Here is our first batch of nectarines from out tree in the backyard! We gave some away, ate some and I froze MANY. Last year when I froze them I mistakenly threw them in a plastic freezer bag altogether after cutting them… and ended up with a huge frozen BLOCK of nectarines. This year I cut them, placed them on cookie sheets with waxed paper and froze the pieces individually lined up on the cookie sheets THEN transferred them to a ziploc freezer bag the next day so I have beautiful individual pieces of nectarine frozen to add to our fruit smoothies all year long!
I also picked our first slicing cucumber (looks like a scary snake) and our first lemon cucumber. Both were yummy and I can’t wait for the rest to grow and ripen! Our tomatoes are green… we are waiting for them to ripen before we can enjoy them.
While I garden, sometimes I let the dogs come out with me.. here’s a pic of each of them watching me garden.
A few days after the first batch of nectarines some started falling off the tree.. so we had to start picking again! Here’s the 2nd batch!
Lastly, one of Joey’s chores is to unload the dishwasher when we ask him to. I opened the cup cabinet and this is what I saw! Hahaha. I couldn’t stop laughing because he stacked these little cups on top of these big red ones!! Kids are so funny!!!
Posted by sherri on July 19, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Wow, lots of nectarines! We bought some at Thursday Night Market, and then tonight Brian’s mom gave us a bag full! We have a few tomatoes that are ready, and the pumpkins that we didn’t plant are looking ready too!
Posted by Pastor Ellen on July 20, 2009 at 4:09 am
Your harvesting is plentiful! And I know He is delighted with your harvest of fine young men. You are blessed, my dear! Truly blessed.