It is and its great to hear about your orchards and garden! Thanks for the update! (I really miss living out in the country!)
Cherry pie is the best!
Glad you’re getting into herbs! Borage is a wonderful plant, all the way around - but it will readily self-seed, so don’t be surprised if you have a few ‘freebies’ next season as it is.
I am using my new oven today to bake a Cherry Pie with cherries from my own tree. It smells heavenly - and I made sure there were no drips in my new oven, LOL! I’ll be a spaz about it for a while, then it’ll just become another ‘tool’ in my arsenal. ;)
We got a full 1/2” inch of rain overnight and showers off and on this afternoon. The temps are only in the 70’s, so that inspired the Beagles to go on ‘walkabout’ for FIVE HOURS, today. (I inherited anr elderly female Beagle from a hunting friend; she’s 13 and it’s time to retire, but that girl doses not quit!) They took Tony (dog in training) with, and he came back with the biggest THORN in his right hind paw that I have ever seen. I pulled it out, and now he owes me his life, LOL!
My feeder was raided by the ‘coon last night; forgot to take it in, so I won’t be forgetting to do that again. Well, I probably will. ;)
My lettuces (Red Romaine) have all bolted, so I am salvaging what I can, then will plant bush beans where they are.
So far from the garden I’ve gotten asparagus, a few zukes, broccoli, lettuces, kale, herbs and now the cherries. The apple trees and the peach tree are loaded - the pears, not so much. I fertilized all the tomatoes before the rain last night. The garden is starting to deliver!
At ‘brunch’ today we had some applesauce from last season and homemade (sugar free) grape juice with our eggs and ham. It’s so wonderful eating things you’ve put up yourself. :)
Tonight I’m doing a Sheet Pan Dinner (in my new oven - still thrilling, LOL!) with sliced pork loin and Rosemary and a bunch of veggies from the garden. A garden salad to go with.
Life Is Good!
What time is dinner?? LOL! My favorite fruit pies are cherry & peach.
While making cucumber salad, cukes (and scallions) fresh out of the garden, I got that self-satisfied feeling: veggie I grew, harvested within the hour, and I know how it was grown (no chemicals, etc).
I would not mind some ‘freebie’ borage - would save me a trip to the only place that has it next spring!
It is and its great to hear about your orchards and garden! Thanks for the update! (I really miss living out in the country!)
Cherry pie is the best!
