#he pooped in our flowers a ton :') hope it is okay for the flowers..

[sasukimimochi]

Thanks to adhd i do not remember what i did before groceries arrived, but it wasn't writing or drawing LMAO,,,

oh, right! i picked peonies! the old vase i picked a few days ago was beginning to die, so i replaced it. here's a picture!

ignore what the ‘vase’ is i cant find any that are safe for water lately so i improvised

[peacefulheartfarm]

The Blueberry Jam Journey

Blackberry jam. That’s today’s topic. Seedless blackberry jam of course. I can’t abide those tiny seeds between my teeth. I’m also starting to preserve veggies from the garden. So much to talk about today.

But first, a shout out to you all. Thank you and welcome new listeners. I hope you’ll stick around, subscribe and share my podcasts. Welcome back veteran homestead-loving regulars.  I truly appreciate you taking time out of your day to listen to me.

There are tons of things going on at the farm this week. Let’s get to it.

Our Virginia Homestead Life Updates

Scott is still having to do so many other things. The creamery work is creeping along. After tomorrow that will change. Part of the reason he has less time on the creamery is the twice daily caring for the steer and bull that are going to processing.

Cows and Calves

Training the steer and bull to be comfortable with the trailer has been quite the job for Scott. I talked about the small corral he built to enclose them in close proximity with the trailer. They had to go into the trailer to get their hay. Twice a day Scott has been feeding them hay and filling their water. The space is quite small so they ate their ration and were ready for more when he showed up. He has been doing this for two weeks now. It was quite time consuming but it worked. They got very comfortable with the setup and would willingly go into the trailer to eat their hay within a short period of time. Cattle are such creatures of habit. They don’t like things that are different or new, but once they get used to things being a certain way, they just go on about their business.

As far as the girls go, I think we have finally completed the AI breeding. At least I hope so.

Fly control is working. Even the ag tech asked what we were doing and commented on how well it is working. It does have to be done twice a day, but that is easy for us because we are milking twice a day. Scott does it while the milking machine is running. Well, except for Cloud. She is so touchy about anything from her underbelly down. He can spray her back and sides easily enough, but as soon as he tries to spray lower, she starts kicking if the milking machine is hooked up to her.

Recently he tried it again while the milker was running. He had been spraying her either before or after the machine and she was okay with that. Something about being hooked up to the machine combined with the spray was upsetting to her. But he thought surely by now, she must have gotten used to the spraying and would tolerate it while the milking machine was running. Nope. She kicked and kicked and kicked. Of course, she kicked the inflations off. Scott was able to get the equipment out from under her feet before she destroyed it but it was a close call. So back to square one with her. Use the fly spray either before or after, but not during, the time that the machine is running.

Goats

Let’s talk about the intelligence of goats. Do they have any? They do actually. They are quite adept at escaping captivity – except for one specific circumstance. They can get their heads caught in the fence over and over again. Some have a hard time figuring out that it is unwise to put your head through there because your horns are going to get in the way of pulling your head back out. This morning, not one, not two, but three had to be rescued from their self-imposed imprisonment.

Sheep and Donkeys

Not much to say about the sheep. The lambs are healthy and growing. Moms are also doing well. The donkeys are doing their job well and keeping the predators away. We couldn’t ask for more.

Quail

There are 53 quail chicks in the brooder. They are a week and a half old and nearly fully feathered. They are doing great. This week I figured out how to save money and time cleaning up their mess with the food. When eating, they fling the food around. They literally put their head in the opening and start shaking it back and forth and spreading the grain all over the place. What I discovered quite by accident was that once the feeders got down to a certain level, the shape of the container prevented them from slinging it outside of the feeder.

The feeders are half gallon jars screwed onto a base. Ideally, you fill up the jar, screw on the lid, turn it over so the jar is upside down and the feed empties into the feeder tray. As they eat the food, more drops from the jar into the feeder tray. What I found out was that once the jar is empty, the feeder tray starts to get emptied. And as I said, the level is low enough that they can no longer strew the food all over the place. They still sling their heads back and forth but the food stays inside the feeder tray. It means I have to keep a closer check on their food, but the amount that is being wasted is nearing zero.

Before the change, I would fill up that half gallon jar and in a couple of days it would be nearly empty so I would refill it. That’s a lot of feed. The problem was that most of it was on the floor of the brooder being trampled and pooped on. It was quite a mess. Now, with my new system, they still make a mess because they are birds and they poop a lot and there are a lot of them. However, there is no longer a whole bunch of wasted feed mixed in with the poop. The jars are still there but they are empty. Instead of filling them up, I only put a little feed in the tray. It works. Yay. They were literally wasting at least four times what they were eating. Now the brooder doesn’t require as much changing of bedding and we don’t have to buy as much feed. It’s a great solution.

The previous batch of chicks can be considered grown at this point. They are a little over seven weeks old and I am getting 15 to 18 eggs daily from the penthouse. There are 50 birds up there and it is likely that 25 or so are hens. We could easily see those 15 to 18 eggs daily reach 25.

Garden

The garden is still going great guns. I have to water a lot. Sometimes we get afternoon thunderstorms but most days I have to get out there and give them some water.

A few of the tomatoes are starting to turn yellow. There are so many out there. It won’t be long now and they will start ripening by the gallons.

The sunflowers are blooming. Just in the last week or so, some of them have shot up to about 12 feet. It is interesting. For most of the time they were all relative close in height. But now there are lots of varying heights. But almost all are blooming. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes. I hope to have lots and lots of seeds from these flowers.

The peppers are coming on strong as well. They need to be fertilized to make bigger peppers but I’m okay with them being a little smaller. There are just so many. I’m trying to figure out where to set up the dehydrator. The one I have is pretty big. Last year I had it on my countertop in the kitchen. This year my countertops are full of milk cans and butter churn stuff. I may end up just putting it on the dining room table.

Some of the peppers I’m going to use in making pickled peppers. You know those great peppers that they have at Subway? I think those are pepperoncini. They are similar to the banana peppers that I have. I actually like banana peppers better than pepperoncini. Both peppers are mild and sweet, but the banana peppers are tangy where the pepperoncini are slightly bitter. So I’ll be slicing and canning some of those. I also plan on canning some of the jalapenos. I may even try my hand at a mixed hot pepper batch. The serrano peppers are coming along more slowly but there are a ton of them out there. I’m going to have so much fun with peppers.

Blackberry Patch

Now for the main topic of today. Blackberry jam. In order to have blackberry jam, I need to have some blackberries. Therein lies the problem. You know I’m always saying how much there is to do and so little time to do it. The blackberries canes have been neglected over the past couple of years. I already had too much blackberry jam and syrup that I didn’t worry about it. The birds and other animals were getting them all. I was okay with that. Unfortunately, the canes and vines need to be trimmed and cut back regularly because blackberries are very prolific.

The berries grow on the new growth and the old canes need to be removed regularly. Then there is the fact that the vines grow very fast and spread all over the place. We have the original plants all in nice rows and a trellis erected to keep them trained to the row. Well, that doesn’t work out so well if you don’t go out there and actually train them to the trellis.

There are vines out there that shot up from the ground and arched into the air well over my head. They are thumb thick. And you know they are not going to arch over the trellis just because it is there. They will do that sometimes, but they are just as likely to arch across to the next row. And not just on one side. No, no, no. This cane arches this way and that cane arches that way. Not only do the vines go across from one row to the next, but they also touched down in the middle of the rows. Rooting blackberry canes is really easy. Just stick them in the dirt. So everywhere they arched over and touched the ground, a new cane was born. It has become quite a jungle out there.

I was going to go out there with a pair of hedge trimmers and a couple of different pruning tools and work my way through the mess. However, Scott offered to use the chainsaw instead. I immediately took him up on that offer. We had already decided not to worry too much about making it pretty. We just needed to cut through the jungle so I could get to the berries. There are so many berries out there. But it was impossible to get to them. There were no actual rows left. So that was the first task. Re-establish the rows.

Scott took the chainsaw out there and cut a path between the rows. Well, he did most of the rows. There are still a few rows to go. But it was enough for me to get in there with a couple of buckets. I think I got enough for a batch of jelly. And now that the path is clear, I will be able to get more. There are still lots of red ones out there that will be ripening over the next couple of weeks. I think by mid-August they will have played out.

We will still need to get in there and clean it up. As I said, the old canes need to be removed. The ones that grew into the middle of the paths need to be cut all the way to the ground. Hopefully, we will keep those trimmed back from now on. Another issue that arose was the encroachment of wild blackberries. Wild blackberries have wicked thorns. Well some domestic ones do too. But we planted thornless blackberries. Now there are a bunch of wild blackberries mixed in with our thornless varieties. They are easy to spot. They will rip your clothes off. As I said, wicked thorns. Some of them are pretty big too.

In general, blackberries grow really well in our area. We use the goats to keep them under control in the pastures, but we can’t use the goats in the orchard. Goats won’t care whether they have thorns or not. They will simply eat them all.

So long story short, I was able to harvest some blackberries. Folks at the farmer’s market have been asking for jam and I’m going to make some tomorrow. It’s quite the task. As I mentioned earlier, I can’t stand seeds in my blackberry jam. Fortunately, I’ve come up with a system for getting those seeds out that is not onerous. I used to watch my mom using a food mill. Back in the day, it was all done by hand. Today, we have tools that make that task much easier.

I have a food mill attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer. It is quite simple to use. Hook it up. Turn it on. Put the blackberries in the hopper and the fruit and pulp are separated from the seeds. I use it for tomatoes also. There is quite a bit of cleanup afterwards, but for me it is still worth the effort. The end product is out of this world. I love blackberry jam.

I have a stainless-steel pot made specifically for making jams and jellies. The bottom is weighted. It has pint increments embossed on the side. There is even a pour spout in one edge. I usually dip, but it is nice to have the pour spout there when I want it. The biggest advantage of this particular pot is the shape. It is perhaps eight or nine inches in diameter at the bottom and maybe 12 or so inches at the top. What that does is provide a greater surface area for evaporation. And this is important to me as I like to make my jams without added pectin. Instead of jelling after a couple of minutes at a boil when using pectin from a box, it takes 30 minutes or so to reach the proper temperature for jelling without it. Again, the extra time is worth it to me.

The ingredients are simple. Blackberries and sugar. I use the recipe in the Ball canning book. It takes nine cups of berries and six cups of sugar. Thirty minutes of cook time and it’s ready to go in the jar. Jams and jellies are sealed by using the water bath canning method. Basically, covering the jars with boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. Perhaps 20 for our elevation. Whatever the recipe indicates is what I do.

Canning used to be a task that I put off as long as I could. It seemed quite complicated. Now, having done it many times over many years, it seems quite simple. It’s amazing how that happens. In the beginning, reading the recipe over and over to make sure I have everything just right. Now, more often than not, I only pull out the book to refresh my memory on how long it needs to boil.

What do you think? Would you like to learn how to can jams and jellies? Once the creamery is completed, the commercial kitchen will come next. How about a few classes in cooking and preserving food? 

Final Thoughts

That’s it for today’s podcast. Life is full here and the craziness of the world seems far away. We are blessed with this life that we have built over the last 17 years. It feeds us physically, emotionally and spiritually. There is always purposeful activity and a sense of connection with our Lord in every moment. I know you all have that too. But for me, this environment makes it so much easier. God’s creation is always there at our fingertips.

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[jenni42085]

Week Two

Writing Prompt

Topics: Flowers, Puppies, and Alarms

Week Two: June 14, 2020

Waking up in a cold, small, dark room Apple, the beagle puppy lets out a small “Yelp!”  Afraid of where she might be her small paws try to scratch at the bars but with no luck there is no way for her to get out.  

“No point in trying kid.  You’re stuck.”  The old bulldog across from her said in a gruff voice.  “Just relax, you’re little and you might be taken away soon.”

“You can understand me?”  She replies.

“Well, yes I can.  Name is Felix and I’ve been here for a few months or so.  They feed you and gives you shelter but that is about it.”  He replies.

Fear sets in with Apple because the last thing she remembered was running with her brothers and sisters running through a field with tons of flowers that always made her so excited and safe.  But then she fell and accidentally got left behind by her siblings.  She vaguely remembers being shoved in a box but after that she can’t remember anything else.

Apple paces in a small circle trying too figure out what to do next.  “So there is no way out?”

“Don’t you think if there was a way out I would be gone by now.  There is about four of us total.  Just settle in and hang out.  Someone in a white coat will probably get you soon to run test.”

“Test?  What kind of test?”

Felix roll his eyes then lays back down watching the newbie panic.  “Well, it varies.  Since it is your first day it’ll probably be something easy like weight and how healthy.  I think they will try different foods and stuff on you.”

“What does that do?”

“Honestly, I don’t know but I can’t imagine it is anything good.  Some try the stuff and never come back.  Me, I act like I eat it then throw it out and poop to cover it up so they are none the wiser.”  Felix says with some pride.  

“Umm ok.  But what is that supposed to do if you are still here?”  Apple replies making more notes of her surroundings.

“Well, it’s better than the alternative.  I can’t imagine that the ones who don’t make it back are in a better place.”

Despair sets in.  But Apple does see a few ways to leave the small cage she is in.  She wonders if she makes a run for it when they try to get her would she be able to make it back home.  “Has anyone ever tried to make a run for it?”

“Oh yeah, but no one gets very far or anywhere at all.  This building is kind of a maze so it is a waste of time to try and leave.  Just relax kid this is the rest of your life.”

A few days or weeks have past and Apple wasn’t sure anymore everything kind of ran together.  She was still yearning to be free and play in the flowers.  But thankfully no one has given her any test food yet, but while she was carried back and forth a few times she was able to get some intel on the building and thinks she might have figured a way out but something troubles her.  When she was taken back for the first time the guy in the white lab coat left her alone so, she was able to walk around the lab and saw a file of her face but with another picture of a young black girl with big curly hair.

Was it her?  Was she changed in some cruel joke?  Seeing the picture made her try to remember more but all she could remember was flowers.  Just a big field of flowers, even the memories of her siblings were fading.  Maybe there was something in the water that was making her forget.  This new revelation is even more troubling.

“Hey Felix.  Can I ask you something?”

“Sure kid.  You look confused.”

“Do you remember your life before this?”

“No, should I?”

“I don’t know, but when I was first taken back to the lab I saw myself but with human picture.  Do you think we were humans?”

“Kid, I highly doubt it.  Maybe they are trying to adopt you out to someone.”

“You think?”  Apple replies with some hope in her voice.

Felix looks at her and worries that she won’t make it because of being contained for the first time.  Granted his thoughts also went to his life before all of this and he couldn’t remember anything minus his name.  He remembers everything about his time there but prior he can’t remember a thing.  Maybe she was on to something but he didn’t want to tell her.

“Maybe, just get some rest.”  Felix replies as he lays down on the cold hard concrete.  

“Night Felix.”

Both were in a deep sleep when a loud alarm sounded throughout the room causing them and few other dogs to wake up and panic and dark.  The alarm was loud and caused two lights to flash bright red lights in the previously dark room.

“Felix! I’m scared.  What’s going on?”  Apple shrieks.

“Stay calm we will figure it out kid.”  He replies pacing quicker trying to see what is going on.

Suddenly the door burst open with a lanky black girl holding a mystery vial and syringes.  “Dad!  Dad! Where are you?  Please be in here.” As she says this, she was running from cage to cage letting the animals loose but not before giving them all injections then running out the room.

“What was that injection?  I’m feeling all sorts of weird from it.”

“I don’t know kid but here is our chance at freedom if we ever want out of here.  Let’s go!”  Without being told twice Felix and Apple along with the other animals made a run for it.  

“Felix we are almost to the front door!  We might actually make it.”

“Keep running.”

The animals ran through the door and finally smelled fresh air. Feeling invigorated from the air and seeing wide open spaces for the first time in a long while.  Apple and Felix were first to run out and take it all end.  In their excitement of leaving they didn’t notice the background of news vehicles, ambulances, and cop cars.  The pair didn’t bother to stop but kept running into a nearby park.

“Felix, I don’t feel too good.”

“Me either.  We need to find a place to hide first.”

“I don’t think I’m going to make it.  What was that stuff she gave us?”  Apple replies as she lays down next to Felix for warmth and security.

“Rest your eyes kid.  We will figure it out once we wake up.”  Sleep takes them over and they sleep in the empty plastic tube.

Sunlight hits Apple in the face but, she isn’t where she remembered.  She hears beeping and feels a little dizzy, as she was trying to get up her body felt completely different.  Looking down at her hands and not paws made her jump and panic.

“She’s awake!” The lady from last night yells.  “Hi Apple.  I’m Libby.  You are in the hospital and you are safe.  Felix is my dad.”  

“Where am I?  What happened?  Why am I not a puppy anymore?”  Confusion and shock took over she started to shake and cry.

“Hey hey now, it’s ok.  Dad is going to come in here and explain.”

As if on cue a short fat black guy kind of resembling Danny Devito is wheeled in.  “Hey kid, you made it.”

“Felix?”

“That’s me.”

Apple rubs her head trying to alleviate the headache coming on and cocks her head to the side.  “Am I going crazy?”

“No kid.  Apparently we were lab rats, the reason we couldn’t remember anything is because we were kidnapped and turned into dogs.  My daughter had been looking for me for over a year and finally figured out where I was and she found the reversing serum and gave it to us.  I have your records but I couldn’t find anything about your family in it.  It looks like you were an orphan.”

Hearing that information made Apple’s heart drop but everything starting flooding back to her.  The family she remembered was other orphans in the orphanage, making her realize she was actually alone.

“What am I going to do now?  How old am I?  This is a lot for me to take in.”  Apple says.  

Felix rolls closer to her and puts his hand on her hand.  He had always looked out for her and helped her through and already knew he just couldn’t let this girl go back into the system.  Especially, after everything they had both been through together.  “Well, if you are okay with it, I discussed with Libby and my wife Olivia.  Would you want to get adopted and move in with us?  I know it’s all kind of sudden but what do you think?”

“You’d really let me stay with you guys.”

“Most definitely kid.”

A few months later. . .

Adjusting back to human life was kind of hard but eventually Apple adjusted to life with Felix and his family.  Therapy and the fresh air helped her adjust and felt like Felix and Olivia’s true kid and enjoyed her life there.  Felix had made sure that she always safe and to help with that he decided to put a small field of flowers in the backyard to make sure that she always felt connected to her past.

[courtky]

What is your man’s name? - steve How long have you known each other?
- year and some months What color are his eyes?
- brown Where did you first meet your man?
- online or irl in cincinnati What was the first thing you said to each other upon meeting?
- i was nervous af i just remember saying DONT TOUCH ME and hiding cause he was really cute lol Who else was around when ya’ll met?
- airport ppl idk Were you friends before you dated?
- basically. Where did you go on your 1st date?
- uhhh well he came to visit me for my birthday and he stayed for the weekend so that whole weekend was basically our first date lol.. we got a hotel together and went to an amusement park (which was funny af because it was halloween themed and he gets scared easily LOL) and we went to texas roadhouse for steak and ya basically we stayed in the hotel and drank and played drunk mario kart lmao Do you remember what you wore or he wore on your 1st date?
- uh he wore a yellowish flannel with skinny jeans and i wore my dumb dress lol and i had these stupid uncomfortable shoes on that i ended up tossin so i was basically barefoot Most fun date you two have been on?
- man idk we've honestly have had a lot... probably when we spontaneously decided to go to myrtle beach for spring break ((which i rly needed i was stressed af from everything)).. it was so cool cus we had an oceanfront hotel and we got to go go karting and we ate at some cool restaurants and stuff and it was also the furthest ive ever drove by myself.. 8 hrs non stop.... !!!! even though we stopped on the way there at some ghetto ass motel omg LOL... they had advertised a breakfast bar.. when we checked in THE BREAKFAST BAR WAS LITERALLY JUST A PANCAKE MAKER THING ON THE COUNTER AND LMAO IT WAS SO FUNNY i couldnt sleep at all i felt like we were gonna die :(((((( omg and this was up in the virginia mountains so it was rly pretty scenery Do you go on more alone or group dates?
- alone duh Who usually pays for the date?
- he does usually or we split.. i pay whenever i can but lol hes the bread winner What does your man do to make money? - he works at a grocery store atm How many years apart are you?
- four Do you normally date older or younger guys?
- most of my exes were within a few months apart from me How did ya’ll first kiss?
- i was driving us from the airport to the hotel and we were listening to the radio and we were awkward af and we were talking and i got to a red light and he did somethin to get my attention and i looked over at him and the next thing i know we are kissin n shit LOL.. i remember cold play playing too and im like ru srs did u plaN THIS SHIT... then he kept tryin to kiss me while i was drivin at 70mph surprised we didnt die tbh Did he use any cheesy lines?
- hes a cheese factory lets be real How long have ya’ll been together?
- a year a five months almost When did you meet his parents?
- havent and prob wont Who said, “I love you” first?
- i think he did cause i usually dont lol.. we said it jokingly a lot when we were friends though so idk What was the first thing he gave you?
- gift wise????... his bracelet, we swapped bracelets.. like those rubber ones, so we could have somethin from each other since we were gonna be long distance for awhile.. he still wears mine and i wear his lol What’s the most expensive thing he’s given you?
- idk??? a hotel to the beach? even though we split that.. maybe my necklace? What’s the cutest thing he does?
- idk he does so much wHY DO I HAVE TO PICK ONE??? he grabs my hand and holds it while we are drivin and it makes me melt tbh What does he call you?
- A TON OF STUPID SHIT LMAO we both say stupid nicknames.. booboo is probably the worst How well does he know you?
- way too well How well do you know him?
- fuck if i know.. id like to say a lot Do you know any of his ex’s?
- no, just stories Is he friends with any of his ex’s?
- hope not :o)))))) will kill them :o)))))) What is his favorite thing to do?
- watch youtube vids prob or play dead by daylight LATELY What is one thing that really annoys him?
- probably when i harass him when hes trying to sleep 0:) Are you happy?
- with him??????? yes Do your parents like him?
- yepyepyep Is he the best kisser out of all that you’ve kissed? - yessss he has very kissable lips ugh What does he do that gives you butterflies?
- god him looking over at me gives me butterflies :((( or when he says cute things n stuff Have you ever gotten into a fight?
- OH DEFINITELY If so what was it over?
- >:( How many kids does he want to have?
- idk never really said a number but we do want some, prob 2-3 Have you ever loved anyone else?
- well yeah, but this is probably way different What is your best memory together?
- first memory to pop in my head: playing pokemon go in some forest in columbus and litERALLY RUNNING FOR CHARMANDERS Have you talked about a future together?
- yup Do you think you two will get married?
- im hoping if all goES WELL When you first met, did you think it would end up the way it is?: 
- no not at all after all the disappointments ive had?????? LOL... esp when he said he would come visit me i was like yea ok.... now we live together w t f Is he what you ‘normally go for’?: 
- no tbh but im so glad i went for it Do/did your friends approve of him?:
- yea Are you friends with his mates?: 
- idk any of his friends personally since theyre in texas, although i did msg one on facebook If it came to it, would he rescue you at 3am if needed?:
- definitely i THINK :-) How many times a day does he tell you he loves you?: 
- a lot Do you trust each other?: 
- :-/ yeah i try Ever layed in bed together in each others arms?: 
- every night I SLEEP ON HIS CHEST Would you trust him if you left the town for a month with no contact?: 
- yea i think Does it bother you if he doesnt say ‘I love you’ when he leaves?: - no lol Does he pull you aside to kiss goodbye or do it there and then?: 
- umm depends??? usually there and then? Has he ever asked you if his outfit looks okay?: 
- yes lmao Does he own a lot of shoes?: - not really no Ever been in a drunken state and said some things you wish you didnt to him:
- yeS LOL What colour eyes would your child have?:
- probably POOP BROWN Does he greet you with a hug each time you see him?: 
- basically or kisses Has he ever bought you a gift for no reason but his love?:
- ya he brought me flowers and when i was sick he got me tissues and ramen and medicine :o) Ever stayed up chatting til stupid oclock on the phone?: 
- yES Do you text a lot?: 
- yes!!!