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11 Jul 2014
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It was scarey

Since Glen and I decided to put in a garden this year, I made the leap and bought a pressure canner.

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Last Monday evening my mom called me and said that my step-dad brought home a big box of green beans and wanted to know if I would can them for her.  Of course I said I would.  Tuesday evening came around and I found myself in my kitchen first looking at this very intimidating pan and then at the instructions on how to use it since I had never canned anything before.

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As you can see, everything went as it should…..and I didn’t blow up my kitchen 🙂

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10 Jul 2014
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Elderberry

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I’ll admit, when I first think of elderberries I think of the song by Elton John.  However, my second thought is wondering what elderberry wine tastes like.  Have you ever drank elderberry wine?

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09 Jul 2014

First Time Making Marmalade

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My step-dad bought a LOT of zucchini at an auction the other day.  So, we had to come up with some interesting ways of dealing with the sudden influx.  I bought the book, Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving, and it has a recipe for gingered zucchini marmalade.  Having never made marmalade, I thought to myself…..I can do this!  The recipe was very easy to follow, and it turned out perfect.

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08 Jul 2014

Too Heavy

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These tiger lilies got too heavy and were laying on the surface of the creek.

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07 Jul 2014
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Big Love

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We have encountered this large furry beast on our walks before and he was always very skittish.  This last weekend that all changed.  He finally let us get close and we were able to pet him.  He was so happy to see us that we were showered with slobbery kisses and an invitation to rub his belly.  This makes our walks even sweeter in anticipation of seeing our newest friend.

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04 Jul 2014
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Crossing Guard

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When Lucy and I are out on our walks we often encounter critters in the roadway.  A couple of nights ago we came across this frog.  At first I thought it was dead.  Thankfully, that was not the case.  I quickly snapped his picture and then escorted him off the road.

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03 Jul 2014
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Rain Soaked Bunnies

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The other day we had a nice gentle rain shower.  I went to let Miss Lucy in and noticed two rain soaked bunnies munching on some clover.  Apparently bunnies don’t even tempt Lucy out in the rain.

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02 Jul 2014
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Garden Update

Our garden is doing so well.  I am almost don’t want to talk about it, afraid I might jinx it.

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Banana pepper…we also have some jalapeno and bell peppers.

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Cucumbers are just starting….can’t wait for them so I can try my hand at making pickles.

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Butternut squash….

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Spaghetti squash….this one took me by surprise.  All the other squash are still pretty small and then there is this one.  Very exciting.

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01 Jul 2014

Fiery Seacher Beetle

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Discovered this metallic green beetle while I was snacking on mulberries.  We assessed each other and I decided to move on and let him have that particular branch.

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30 Jun 2014
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Buzzards

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