Plagues

Been busy canning here in the holler! Lots of cucumbers, squash and zucchini. Twenty jars of green beans about a dozen quarts of squash canned. Made a gallon of refrigerator pickles just to munch on.

Tomatoes coming along, field peas are loaded, just starting to pick okra and then........

Here come the locusts

And how about some torrential rain fall. About 3 inches in an hour!

And some hail to go along with it

And not some wimpy hail either

How about some golf ball size hail

We have floods, storms and pestilence here in the holler!

We will pull up the squash, green beans and zucchini and see what we can salvage of the rest. Guess it is time to plant that fall garden.

We are ever thankful that everyone is safe and there was little damage to vehicles or structures. We are thankful for what we have already received. We will clean up and plant again and see what new gardening adventures await. Our larder remains healthy and we will not starve but it is discouraging.

Blessings from The Holler

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Squash On A Summer Day

Started early this morning. Today the goal is canned squash for casseroles, frozen squash for smothering with bacon and onions, and some refrigerator pickles. If time permits maybe some more zucchini bread. Life is busy this warm summer day.

Blessing from Hickery Holler

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An Early Summer Harvest

I think gardening in boxes has worked. I seem to be picking a steady supply of green beans. Those Jade bush beans that we have grown forever.

Not by the bushel but simply a couple cookings at a time.

And life goes on. Growing a smaller garden to fill a smaller pantry of my smaller home. Thankful for it all and the ability to do so.

Blessings from The Holler

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The Smells Of Summer

My entire house smells like zucchini bread this morning. Everyone's mouths are watering. Breakfast is coffee and warm bread fresh from the oven.

Blessings from The Holler

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