Strawberries and more

I picked up 16 quarts of strawberries at the local farm yesterday morning and began the process of turning them into yummy strawberry jam. Notice I said picked up. I let someone else do the picking. I don't mind making the jam, but picking stuff has never been a favorite project of mine. Within 5 hours, I had completed 5 batches of jam. We still had a few jars from last year left over, so hopefully I have guesstimated how many jars we will need correctly. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a staple in our family during the school year. The kids carry their lunches, and most mornings, that is what they select for their meal. I have a few quarts left to work with. I want to make a strawberry pie, as well as some more strawberry shortcake.

We enjoyed strawberry shortcake last evening after we got home from the kids softball games. What an enjoyable time. We have such great fellowship with our friends, and our kids enjoy their friends as well. We started taking our grill and my hubby is the "grill master", cooking up hot dogs that each family brings for their suppers. It is nice not to have to plan a meal that can be grabbed and eaten after we get home.

Suzanna and I spent time doing the fussy weeding in the garden. We were on our hands and knees going through each row now that things are big enough to distinguish what is a weed and what is a plant. We continue to battle the gourds, although we have won a few small skirmishes, there is still an awful lot of self-seeded stuff out there. It is time to take the tiller after them again.

Annoying rains have slowed the haying process down. These are not major rainstorms, but rather, just enough that it would wet the hay and extend the drying process one more day. Therefore a lot of our major field of grass remains standing. Hoping to get after it by the weekend. And so summer goes at Knolltop Morgans.