abbeck's Blog

Mumbles is no longer with us :(
Jun 9, 2009 | 12:17 PM PST
Tags: garden , strawberries , clilantro , butternut squash , lemon cucumber , tomatoes , green onions , hot peppers , green peppers

so sadly last friday while i was at work and my 13 yr. old niece was babysitting my girls...our dog, molly, got a hold of mumbles and killed him and a hen...i am so heartbroken...mumbles was such a good rooster....luckily we do have a baby rooster and 2 more females....no other rooster is going to be like him...we will miss him terribly...

update on wilbur...we are getting rid of him....he will be going to a nice farm with a lady friend :) where he will be much happier...

 here are some pics of my garden...

cherry tomatoes....

 veggie garden with green onions, hot peppers, green peppers, tomatoes, asparagus, lemon cucumber, & butternut squash...

 strawberry plants...15...and in the pot at the end is clilantro...

close up of one of the strawberries...yum, yum...can't keep the birds from eating them...tried hanging pie tins with no luck...any suggestions...

 

my 1st experience canning...
Aug 17, 2008 | 3:45 PM PST
Tags: canning , tomatoes
i tried my hand at canning salsa today and i have to say it went pretty darn smooth...i ended up with 6 half pints...although the picture shows 5 we had to try the finished product and my husband and i finished 1 pint off real fast...it was so good...