If you stop by the farm for a visit and cannot find me....
check the garden or the blueberry patch.
They are keeping me quite busy these days!
Our 100 blueberry bushes are quite productive this year.
We have been picking them every other day and getting several quarts.
Yesterday I turned 1 pint into Lemon/Blueberry pound cake
(Recipe here)(you won't be disappointed!)
(Recipe here)(you won't be disappointed!)
and another 6 quarts into blueberry lime jam.
(Recipe here) (I do a lower sugar version)
(Recipe here) (I do a lower sugar version)
Last evening's family time was spent...
you guessed it...
picking blueberries!
This time we had lots of help.
Curious to see what we were up to,
the chickens and turkeys made their way up to the blueberry patch.
The turkeys kept trying to pick their own blueberry snack.
Unfortunately, they don't understand the difference between ripe and not,
and tend to just pick random clusters of berries.
Needless to say, we will not be inviting them back for further picking sessions!
We took a moment for a family portrait...an almost impossible task
with camera-shy Oakley (notice me holding his collar to keep him from running.)
It is next to impossible to get all three of these pups to sit still for a group photo...
believe me.... we had many "takes" until we had a shred of cooperation!
Ok...
now I need some serious advice.
If you have read my blog for some time you will remember that at one time we had 5 dogs...
Hickory (Norfolk Terrier)
Sadie (Bernese Mtn Dog)
Maddie (Newfie)
Oakley
and Sam.
We had never set out to have 5 dogs, but somehow it just happened.
We started with Sadie and Maddie....and along the way, the others just needed us.
Then, as life happens, the three girls passed away in the span of a year.
The last to pass was our beloved Newfie, Maddie
(if you have ever had a Newfie you will understand when I say...
Newfies are like no other dog....best dog ever!)
Then along came Annie and our little dog family is quite happy!
Why rock the boat, right?
Well, the other day, a coworker of Hubbs told him about a 6 month old Newfie
who is in a rescue and needs a home...
Rosie is her name...
She looks identical to our Maddie when she was young....
Be still my heart.
So the question is...
oh, you already know the question....
are we insane for even considering it?
Tell me....help me....what do you think.... should we?
Comments
Glad your blueberries are doing so well this year. The jam and the pound cake look scrumptious. Going to check the recipes out later.
As far as another dog....you have the means to take care of it...the love in your heart and more than enough room for another....I say go for it!!! So when do you pick her up :)
Rosie looks adorable; how sad that she is homeless. You would be the ideal owner for her, in that you have experience with this breed and know what to expect. You have plenty of room, and the means to give her a very happy and healthy life. And you are obviously already a little bit smitten! Maybe it is just meant to be!
Kathy
Annie v.
No doubt about it . . . YES . . . bring her into the fold . . .
>^..^<
greetings
maria