Pumpkin Carving and Halloween Costume

The pumpkin carving group 2014

Bob Ross, Elliot and E.T. on Halloween Night

PS:look for Mexico pictures coming soon...

Hops, Harvests and Brews

 We grew our hops on bamboo poles 20 feet in the air, however as the hops

developed and increased in weight the plant started sliding down the pole.

Next year we will use a climbing surface with more grip.

We harvested about 2 pounds of hops for brewing and another half pound

that we dried for tea (off of just four plants).

Some of our squash harvest.

The hop harvest!!!!

Cascade and Centennial Hops

Adding wet hops to the boil.

Straining out the hops and filling the carboy.

Just the cutest hop ever. 

~THE TRI-HOP~

Garden Blooming

Mr. Pib's Farm Stand

There is so much food. Come eat!

Cucumbers, kale, green onions, poppy, chard, basil

Acorn Squash

Strawberries

Lettuce

Knee high by the 4th of July...Corn is already taller than Connor!

Hop Plants....they are growing sky high and have cones forming!

Veggie Garden

Wow it has been a while since I have last posted. There is so much to report but I figured I would ease you and myself back into this whole blogging thing and just give you a picture of a recent harvest.  The garden is going off, come visit and help us eat some delicious and organic food!

Holidays in Syracuse

The trip was wonderful!
This is a picture of us after a nice lunch at Dinosaur BBQ.

Here are just some photos from the fun!

The bar where you need to swipe your card to get in.

(And it helps if you are Polish)

How many grown-ups can you fit into a telephone booth?

Cuse basketball was a big highlight while in Syracuse. This trip I went to two games at
the dome.  See all that Orange in the background...These fans are serious!

We were blessed with a white Christmas and after a beautiful morning jog through
the snow, we cooked brunch for family and friends.

Our time was spent playing and enjoying life with Nate's amazing
 friends and family.

 

Nate and his beautiful Grandmother.

I returned overflowing with love and my fill of cold weather. I am happy to

be back in beautiful, sunny San Diego, where the weather

has been in the 70's.

Nate's Birthday Lunch

Lighting the birthday candles

The kids really enhance the birthday experience. Eating the cake off the candles.

Raw BlueBerry "CheeseCake"

Making Herbal Salve

Warming the herbs to extract healing properties.

The Press: pressing the oil out of the herbs

The ingredients and tools needed to complete the salve.

Weighing the salve evenly into the jars.