Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine August 2016 Vol 1 Issue 3

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine

Ok don’t laugh, this was my first attempt at lacing my pie crust..no so good. I definately did not inherit my mom or sister Pamela’s awesome baking skills.

Kansas Summertime Can you believe that half the year is already over? Lots of rain and trying to get the hay put up dry has been our life this summer. The guys have roped

At least I tried. Like I tell my husband sometimes when my cooking projects don’t do so good, hey remember...you didn’t meet me in the kitchen, you met me in the roping pen. Better food presentation would have been fun, but at least it tasted yummy. The blackberry plants were making so many berries I was harvesting about 4 cups per day. Of course between my mother and I eating while we pick, I have about one pie’s worth in the freezer for winter. Restocked on chickens again....

I love to watching the chickens and turkeys chasing bugs and run- ning around the barn yard. This year we have had our share of coyotes trying to get a free chick- en dinner. I’m keeping

the minute the pen gets dry and then a down pour comes and it’s another few days of wet...Now its Hot and dry, welcome to Kansas! We’ve enjoyed some beautiful evenings with cool summer breezes and I do love summer time even with the heat, much better than snow. I’m not really complaining. How are your garden’s doing this year? I don’t put very much in due to our crazy schedule so I really want my efforts to count. My tomato plants are be- hind this year as they are just now producing toma- toes. They are still small and far from being big and ripe..guess we’ll have some good fall eating!

the birds penned up as they show up at all hours, even during the afternoon. We’ve had them laying under the fruit trees like domestic dogs, like they “live” here too. The chickens are pretty good at telling on them with their warning squaks. Our dogs in the house will start having a fit when they hear the chickens start their tattle-telling. Make sure and step aside as the dogs bust thru the doggie door heading out for the morning chase. One coyote wasn’t to scared by them and turned to fight. I headed for the rifle but by the time we got back out there he had hit the high road. Watch out you big Coyotes...your day is coming!

One of my gardening items that did super well this year was our blackberries. The stems went wild and are

healthy and huge. The berries are bigger than ever and so tasty. I made a wonderful pie for our July 4th gathering and it turned out fantastic.

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