We had our second picking of peas today! Slowly they are coming around. The goats love the shells!
There are still cookies left from when I baked early on the morning that Tom left. He had wanted to take homemade cookies with him so I got up early and made peanut butter, chocolate rasberry chip, plain sugar, and big flat sugar filled with frosting. If anything, the sugar will keep the guys going!
That same day as baking cookies I caught up on the bread by making 8 loaves of honey oatmeal, then taking the girls and picking strawberries before it rained. Becky and I picked 26#! I froze quite a few quarts then made 36 jars of jelly. The first batch turned out well, then I was called away to help a friend in the middle of the second, and then again distracted and forgot how much sugar I put in. So needless to say, I have a few good jars and a few soft, syrup type jars. I could go back and redo them as they could be saved, but I don't mind spooning some onto toast in the morning. It will be just as good, and I don't want to be in the kitchen again today for 8 hours! I am going to need a few days apart from the appliances to that I will be fresh to start cherries soon.
After doing the jelly, I went and pre-made 75 hamburgers and packed some bulk hamburg to put in the freezer. We found a really great price on it and so we picked up 40# or so. Now, to find some chicken on sale....
Last night was date night as Ken had bowling and both Tom and I take him in and drop him off then spend some quality time together.
Being old, do you know what that consists of? We went and bought bread flour that I had a raincheck for, then went and used the accumulated points to fill the gas tank. At a loss as to what to do then we went to a local mom and pop's and had a soda.
Now, who could have a more productive day than that?
2 comments:
I really really want to plant peas one year. I just don't get them in early enough. Did you go somewhere to pick the strawberries, or were they out of your garden?
I actually planted the peas the first of May. I didn't plant them flat, but in a raised hill, which you must do here because the clay is relentless! It saved them from the rains we had. They love cold, so that didn't bother them.
The strawberries were from a farm I had always gone to. I would love to start our own berries, but have yet to figure on how many or when to plant them.
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