Monthly Archives: June 2014

Sunday- Day of Rest

Posted on June 29, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Our day of rest just means – do something different and try to take the afternoon off.  So this morning started at 5 a.m. as usual.  I started down in the country kitchen.  When I have a lot of cooking … Continue reading →

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Canning Zucchini

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Yesterday the foggers arrived so last evening we set one off in the studio after we covered all my sew things.  This morning I started the day by picking the zucchini and found we had an uninvited visitor in the … Continue reading →

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Saukraut !!

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Out in the garden by 5:30 this morning.  I picked what raspberries there were.  Last year at this time I was getting about 3 quarts each day.  Today I got only a pint again.  So I will juice these and … Continue reading →

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Finished Potatoes

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Up early and out to the garden.  I picked beans and got 3 quarts to can, then picked the zucchini  and cucumbers.  Those I will save for a day or two until I get enough to do a load of … Continue reading →

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The Roller Coaster Life of a Farmer

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

We dug potatoes Monday and my hopes were dashed.  I know Yukon Gold potatoes don’t store well so planned on eating those this summer fresh and storing the Red Pontiac but when we dug the first row of Red Pontiac … Continue reading →

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Add More Minutes to the Day

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Things are getting so busy around here and what I don’t get done in the morning just doesn’t get done so we decided to take an hour off at the end of the day and add it to the morning. … Continue reading →

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No Rest Today!!

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Usually we do no extra work on Sundays.  I write to the family and Norman cleans house- he does a much better job of that than I do so we learned that years ago and he took over that job … Continue reading →

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Face-to-Face Visit

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

I just finished a wonderful Face-to-Face visit with Shanti.  What a wonderful thing that is!!  We had such a nice visit, we caught up on all the news from the two sides of the country and could see each other … Continue reading →

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New Potatoes- 50 Pounds

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

Up and out at 6 a.m.  I had my studio to clean up.  I took two big plastic boxes, a broom , dust pan and brush down to the studio and got to work.  I put all the cloth away … Continue reading →

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Old Wives Tale

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Carol (Ouma) Petts

There is an old wives tale that says you should never kill a cricket in you house or it will rain.  Well if that is true we should have another biblical flood here.  I went down to my studio this … Continue reading →

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