Yesterday I went to my garden and found that I needed to pick some beans and soooooo we are off.  I will be doing some canning today.  I hope to get maybe a load of beans and then I will also be canning beets.  I will be making pickled beets first and when I have enough of those I will start to can regular beets.  I didn't pick all of my beets and will have many more to pick.  I am really excited to have my own to be able to pick all that I want and not wait for some one to give me their leftovers...though I was very thankful for those leftovers.  Something is always better then nothing.  I will be glad to be the giver and not the receiver this year. 

     We also took our chickens to the butcher yesterday and I will be going to get them here in about 1-2 hours.  I am so glad that we were able to do this and hope to raise meet birds again next year.  I can't wait for my hens to start laying eggs.  It will be cool to have our own meat and eggs on top of our garden produce.   God really is good to us even when we are to narrowminded to see it. 

     Oh yea,  a friend gave us some currents and gooseberries so that I could make him a pie.  I will be making two pies and then freezing whatever is leftover for future pies this winter.  I have never made either of these pies so I hope they turn out!!!   I'll try to remember to post if they are good or not. 

     Well have to go get my chickens so I am off.