More from the Strawberries.....

      Can ya'll believe tomorrow is Mother's Day? We are planning on cooking on the grill but rain is in the forecast. Still, it could miss us. We're having hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, marinated slaw, (I'm making this), homemade ice cream, (vanilla), and I'm not sure what everyone else is bringing.


      I couldn't find any more straight neck squash seeds so I bought some plants. That will be better anyway so we can get squash a little quicker. I got an Early Girl tomato plant for fifty cents, so I put it in the ground with all of the other tomato plants. The garden is starting to come along nicely and I will have photos of it later on. Some of the plants I started from seed have not made it; others have done nicely. I think next year I'll just direct sow the seed into the ground, since I have an un-named tomato plant that is so healthy! I love all of the different ways to garden! Some ways are good for some plants; and other methods are better for other plants. I'm learning as I go! 


      As I stated in the last post, I had some strawberries to deal with. Out of one basket, I made ten half-pints of strawberry jam. Plus, I gave some strawberries to my Mom for eating. The other basket I made three and a half quarts of strawberry pie filling. I don't know if I'll go back and pick more; it's up to Aldi. Well, I hope ya'll have a great weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day! Blessings from Bama!

Strawberries cooking for jam.

Jars heating in the canner.

The jam is in the background. I just had to get a photo of the homemade pimiento cheese I made for a baby shower. It tasted so delicious!

He doesn't like for me to take his picture so I grab one when I can. He's starting to bulk up from football practice and workouts.

Our friend brought his tractor over to move the debris and dirt and smooth out the spot for the pool.

It has since been roped off for dirt to be brought in for leveling.

The beautiful strawberry pie filling!