Inspiration To Grow On

O Harvest Time

        I'm not sure how many of you have been following daily. I know of only 3 that read every day. So this is meant for you 3 especially, and any others that have noticed my absence from the blogging world the last few days. 

        If you read my bio, then you know that my husband and I live on a small farm where we grow a lot of what we eat. If you took a stroll through our garden you would find broccoli, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, green beans, okra, onions, peas, peppers, spinach, squash, tomatoes, turnip greens, and zucchini. Keep strolling and you will find apple, fig, and plum trees, blueberry bushes, and strawberry beds. And although that sounds and is wonderful, it is also a lot of work. I'm not complaining in the least. I'm grateful that the Lord allows me to wiggle out of bed every morning and find my way down to the garden. But a garden doesn't run on anyone's time but it's own.
         Until the garden starts to come in, I really only have to spend one good day a week working it out. That means weeding, hoeing and plowing to keep it up. But once the vegetables start to grow and ripen, then there is something to do most every day. 

        My last post was the day before I picked my first mess of green beans. And it's been farm to fork to pantry to freezer since then. I'm in the garden early morning picking whatever is ready, then canning or freezing for the rest of the day. As of date, I have frozen strawberries, blueberries, and zucchini. Made strawberry jam, canned green beans, made chowchow and sweet pickles. And I am just getting started! 

        July will be our busiest time here on the farm. I had to make a choice. It was either post or produce. I chose produce. So blogging will have take a back seat to the garden. That's not to say that I will no longer be posting. It just means that my family and home comes first. 

        I'm loving summer and I'm sure you are too. Everything is fresh and blooming, we have sunshine up to sixteen hours a day, and the pool is open for business. Much of my life is happening outdoors which is where I want to be. My porch is my favorite spot in and out of the house. It's where the beans are strung, corn is shucked, peas are shelled, okra is sliced, and tomatoes are peeled before coming together to make vegetable soup that my family will enjoy on a cold winter day with a pan of cornbread. 

      

  So as you can see, 

                               I have a few....... ROWS TO HOE. 

P.S. I have 3 words about skincare.       

                                            Sunscreen. Sunscreen. Sunscreen