Comments on: I LOVE This Time of Year!!! http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year Encouraging women in homemaking, healthy eating and parenting Thu, 24 May 2012 21:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4583 Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:02:59 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4583 That all looks just wonderful! I would happily come help you if I could! Your season is a bit ahead of mine, but I anticipate my tomatoes will start to be ripe and ready for canning in just a couple weeks. They're getting so close! I even noticed my first couple of little peppers today, though they have a looong ways to go. I have a secret little apple orchard in a large, country park (more like a conservation area). It used to belong to a farm, but now it's part of the park, in a remote, hidden away area. There are about 5 apple trees, of different, unknown varieties. A friend and I went last year and came home with bags, and this year we're planning to go a little earlier and bring a big ladder. So much fun! I'll definitely be making a ton of applesauce and dried apple rings! That all looks just wonderful! I would happily come help you if I could!

Your season is a bit ahead of mine, but I anticipate my tomatoes will start to be ripe and ready for canning in just a couple weeks. They’re getting so close! I even noticed my first couple of little peppers today, though they have a looong ways to go.

I have a secret little apple orchard in a large, country park (more like a conservation area). It used to belong to a farm, but now it’s part of the park, in a remote, hidden away area. There are about 5 apple trees, of different, unknown varieties. A friend and I went last year and came home with bags, and this year we’re planning to go a little earlier and bring a big ladder. So much fun! I’ll definitely be making a ton of applesauce and dried apple rings!

]]> By: Chelf http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4578 Chelf Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:26:35 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4578 Oh, I want the apples for my crock pot Apple Butter. My MIL loves pears, I am not so fond of them. I would take anything you would give me. Yummy, God makes so many good things for us! Oh, I want the apples for my crock pot Apple Butter. My MIL loves pears, I am not so fond of them.

I would take anything you would give me. Yummy, God makes so many good things for us!

]]> By: Donna http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4554 Donna Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:42:40 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4554 Super cool! What fun! I'll B there with 'pearing' knives on! :-) Seriously, Your peaches look amazing! Oh and... Ms.Madge has the most amazing bushy hair! Super cool!
What fun!
I’ll B there with ‘pearing’ knives on! :-)

Seriously,
Your peaches look amazing!
Oh and…
Ms.Madge has the most amazing bushy hair!

]]> By: Denai http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4553 Denai Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:00:31 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4553 OH, you just reminded me to call our ADOPTED kids grandparents (where we rented while we built our house). They have a HUGE apple orchard that NO ONE picks but me and my friends, all organic, NEVER sprayed... OH, how I morned when we ate our last can of apple sauce this past spring.... MUST CALL NOW! Good luck canning all of that! I have about 18 qts of green beans I picked today to can, and some tomatoes to dice and can.... Like you I was in the garden picking and said "THANKS SO MUCH GOD FOR SUCH A GREAT GARDEN THIS SUMMER, WHAT A BLESSING!!" OH, you just reminded me to call our ADOPTED kids grandparents (where we rented while we built our house). They have a HUGE apple orchard that NO ONE picks but me and my friends, all organic, NEVER sprayed… OH, how I morned when we ate our last can of apple sauce this past spring…. MUST CALL NOW!
Good luck canning all of that! I have about 18 qts of green beans I picked today to can, and some tomatoes to dice and can….
Like you I was in the garden picking and said
“THANKS SO MUCH GOD FOR SUCH A GREAT GARDEN THIS SUMMER, WHAT A BLESSING!!”

]]> By: Lynn http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4552 Lynn Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:43:42 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4552 The fruit looks great. I wish pears grew better in my area. I love fresh pears. My mom always canned a lot of them when I was growing up. The fruit looks great. I wish pears grew better in my area. I love fresh pears. My mom always canned a lot of them when I was growing up.

]]> By: Brea in Texas http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4551 Brea in Texas Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:25:40 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4551 We don't have any fruit trees, but at the farmers' market, there's a guy that comes in from Fredericksburg each week with peaches. Fredericksburg is known around the state for the amazing peaches that are grown there. And. they. are. really. amazing!!! A few weeks ago, John the Peach Guy (which is what we now call him!) saw me coming and pulled out a huge box of peaches. He asked me if I was still canning and freezing (I was ... am), and told me I could have the whole box for $10, plus two little baskets of pretty peaches. The box was filled with slightly (and very) bruised fruit he couldn't sell. I was in HEAVEN!! I got over 1/2 a bushel of the best tasting peaches I've ever had for $10!! I made and froze several cobblers, and canned peaches and peach butter. Mmmm ... But now I'm jealous of the neighbor that you and your family so kindly helped. I wish we grew that stuff around here! :) Congrats on the windfall, and I can't wait to see how you do all the canning. I love reading stuff like that. ~Brea We don’t have any fruit trees, but at the farmers’ market, there’s a guy that comes in from Fredericksburg each week with peaches. Fredericksburg is known around the state for the amazing peaches that are grown there. And. they. are. really. amazing!!!

A few weeks ago, John the Peach Guy (which is what we now call him!) saw me coming and pulled out a huge box of peaches. He asked me if I was still canning and freezing (I was … am), and told me I could have the whole box for $10, plus two little baskets of pretty peaches. The box was filled with slightly (and very) bruised fruit he couldn’t sell.

I was in HEAVEN!! I got over 1/2 a bushel of the best tasting peaches I’ve ever had for $10!! I made and froze several cobblers, and canned peaches and peach butter. Mmmm …

But now I’m jealous of the neighbor that you and your family so kindly helped. I wish we grew that stuff around here! :) Congrats on the windfall, and I can’t wait to see how you do all the canning. I love reading stuff like that.

~Brea

]]> By: Joyce http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4550 Joyce Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:23:07 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4550 I would LOVE to come over and help!:) Unfortunately, you're a bit too far away for my gas budget.:) Looks like you had a wonderful time and your produce looks delicious. Oh, BTW, your boys are just the cutest.:) I would LOVE to come over and help!:) Unfortunately, you’re a bit too far away for my gas budget.:)

Looks like you had a wonderful time and your produce looks delicious. Oh, BTW, your boys are just the cutest.:)

]]> By: Amy @ Finer Things http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year/comment-page-1#comment-4549 Amy @ Finer Things Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:28:51 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/i-love-this-time-of-year#comment-4549 I just picked MORE peaches off of my neighbor's tree this morning (made peach cobbler last night), and his apple tree is almost ready! Woo-Hoo! I just picked MORE peaches off of my neighbor’s tree this morning (made peach cobbler last night), and his apple tree is almost ready! Woo-Hoo!

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