Tea Time

Steve and I make our own tea these days. Right now we make it with fresh lemon balm and mint, but we are going to experiment with drying the leaves for winter. We are going to experiment with different herbs to see what different combinations taste the best.

We have been harvesting bush beans like mad. Plus our cherry tomatoes feel like they are all ripening at once. We are also having a bumper crop of ground cherries. As predicted Gracie eats them before anything can be done with them. We bought a ten pound box of blueberries as ours will not be ready until next year. We have made blueberry and blueberry peach jam. Very good. Next up will be spaghetti sauce and salsa. Can't wait.

Paradise Squared

We are truly blessed to have two places to go that we consider heaven on earth. Both are relaxing peaceful and feel like home. What more could a family ask for.

In-Laws Laptops and Vacations

We have been away for a while and home with family. Steve's Dad and Vivian were here from Ontario and we had an awesome visit and it was nice to finally show them our home and our farm in person. We have been just doing upkeep around here. Weeding is an everyday chore wit the sun rain sun rain chain , they are growing like crazy. Our ground cherries are finally becoming ripe and we have been enjoying tomatoes and beans for a while. The beans are very tasty and are an extra special treat after they were almost wiped out by bugs.
We had our dog Furgus at a friends house while we vacationed and he loves being there so we let him stay for a couple of weeks. It was time to get him back though, as we started seeing deer scat in the woods close to our house.
It continues to be hot everyday and the sun seems so strong this year. It has been good for some plants and terrible for others. I guess that is what farming is about and we are rolling with the punches. Hopefully we can get  enough produce ready at the same time so we can go to a farmers market and actually sell some of this yummy stuff. Although eating it ourselves is not hard to take. Hope everyone is having a good summer.
Electa