What have we been up to?

 Crocheting....

 Puddle jumping....

 More puddle jumping

 Gardening....

And Arlow.  Our new baby Old English Sheepdog.

What have you been up to?

Veg is great.... but flowers from the garden.... they make me smile!

Green Beans

As I speak my husband stands in the kitchen washing green beans.  So far he's canned 26 quarts.  And tonight, we plan to put up another 14. Whew!!  Canning our own food definitely gives me a whole new appreciation for what my parents have done for us, and what my grandparents did for them.  But all the work is worth -- there is no small bit of satisfaction in opening up home-canned organically-grown green beans to feed your children all year round!  And hopefully one day they will realize how much love went into every jar we put up to feed them.

From our garden to your table

Our first produce "basket" of the summer has been sold!  And we've also taken our first standing order.  Hopefully Farmer Allen will be starting a weekly or bi-weekly email to let everyone know what produce and herbs we are picking each week so you can let us know if you are intersted and in what.  Shoot me your email address to make sure you are on our distribution list!!  We are looking forward to a good crop this summer and being able to share it with our community. 

Summer

Squash and zucchini have arrived.... I cannot put into words how delicious my husband's tempura fried squash is.  That's is when my mouth really knows summer has arrived!  The girls have been in raspberry heaven, and we've even managed to salvage a few strawberries that the bunnies and/or other creatures have over-looked.  Yesterday I went to the salon and got myself a summer 'do!  10+ inches gone and donated (and much over-do!)  I am now ready to put in some serious pool time!!  Maybe one day the Farm will have it's own swimming pool, because I definitely leave the pond to the dogs!

Happy Birthday Emma!

My biggest baby is five today.  She impresses me every day -- the way she acts wise beyond her years, the silly things she says, how she watches out for her sisters.  We are so lucky to have such a beautiful, sweet daughter.

This and That.

Oh April - how are you over already?  

One thing I am glad to be done with -- Easter candy.  All I have heard out of this child's mouth is "I WANT CANDY!" for weeks now.  Here she is attacking a chocolate bunny.  And with the natural energy level of a two year old, candy really is the last thing she needs.  So happy to finally be rid of the mounds of candy my children somehow accumulated this year - it was like Halloween all over again.

  

The girls, playing inside on a random day.  Not something happening often with the gorgeous weather we've had.  Still, not often do I get them all in one photo.

Finally a thank you to the few of you out there reading my sporadic blog!  My hopes of doing anything on a regular basis, aside from work and child-tending, has flown out the window.  Oh well... I guess that is the beauty of being a mother of three - there is always a great excuse for getting nothing accomplished!