Salsa Time!!

The nights have been cold with the temperatures dropping in the mid to high 30's and I have been worried about my tomatoes freezing so I picked the rest of the green ones today. I am making salsa verde with them. I also picked all of my chili peppers. I will cook them both up with some garlics, salt, onions, cilantro and lime juice and then "Put it up". To all of you youngsters that means can it...or preserve it! 

Slowing..Stop..Shoot!

When I was coming home from visiting my daughter and family in BC yesterday evening I could see the sun setting through the trees. I couldn't quite get a good view but I could see the glow above the trees and I knew it was a good one. The miles went by and finally there was a clearing. A full amazing view of the glowing sky!  I seized the moment and flipped on my signal, flipped a U-turn, and captured this amazing moment in time.

  

Gathering

My gathering. Cherry tomatoes, roma tomatoes, hot cherry peppers, tomatillos, green beans, 

rosemary.

Harvest

Today I pulled up the last of my yellow and orange carrots, along with bunches of mixed greens. Everyday I pick a BIG handful of green beans and a BIG handful of cherry tomatoes. My Fall crop of sugar peas and lettuce seem to be doing fine. I have several kinds of tomato plants in my garden and thanks to all of this wonderful sunshine lately they are finally turning red!! I can't wait to make my salsa. I have tons of tomatillos that are coming along as well. I will be making salsa verde with those.

The yellow carrots are sweeter than than the orange ones.

Golden tomatoes...sweet!!!! Green beans.

Tomatillos.

Early Bird

That's me...an early bird!! I love the crisp air, the sky and how quiet it is in the early morning's. Most people are still sound asleep when I rise and shine! There is something about hearing nothing expect the birds singing. This morning when I looked out of my window at 4:30 the moon and stars stood out on a sheet of black. When I opened the door to get a better view the crisp air surrounded me and captured me. Every single star was clear as a bell this morning not a cloud in sight. I stood in awe and then got my camera. This was the morning I wished I had a better camera. Wow, what a sky!!!

The moon and a zillion stars. Sorry they didn't come through in the photo...I enjoyed them for you!!

IT'S CANNING TIME!!!!

This week I was Holly housewife!! Dina in the kitchen...or as we call it around here, Nanny's Kitchen!  I finally had a chance to get started on my canning. Fun stuff!! Since Monday I have canned 18 jars of raspberry jam, 13 jars of pumpkin butter and 16 jars of fresh organic peach jam!! I will can my blackberry next week. I am still waiting on my tomatoes to ripen for my salsas.

My labels were designed by my two oldest granddaughters. They were eight and six when they designed these for me.  They are both very artistic.  Just look at that peach!!! They came up with Nanny's Kitchen as well. I love my labels!

Fresh Picked!

Fresh golden cherry tomatoes and green beans from my garden today.