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Cauliflower Crust Pizza and Springtime Happenings

5/15/2018

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Springtime greetings to everyone!
Hope y’all are enjoying these beautiful spring days after a long cold winter! 
 Here we have had very warm and very cold days back and forth which is  common for these parts! 
Last week we had the indoor wood cook stove going, at least in the mornings, so we were able to get the chill out. Then we would get any cooking done that may be needed for the day and because a water pipe goes through the stove to heat our water we’d have hot water for the rest of the day.
 Now that warmer weather has arrived we are using our little Stanley wood cook stove on the summer kitchen. 
The windowsills are full with little plants, sweet potatoes in jars, rootings and flowers. We love to gather wild flowers and bring them into our home to enjoy! The Sweet Williams are some of my favorite this time of year! Simple life joys!

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Cooking, drying herbs, clothes and wood heating the house and our water this stove is truly our Kitchen Queen!
In the barn yard our little but productive hens were laying many eggs for us which is a happy spring event! One day in the barn I discovered a nest with 20 eggs!, I went to the house for a gathering basket and when I returned, a hungry ol ‘possum had just gotten to that nest and had broken into two of the eggs. Possom got away and we were left with 18 eggs which was great (not great that the possum got away :(       We were so excited about all those eggs we rescued from the barn! We brought them inside and placed them in a bowel of water and did the float test- they didn’t float which means they were good! And they were! We made lots of egg dishes!
 I can deal with finding eggs or not finding eggs for now, cause these little chickens are the best at keeping ticks away! It's wonderful they do the best job at eating the ticks! These busy hens keep the ticks from hanging out on us, our barn cats and Fleck (our dog) these Bantys are sure worth their keep! On top of that they are the best foragers and don't have to be fed, although during winter I do give them a bit “extra” and loads of scraps.
 Soon we hope to add some larger, heirloom laying hens to our little homestead just for eggs, well also for and their manure (even though their manure is great -its very “hot” when it is fresh so let it age some before using) and their action of “tilling”, but for now we have neighbors who have wonderful eggs at a good price and sometimes when we have extra herbs or vegetable starts we trade for eggs! 
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Out in the garden broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuces, radishes, arugula, beets, garlic, and more are growing and we have been  munching the greens and harvested our first broccoli last evening!
Many of last years herbs in our gardens came back this year, earlier than usual, and are vibrantly green and healthy!
The comfrey is blooming and about three feet high! With so much comfrey I was able to cut off many leaves, (about a third of the plant) chop them up and put them in a bucket after that I covered the chopped leaves with rain water. (This prolific plant should give me at least three more cuttings through summer) I will let it steep for a few days and then strain. Comfrey “tea” is a wonderful, natural, high in calcium and other great minerals, made-at-home, nutrient rich, additive for your soil and plants!!  (I may need to warn you since the brew does ferment -it will have a strong order you might want to wear your bandana over your nose when you go to strain and pour it)  Or if you want you could just cut the leaves of this helpful plant and let place them around your veggie plants and or your compost, this is very good for your soil and plants and acts as a natural fertilizer- this method is not smelly at all (except the cucumber like smell the comfrey has when you cut it ) and is a very quick job, just make sure you leave at least a third of your main comfrey plant so it will continue to grow back again.  Its good to pour this green brew all around veggies and herbs, just before it rains, to give them a great boost this spring! 

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I’ve already gotten three or four cuttings from the catnip, which I dried and made fresh tea with, delicious! The apple mint, sage, bee balm, tansy, yarrow, lambs ear, oregano, lemon balm and dill have also made a great appearance in different areas throughout our gardens! It's a great time of year also to divide many herbs and place them in new areas around the farm and or pot up and share with friends. Love these beautiful and useful herbs that make a permanent home in our gardens, coming back on their own year after year. I’m so happy to see them again in early spring after the winter! 
We have a small greenhouse set up that is up against the south side of our home, this spring, and it’s filling fast as seeds pop up and tiny starts are being transplanted. I have lots of basil which we grow almost like a crop! And of course, we have lots of zinnias! This year I’m planting the Zinnias along the garden fence to help protect them from the strong winds, I also think it will look pretty! You can check out our Zinnia YouTube here.
 A new sheet compost  about 3’ by 9’ has been started, which will become another raised bed for our garlic which we plan to plant this fall from the nice large, healthy garlic bulbs that are growing now. It’s a lot of fun ”building“ it over time, with materials that we gather: cardboard, hay, food scraps, carrot pulp, newspaper, coffee grounds, aged cow manure, eggshells then more hay, then leaves-lots of leaves! If we keep layering and allowing it to compost by November it should be ready to plant the garlic! This could be a great project to get the children involved in it's so easy and fun, they would get to make their “beds” out side! In the fall when the garlic cloves are ready to be planted, share with the children that  they can help put the garlic to “bed” for the winter! I could go on and on about all the ways we can involve our children to have fun learning while they help in the garden! For more gardening inspiration see our Gardening DVD.

Some time ago I posted a picture on our Instagram, @Homestead-Blessings, of the best tasting Pizza  we’ve ever made with a cauliflower, herb crust! Most of the grain free pizza crusts we’ve seen use lots of cheese, we’d rather enjoy the cheese on top if we use it, this one uses chia seeds and egg! You could even make a dairy free pizza by topping with a nut cheese if you like or just the sauce and toppings.
 If you are hungry for a pizza but want to stay away from the gluten or grain - this pizza crust recipe is for you! And it tastes great! Really!
 Gluten Free -Cauliflower/Herb -Pizza Crust
Roughly chop up 2 med heads of cauliflower. Roast with a drizzle of coconut oil and pinch of salt until tender. Let cool, and grate the cauliflower with cheese grater. Place grated cauliflower in a cloth strainer, and squeeze out all the liquid. This is easier to do in small amounts.
 In a large mixing bowl, knead cauliflower (it will now be squished) together with:
 1 Egg
1Tbs Nutritional yeast
2 Tbs Chia seeds
1 tsp. Onion powder
Salt to taste
Fresh or dried Italian herbs such as, Rosemary, Basil, Thyme, Oregano, etc, to taste.
Form into a ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, or a pizza stone. Press down with your hands and cover with another piece of parchment paper, then roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Remove top parchment and bake @ 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. 
Finish pizza with pizza sauce and favorite toppings. 
Sure hope you get to try this out! It’s a lot of fun to make the toppings  (as much as you can ) out of the food you grew from your own garden! So that could be cauliflower, the herbs for the crust, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and so on. A good way to get your children involved in loving to grow their own food, is let them grow a pizza garden of their own! The creative garden ideas are endless! The wonderful thing is there is so much joy that gardening brings- being out doors, oh yeah, there's food too! Healthy, clean, locally grown (can’t get much more local than your own garden!) 



The Pizza was so delicious that we didn't get a photo after it came out of the oven!!! 
This is the time of year when everything is happening at once and everything needs doing right now.
But its also the time of year when we have days that are a bit longer, meaning more beautiful sunlight, skies are displaying lots of beautiful blue with fluffy white clouds, birds singing and wildflowers blooming, fresh cool air, soft, refreshing spring breezes and the greening of the trees and little hills all around! 

Goldfinches are making their appearances in flocks of bright yellow specks flying from the ground up toward the tall trees. 

 The Dogwoods with their dainty white flowers are lacing the hillsides.
 The other evening there were fireflies shining their lights on and off up in the night sky.  Its so wonderful to see the bluebird pairs busy at building their nests.
Children are so happily playing outside again!
And gardens every where are being plowed, and planted What natural blessings we can enjoy throughout our busy spring days!
Now and then you see folks and families fishing off the banks of the creeks, and of course wading too!
Springtime is also a great time to gather a few wildflowers and bring them in your home and grace your supper table or windowsill for everyone to enjoy! Simple but greatly appreciated!
 I hope you have many joyful moments that this time of year can bring as you go about your house work, farm chores, gardening and tending to your family.
And for all you Moms,  I hope you all had wonderful Mother’s Day!
 And may you all enjoy this spring and its fresh, new beauty! 
Many Blessings,
​ Vicki
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Oh, by the way ,since I started this writing- we found where the little hen started laying her eggs again!  A new nest loaded with eggs is in the coop’s nest boxes! (where they belong :) She has 15 eggs so far! Good hen! We will let her keep laying eggs and not collect them cause this is the time of year when it shouldn’t be long before she’s setting and hatching out tiny fluffy chicks! Wonder how many she will hatch out? What a Springtime Blessing!




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Warm Ways for Cold Days

2/6/2018

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A  warm hello to all of you!
Y’all may have already heard about the Ground Hog, a few days back, he saw his shadow and “they” say that means six more weeks of winter……????
At any rate we could still have some more really cold days here before spring!
We  have had a very cold winter here so far, lower temps than usual for this time of year and for our area! We are so grateful for our wonderful wood cookstove and our seasoned dry wood, which gives us a very warm home, lots of hot teas and warm meals hot water and more!
It's a wonderful time of the year to get many projects done that get put on the back burner in the spring and summer.
  Durning the past few weeks we were able to make lip balms, enough for ourselves and a few for gifts. Lip balms are so nice this time of year when our lips are chapped from the wind and cold, we love making our own because it’s very thrifty and we only use pure ingredients so it’s also healthier! 
Since the beeswax is out we are now in the middle of making candles! So far we've made a few poured candles using recycled jars and those cute little 4oz. jelly jars.
Next we’ll make our beeswax tapers, this time 5 inch, instead of the 7 inch tapered candles we made on our Homestead Blessings The Art of Candle Making DVD- if you all need a good winter project you can check out our instructional candle making video here. 

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So while the winter months are lingering, we thought we’d share these tips on what we do to stay warm during our outside chores, and ways to keep cozy indoors!
Many of the ideas are very old fashion, (of course you may know by now we love a lot of old fashion things) but they still work great! 

Hot Water Bottles…yep, good old fashion hot water bottles! 
      You can find these at a drug store or order on line. Fill them with hot water and you have hours of extra warmth where you need it. My girls have loved to put hot water bottles at their feet on real cold nights since they were little. 
A few years back I sewed up a hot water bottle cover from a cast off wool vest, with the sweetest flowers embroidered on it, for Cecilia and it turned out so nice! Yesterday I made another one from the other side of the vest for Hannah, the covers are cozy, pretty and they let the warmth come through.


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Flannel Window Curtains:
          Easy to make yourself-nice for drafty windows or rooms that can use a bit of extra barrier! They help keep the warm air in and cold air out. You can make them in the colors you wish, (I liked to use off white or tan to let light in).
Bubble Wrap:        
 I know this sounds so funny (and not a thing old fashion about it ) but we discovered this fast, efficient, simple and frugal way to cover drafty windows when we were in the RV between farms. You can apply the wrap by moistening the window with a  little spray of water-and placing the bubble wrap against the window it sticks up very nicely, thus giving a wonderful block from the cold and being clear, it allows light to come in!  We have plenty of bubble wrap on hand for shipping out our orders, but you can find bubble wrap at an office supply store, post office and or on line. I love bubble wrap! Hope to make soap and use it to line my mold- it will look like honey comb! 

 Flannel Sheets and Pillow cases:
They are soooo warm, once again you could make these or buy them, they are worth the price! They last for years! 

Flannel Nightgowns (or flannel PJ’s for the boys)
 Love my flannel night gown! Of corse you can buy these easy enough but you can also sew them up! It's so worth the effort!
Flannel Slips:
 We have been making these and wearing them for years! They are so warm!
Long Johns, tights and legging, boot socks (we make these from sweater cuffs and sleeves!)  
Coveralls:
My girls love these insulated overalls in cold weather for certain chores on the farm when it’s cold. You might be able to find these at a thrift store but they get grabbed up quick. When we got gift cards to Tractor Supply we used them to buy coverall on sale, definitely worth the money! 

Wearing layers, layers, layers really help!
Wool sweaters (you can knit your self or find at the thrift store) a wonderful winter project. 
Hats and scarves:
A scarf or layer on your head and or neck helps to keep in body heat! Keep something on your head when out doors ( the momma coming out in me!) I found a really warm, baby blue, scarf at little country store, I just love it and it is on my head (protecting my ears) once the cold winds begin to blow!
Wearing wool socks (wool keeps you warm even when it gets wet for some reason)
Warm gloves:
I’m not one to wear gloves, Jasmine on the other hand is crazy about them and has a whole collection, and is forever offering a pair of her warm gloves any time I walk out the door. The other morning I went to the barn to scoop out dog food from the galvanized tin can for our dog Fleck, and this particular morning it was freezing cold, I mean like 0 degrees or below! Wow, that tin can and metal scoop sure was cold! Gonna go for the gloves next time!
Indoor wood stove-or even better wood cook stove:
Wood heat is one of the warmest and money saving in the long run if you have a good wood source! And if you are splitting your own fire wood, it warms you twice! Well more than twice, cause of all the hauling and stacking too! HAHA!
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Warming foods and beverages:
Have plenty of warm soups, bone broth and hot teas and other foods like ginger, pepper, root vegetables, homemade breads etc.

 And, I should include extra hay, straw, leaves or blankets for the animals and plants too! 
( After you have completed these jobs you’ll be nice and warmed up.)


There are so many other simple things you can do to make a difference in keeping extra warm durning very cold days and nights. Y’all may know some of these ideas especially if you are more north than we are but these can be great tips and reminders for us southerners! 



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Check out our Instagram if you haven’t already found us there for more Homestead inspiration!
Have a wonderful and very warm rest of the winter!
Many Blessings,
                  Vicki 

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Happy New Year!!!

1/3/2018

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Happy New Year!!! Hope y'all had a blessed Holiday Season and are staying well and warm!
As soon as fall came to an end a whirlwind of festivities with family and friends began! There was lots of laughter, singing, baking, puzzles, games, simmering, sipping, sketching, weaving, crafting, wrapping........merry making all around! 
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Hand-dipped beeswax ornament, made a set of these for Cecilia last year, had fun helping her decorate her new little country home for the Holidays!
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We love Coconut sugar (the one on the right) we tried a new recipe- glazed pecans using egg whites. The recipe needs a little tweaking- they were pretty good despite the fact that we left them in the oven too long!
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This was a hit! Orange Pecan Spice Bread!!! Made with almond flour so it's gluten free! Recipe coming soon!!!
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Butternuts make the best Pumpkin pie! We were blessed with a good crop and they kept really well. See our Holiday Pie youtube for recipe.
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We love baking with fresh ground nutmeg. This grater is actually a magnet Mom found at the dollar store! Perfect!
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This Pumpkin (butternut) Pie is gluten/grain free! Almond flour, coconut oil and a little cold water. Form into dough and press into pan! Easy!
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Chickweed, plantain and kale for the morning smoothie! No matter how busy we get- smoothies are pretty quick to make- we try to have a green smoothie EVERY day! Watch us make one on the H.B. Cooking DVD!
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Persimmon Bread! This was taken after the last post so thought y'al enjoy a picture of this yummy bread! The topping is just pureed persimmons!
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Mom had sew much fun making a winter wardrobe for the sweet Waldorf style dolls she made last winter. She recycled sweaters, sock cuffs and scraps of flannel!
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Mom got out her water colors and pencils the other day and painted this beautiful card!
 2017 was a wonderful year, many improvements were made to our new homestead and we are still enjoying the bounty from summers blessed harvest! Despite the cold winter we've been having the garden still has a few treasures, Jerusalem artichokes, chickweed, greens and last week we picked a few tiny heads of broccoli under the row cover. 
Hope this post will inspire and encourage, even though the year had it's challenges along with the blessings, we can look back in gratefulness at all we have!
May you all be blessed in this new year.......
The West Ladies
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Canning, Foraging, Herbs & other Fall happenings

10/9/2017

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Hope y'all had a wonderful summer and are enjoying this beautiful and abundant Fall season.
At the end of summer we enjoyed cooler days then the weather turned hot again just as the purple hull pea harvest began! We were thankful for our outdoor summer kitchen and cookstove to do the canning.
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Fall is a perfect time to dry herbs  with the drop in humidity. Plantain leaves for salve and Red Raspberry leaves for tea are spread out on trays and in baskets suspended from the ceiling and rafters of our kitchen. Culinary herbs hang throughout the kitchen in bundles to dry. When the herbs are nice and crisp Mom carefully puts them in jars, with the name and date and then into the cabinet they go. Sage is a favorite in our home, Hannah adds it to our Corn Dressing (find the recipe in the Homestead Blessings Cook Book), delicious! Check out our Herb DVD for more herbal tips and ideas.
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The warmer weather also extended our tomato harvest! So we put up some salsa with the extra bounty and gave some to friends and neighbors!
 These melamine plates are perfect for fall picnics and farmhouse table settings.
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This year our persimmon tree that is growing by the barn, gave a bumper crop! It's a myth that persimmons aren't ready until after a frost, Jasmine has harvested over 16 pounds so far….and we are enjoying persimmon bread, persimmon chia pudding, persimmon smoothies and more! What are some of y’all’s favorite wild crafted/foraged edibles?
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Have a blessed week... until next time.....
​The West Ladies
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Summer"s Planting & Harvesting

8/22/2017

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Hello friends!
Hope you all are enjoying this fantastic summer! It is so peaceful here in these hills, the mornings and evenings are nice and cooler than usual, perfect for catching up on garden chores that we tend to put off in the summer heat!
We have been consistently busy with many garden projects, having two main gardens this year. 
The “Kitchen Garden”, which is just a few feet from our front porch and summer kitchen, is so handy for harvesting and cooking! And the “Summer Garden”  a little ways from the house and across the lazy winding dirt road. It receives more sunlight and is perfect for the sun~loving vegetables and fruits that grow there.
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In the Summer Garden red, plump tomatoes are trickling in, they are a little late in coming, but are showing a promising bumper crop over the next couple of weeks. 
 There is a happy, full, turtle who manages to reach a few of the lower tomatoes, never eating just one, but taking small bites of each fruit, and leaving the rest for us. Apparently, this uninvited visiter likes to sample here and there! Yet even when sharing with the wildlife, we have plenty of tomatoes stretching ever upward on their sturdy “trellis” made from re-purposed cattle panels. We pick them soon as they're ready and enjoy eating them daily! These wonderful tomatoes are made into salsa (fresh and canned), put in salads, and enjoyed sliced up with basil pesto spread on top. We also make homemade sauce and put it over spaghetti squash! Super tasty and gluten free!
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The Summer Garden back in the late spring!
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This is actually the hoop-house frame & before that it was a friends chicken coop! It has worked great for trellising tomatoes!
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We did not till this area! We mulched it with thick cardboard & lots of hay! Looks like it's time to mow the pathways again!
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Salsa from our Cookbook- which is back in stock!
Most mornings we make fresh V8 juice with the sun-ripened tomatoes, adding celery, red bell pepper, carrots (all organic) and a pinch of Himalayan salt, it’s unbelievably good! And of course good for you! Tomatoes are packed full of vitamin C and other wonderful vitamins. It’s like we have our own vitamin shop in our garden ~ but even better because I know what’s in it and it’s affordable! There are so many wonderful ways to enjoy tomatoes, I would really like to sun dry some…maybe one day!
The sunny Summer garden, although smaller, has been a big blessing to us and others, there is plenty to share and give! From it alone, we have harvested over 25 spaghetti squash - that was from just six plants we started as seedlings! On a produce shelf at the local store I noticed that spaghetti squash sold for a dollar and thirty nine cents a pound - making one of our larger squash worth seven dollars! Wow, grow your own and save! You can even juice these squash (we substituted a spaghetti squash for cucumber).  Another nice thing about this easy growing vegetable is that it stores for months, in a cool, dry place.
After picking all the spaghetti squash, we cleaned and cleared that spot and planted organic green beans. The beans have already sprouted, and should make before frost in fifty days or so, as our garden continues to grow.
Our heirloom yellow watermelons, are sooo sweet and delicious! One of them weighed a whopping 21 pounds! The seed is being saved for next year! The melon patch is small, but has produced an amazing amount for it’s size. But we are going to plant a few more next year, because, you can never have too much watermelon, right? 

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 To get started preparing for the upcoming fall garden, I planted some organic mixed lettuce seeds in small trays in the window. Our kitchen windows are full of trays of seedlings  just waiting to be planted! After we transplant them outdoors and they receive a bit of care and gentle watering, they should be ready to eat in 30 days! An abundance of greens including kale, spinach, and mustard, will be seeded in the Kitchen garden, between the glorious zinnia blooms, and towering lamb’s quarter. Now is the time to put cabbage, broccoli, and other cool weather starts right into your prepared beds! 
Fall garden starts can be a challenge here in the humid South, because of the heat and never ending barrage of bugs, but just keep your seeds watered and shaded from intense sun, and it can be done! 
Check your local Feed and Seed store for fall starts, or try shopping the Farmers Market. Ask a friend or neighbor if they grew more fall garden plants than they need, and you could trade fresh eggs, home baked bread, or even some canned goods from your summers bounty for plants!
We are ever thankful for the beauty of summer, the sunlight to make things grow, the rain that refreshes (and yes, makes humidity, too!), and the bounty of the earth, given by the Creator of all things. The summer garden months at times can be a challenge, but are always a blessing! 
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We plant lots of Zinnias in our Kitchen Garden and enjoy the many beautiful blooms and butterflies.
Hope your gardens have done well this year, but the growing season doesn't have to be over yet ~ plant some seeds today, and reap the harvest in the weeks to come!
Blessings,
​The West Ladies
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