Sunday, August 30, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Thursday, August 27, 2015
muscadines and such
our friends the Hords have so many berries this year and wonderfully have shared some...i have turned most into a puree without sugar that i love adding to smoothies or using for kombucha...but i read about making juice this way....1 cup berries, less than one half cup sugar in a quart jar, add boiling water and then water bath can for 20-30 min...
then let it sit for about 2 weeks! it should turn dark purple and be delicious =)
i have started dehydrating all the citrus rinds...the grinding up into powder...will use in cookies and jams....or smoothies for extra Vit c!
also making lots of chicken noodle soups and sodas...i just love being in the kitchen in the fall!!!
in the garden with titus
we planted a lot of wild flower seeds this year...many from ones i collected last year...and it is that time again! titus and i cut all the dead heads off packed with dried seeds to keep for next year's garden. he got the hang of it fast and loved his little job =)
i popped them on the top of the fridge to finish drying up...
also letting the okra go to huge and dry and then stringing it up for decorations for Christmas...and to save seeds...
we are trying lots fruit trees in the espalier form..some work better than others...but i like the way it looks so much!
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
Food Swap Preparation
this time around we had 48 groups swapping...
it was CRAZY
but the stuff in our baskets was such fun!!!
everything from soaps and lotions to homemade fig newtons and wine and root beer
what a creative bunch of folks!
titus and i made 12 pumpkin pies from our neighbors pumpkins...
ginger chews
and lip balm from our beeswax!
the kids helped to label and arrange everything and of course i forgot to take photos the night of the swap!!!!
Titus Turned 3!
we had a lovely family dinner when the kids got home from school...played wiffle ball on the lawn and sent off a very slow paper lantern into the sky =)
it was all so sweet...
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