tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post7301586119485590310..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: No, I Ain't Dade!Mama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-56977018122677117862014-07-24T19:06:23.264-05:002014-07-24T19:06:23.264-05:00This strawberry cream pie looks delicious! This strawberry cream pie looks delicious! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-49844489686204356382014-07-19T12:50:00.773-05:002014-07-19T12:50:00.773-05:00Leigh - We're scheduled to get some started be...Leigh - We're scheduled to get some started bees from our great and supportive local group of beekeepers. Of course, we'll get no honey this year but with luck, maybe next year. We're totally enjoying the strawberries. Between them and next the raspberries and then the blueberries, we nearly become "fruitarians" in the summer!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4733345055792262372014-07-19T12:46:24.542-05:002014-07-19T12:46:24.542-05:00Stephanie - The pie was the second one I'd mad...Stephanie - The pie was the second one I'd made within a week's time. We love it and I can't resist making it when the berries first come in!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-80011977553143278952014-07-19T12:45:41.161-05:002014-07-19T12:45:41.161-05:00Nancy po - In the relaxing a bit department, even ...Nancy po - In the relaxing a bit department, even though yesterday was a good-work-outside day, we knocked off around 3 p.m. to get cleaned up and take a leisurely drive about 30 miles into the woods to a favorite restaurant for their all-you-can-eat fish fry. We got there and it was packed, so we stood and waited 45 minutes before being seated. I got home and promptly fell fast asleep on the couch!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-39512634080375503302014-07-19T07:51:30.546-05:002014-07-19T07:51:30.546-05:00So sorry to hear about your bees. I know strawberr...So sorry to hear about your bees. I know strawberries aren't much of a consolation, but wow, what a great harvest. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-25752714813594528192014-07-18T22:14:44.104-05:002014-07-18T22:14:44.104-05:00Good for you, maybe you can play catch up :) And ...Good for you, maybe you can play catch up :) And relax too, maybe!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-17649076384964721562014-07-18T16:12:53.678-05:002014-07-18T16:12:53.678-05:00Mark - We really chow down on the strawberries whe...Mark - We really chow down on the strawberries when they're fresh. (But not all in pies!) Then after the strawberries come the raspberries and then the blueberries. Yum!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-68562208589784257272014-07-18T16:11:41.527-05:002014-07-18T16:11:41.527-05:00Susan - 'Tis not the first year we've lost...Susan - 'Tis not the first year we've lost all our bees. (And probably won't be the last!) But, as I've said before, we keep trying. When the little buzzers hear they're coming to live in northern MN they probably cry, "No, no, please, not there! They don't have any field crops for us to work. And most years their spring flowers don't bloom until 4th of July!" But what is life (even for a honey bee) without a few challenges?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-88165961595809240112014-07-18T16:08:40.081-05:002014-07-18T16:08:40.081-05:00Sandy - Hubby and I were talking while doing wood ...Sandy - Hubby and I were talking while doing wood working this morning saying we've never had filling the two sheds take soooo long! But then we realized it's because we've had so darn many rained out days since we started the job.<br /><br />Keeping bees up here in the woods so close to the Canadian border has its own set of challenges even in a "good" bee year. But we keep trying. We had a good enough honey harvest in 2011 that we still have a few jars left. And, boy, are we hoarding them!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86619004496504964022014-07-18T16:05:01.609-05:002014-07-18T16:05:01.609-05:00Kristina - Yay for wonderful weather! Today we ha...Kristina - Yay for wonderful weather! Today we had good weather but more overcast and humid! Still better than rain at this point.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-70999107233441934422014-07-18T16:03:23.239-05:002014-07-18T16:03:23.239-05:00Freedom Acres Farm - What is that saying? The Sim...Freedom Acres Farm - What is that saying? The Simple Life is not simple! You face many more challenges because yours is more than just a homestead. You have a farm! The weather dictates SO MUCH for your fields and crops.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47384853141923518782014-07-18T16:01:39.888-05:002014-07-18T16:01:39.888-05:00M.E.Masterson - 'Tis true aches and pains and ...M.E.Masterson - 'Tis true aches and pains and pulled muscles take a wee bit longer to heal now that we're . . . mature. ;o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-26415016052051158372014-07-18T16:00:40.599-05:002014-07-18T16:00:40.599-05:00Sparkless - Just call us Ma and Pa Tortoise! :o)Sparkless - Just call us Ma and Pa Tortoise! :o)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-28180560641495886842014-07-18T15:53:50.837-05:002014-07-18T15:53:50.837-05:00Really awful about the the bees. We're hoping...Really awful about the the bees. We're hoping to get some hives going in a few years. I'm learning there's tons to learn before I do. <br /><br />That pie looks amazing! We won't have our own strawberries this year, but looking at that pie I can see a visit (or two) to the farmer's market coming on!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36476170428038323222014-07-18T13:01:48.992-05:002014-07-18T13:01:48.992-05:00So sorry about your bees! A lot of the hives here...So sorry about your bees! A lot of the hives here didn't make it through the winter, either. It's a tough life, a bee's life. Ooooh, that pie. It looks sooooo good....Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-77540127005001999262014-07-18T08:08:40.170-05:002014-07-18T08:08:40.170-05:00Mama Pea,
I'm sorry to hear about all of your...Mama Pea,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about all of your bee hives, it's no fun when you put time into taking care off the hives and the weather just takes it's toll.<br /><br />Yes, it's been beautiful.........to do work outside....that is in between the rain we've been getting.<br /><br />I sure hope you helped your husband will eating especially that lovely looking pie :-)Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-6141714394307813232014-07-18T06:00:58.601-05:002014-07-18T06:00:58.601-05:00We are having wonderful weather here too.We are having wonderful weather here too.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-12399009719740659302014-07-17T23:06:38.477-05:002014-07-17T23:06:38.477-05:00Ahhhh life on a homestead. Hurry up and wait for t...Ahhhh life on a homestead. Hurry up and wait for the weather to cooperate so you can not have enough hours in the day to accomplish what needs to be done yesterday as you live "the dream"!Freedom Acres Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606668264641600520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-64873102487435233212014-07-17T22:25:07.944-05:002014-07-17T22:25:07.944-05:00I could eat a piece to help y`all out!
Try not to ...I could eat a piece to help y`all out!<br />Try not to over do it... takes to long to recover. Time is precious!M.E. Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430739166948213915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-78127370358396621582014-07-17T19:50:05.198-05:002014-07-17T19:50:05.198-05:00Yah!!! So glad to hear you are finally getting in...Yah!!! So glad to hear you are finally getting in some vitamin D weather. I hope you both don't over do things though trying to make up for lost time. Slow and steady wins the race or something like that. Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.com