Thursday, June 26, 2008

Roses and berries


This is the first rose off of my husband's new rose bush. It's had several since this one and they are all as gorgeous. Yellow roses were my mom's favorite so we can't see this bush without thinking of her. This is also very similar to the rose I had tatooed on my back last year.
The garden is doing awesome. It's getting huge and taking over the yard. I have lots of little tomatoes and peppers. We have enjoyed many salads and tons of peas. They are sooooo sweet. My herbs have done especially well this year. Yesterday I made a yummy bruschetta with tons of basil. Ssoooo good.
I still have no pics of the garden. I keep forgetting to take the camera out there. I'm a slacker and I'm ok with that.
The kids and I picked nearly 30 pounds of strawberries again the last 2 weeks. I put up 15 jars of jam and another 8 of freezer jam. I also froze 2 gallons of whole berries. I'm completely sick of strawberries. That's ok because it's almost time to pick blueberries!!!