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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

If You’re Hoppy and You Know It….

August 26th, 2010 by Aubri

This is my first hop harvest. These cone-like flowers are the hops used to bitter beer.

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Veggie Heaven

August 25th, 2010 by Aubri

We were given zucchini and eggplant by some neighbors this week and since none of us around here eat much of either we tried some experimental cooking. Above, zucchini with green and yellow peppers and onions (tomatoes added later), and below, fried eggplant!

And with all the tomatoes we got out of our garden fresh salsa was in order. Verna did some canning for me!

At The Parsonage

August 25th, 2010 by Aubri

Mama goes wacky for watermelon! We got a good harvest out of our garden this year, no where near the 28 we had on last summer but some very good sized melons. We’re not just work work work around here, we’ve been having some fun too while we all wait for baby brother!

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Collecting Satisfactions

August 24th, 2010 by Aubri

In another week life will be very different once again around our house. So right now I’ll enjoy sitting quietly on the couch, eating “m’s” and drawing boats with Lily.