neighbor( above) and roasting lots of cherry tomatoes with olive oil( below) 

 

Saw

We are really addicted to the scroll saw. I draw the designs, the boys saw. When they aren’t around I can remember it is actually my saw:) I’m happy it’s a new hobby in this house. 

This was little mans first project! 

A practice attempt at a phone stand and a wood puzzle 

 

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I just bought a scroll saw... this guy is pretty enamored with it as well. Eggplant in the garden (below)

I’ve been making so many bread and butter pickles with our cucumber crop and picking blueberries to fill the freezer. 

I also made many batches of peach and nectarine apple sauce thanks to a bunch of free apples! I attempted to sew( I know.. I should not) masks and it was not the best end result( below) 

My first scroll saw project.. shells! And a friend in the garden (below) 

Fig jam made with free figs! Can you tell I love free produce! 

This girl ordered an old fashioned letterman sweater instead of a jacket, which matches her style so much better! We are still waiting on her graduation year patch to come and she has another patch she’s deciding where to go but it will soon be done! This boy below got a haircut but man oh man is he changing EVERY day. 

 

A Day In The Kitchen

Greta’s blondie bars 

Tomatillo salsa verde

Dilly beans 

Banana bread

A Slight Escape

We’ve been home most of the summer but took a couple escapes to get a change of scenery 

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I needed to take out some old roses today and then I remembered I had a young boy near by. He got a lesson on using a shovel and digging up bushes. 

His long board came today, he used some bday money for it. I am going to make him wear wrist and elbow pads, oh and plus a helmet! 

The beans are getting ready! 

She got out again...

The neighbor was getting rid of these bricks so I took them off her hands to use in the zen garden. Fieldin and I are going to work on it together. 

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I found this for $4 and it was bright gold. I had a little fun with the spray paint and made it fit our color scheme.

Crazy rose of Sharon, roses, butterfly bush corner.. 

On one of her escape trips to the backyard

Tomato bushes😳

 Family bike ride and leave it to Greta to get dressed up and match her bike

I pulled some carrots today! 

Yes, Tater, I know you are on my spot...

My morning greeting 

Wall of beans 

I’m getting little cucumbers!

Kitty in the desk nook.