I think I will love the rest from putting up so much food this past month. lol The garden is still going very strong too. Hope all is well.

Thank you so much Neil, I love all the entries. Congrats to everyone.

It was my pleasure to help as little as I could. I know how hard it can be to make ends meet. I too have had my share. 🥰

Tom got some great photos of the critters. I haven't seen a praying mantis in years, that was nice to see. The Artichoke in flower is really pretty too.

It is Labor Day weekend here now, the children go back to school this week as well. It is quickly feeling like fall now, but the gardens still look very good. Enjoy your spring weather, Joan.

I sent you some hive to help with mom's health care, I hope it relieves a little bit of your stress. Give her my love.

I can only imagine how hard it was for all of you and thank goodness you were able to pay for it all. It would have been $thousands here for the same thing.

I do preserve a lot from my garden to enjoy until next season. This year everything really produced so much. That ice cream cone was AWESOME!

I just went and read all your updates about mom. Thank goodness you could be a blood donor for her. I hope all works out well for her. ♥

Hi Denisse, thanks! How's your mom doing?

I'm glad she is feeling stronger and that you are able to help her with a better diet. Send her my love!

Have a wonderful non-celebratory birthday!

I like the soup base recipe and will certainly do this one with my next picking. Never made my own pectin, it will be interesting to see how it works for you. Stay strong and think of good memories this

It is sweet, but oh so good with rice and chicken. lol

I so agree!

I put some with sticky rice and that was delightful.

It looks delicious and so easy to make, thanks for sharing it with us. ♥

Glad you got the fritters figured out and have plenty for the winter. I have zucchini that will be ready soon and my husband asked if I would make more jam as he liked it so much. Jalapeno peppers are

It is delicious and @owasco says she makes it too and uses it on meat and rice dishes too. That I will try. The tomatoes are kicking my butt. Every other day making sauces. The wind was so strong yesterday

That sounds like a great idea. I will do that the next time I make rice. I have not tried it on meat yet but have a nice chicken breast I can use the salsa on. Great ideas!