Archive from June, 2010

Making Sausage

Jun 29, 2010 by     6 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Canning/Preserving, photos, saving money

Like I don’t have enough to do! Well, the garden and canning and now sausage making are the activities I do to:

  1. save money
  2. eat better
  3. learn new skills
  4. add to my pantry
  5. relax
  6. get out of the office
  7. be a better homemaker

Here are some photos:

Lots of Tomatoes!

Jun 28, 2010 by     4 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Canning/Preserving, Gardening, Grocery Challenge, photos

Man! I have tons of tomatoes on my 24 tomato plants! It looks like this year will be fantastic for canning tomatoes and for making  gazpacho.

here is the status on the other plants:

zucchini- we have eaten about 6 of them so far.

onions- wonderful! and I keep replanting them as I use them.

cucumber- one so far that will end up in my salad tonight.

peppers- lots of them forming and thankfully a good many jalapenos.

lettuce- I have mostly eaten it all and I should have re-planted more  often. I planted some about 2 weeks ago and I try to plant new seeds every couple of days.

Gardening

Jun 4, 2010 by     7 Comments    Posted under: blessings, Gardening, Grocery Challenge, photos, saving money

I’m very encouraged by my little efforts with my garden. Again, I only have a small patch of land in the back yard, but I’m determined Read more »

A new grandson: Caleb

Jun 2, 2010 by     4 Comments    Posted under: Blogroll, Family

I had a wonderful time seeing both Ron & Bobbie and their 8 children and also Rebekah & Dave and their new little guy, Caleb.

Here are some photos of the trip: Double click for a larger view of the photo. Also, please leave your comments!