My Dad...hard at his passion. I am so thankful that he has taught
us how to sow and reap, to tend and care for,
to process and put up healthy food for our family.
He doesn't stop...from sun up to sun down, he is taking care of his "baby".
Jerromy and Andrew...now Mariah is getting old enough to handle the
EXTREME heat at times...they have all got the chance to learn under his
very tough and old fashioned style of gardening, harvesting and selling of goods. Until recent years, my dad used our quarter horse, Bourbon, to plow acre upon acre of garden. With Bourbon's death, a part of my dad died as well. I think he could never have put another horse to plow, for feeling it was betrayal to his best friend. They spent more hours and sweat together than anyone else I can imagine. My dad gave my husband and me the inspiration to homestead for our family. He is a simple man. He believes in the "old way" of doing things.....you know, "By the sweat of a man's brow". That way of doing things is becoming harder and harder to find. I see the impact that he has made on my children, and I can only hope to carry the torch on when he sweats his last drop.
Peas and potatoes......YUM!!!!
ANdrew and Mariah will pick bucket after bucket of peas pretty soon ;o)
Corn...sweet and field....we eat it all!
Some healthy rows! THankfull for all the rain we have gotten thus far!!!
This is the hill that sustained our family growing up. On 7 acres, my dad planted
and harvested and sold goods enough to sustain our large family. We grew and hunted or fished for our own meat, so groceries were limited to staple items and junk food. Now, my dad plants about
25-30 acres of land because he is retired and needs more to do. He works my kids pretty good during the summer. Andrew makes his money working with him. He is a good saver, so he only has to work 3 or 4 months to have his spending money for the whole year.
Jerromy.....spends as it is placed in his hand.
This hill seemed so big as a kid....I think time and rain have washed some
of it's hill-i-ness away....maybe some age as well. ;o)
my right hand man
my wiggle worms
the MESS MAKER ~SUPREME
The animal expert
sweetheart!!!
:o)
My mom and the girls making the bunny cake
season's first jewels.....YUM! THESE are my fav...
until the blueberries are ready anyway :o)
MORE Mulberries...the girls have realized that they can pick them
and save them for a pie....so we have quite a few mulberry pies in our future!
Dewberries....DELISH!!!!
