While the berries are waning; the tomatoes are exploding. This will round out my 5th gallon in the freezer! #suburbanhomesteading

This is where my best days start

HAWAIIAN SWEET BREAD INGREDIENTS 160 ml pineapple syrup (drained from can), lukewarm 80 ml water, lukewarm 1 large egg, beaten 3 tbsp butter, softened 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 4 cups bread flour 2 1/4 tsp bread machine yeast (1 Fleischmann's envelope) 1/4 tsp ground ginger (optional)

ONION-GARLIC ITALIAN WHITE BREAD INGREDIENTS - 3 cloves garlic, minced - 1/3 cup onion, diced - 1-2 fresh chilis, diced - 1 tbsp butter - 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning - 330 ml water - 2 tbsp softened butter - 4 cups bread flour - 1 1/2 tbsp sugar - 1 1/2 tsp salt - 2 1/4 tsp yeast

Game changer in my house... We are going to be eating a lot more fresh bread!

Happy birthday America!

Trading produce with coworkers. The coolest thing about growing your own produce is trading with each other. A gallon of blueberries and 2 half pints of jam for sourdough bread and candy roasters. #suburbanhomesteading

Final gallon today! #suburbanhomesteading

Another 2 gallons off the bushes... #suburbanhomesteading

Prepping for the freezer... #suburbanhomesteading

Grocery shopping this evening. A handful of strawberries A few cups of blackberries A full gallon of tomatoes At least 3 lbs of peppers A half dozen cucumbers #suburbanhomesteading

5th gallon of blueberries in the freezer. #suburbanhomesteading

The berries never end! #suburbanhomesteading

Last of my Pear Sauce.

I have been sick for a couple of days, it rained for most of another and suddenly I have TONS of blueberries! These plants form a "hedge" between my neighbor and me. I have 30+ plants, most are 15+ years old and taller than me (6'). #suburbanhomesteading

Another after dinner run! Freezing tomatoes has been a game changer for us. This gallon will join 2 more already in our freezer. #suburbanhomesteading

Grabbing dinner from the garden #suburbanhomesteading

Saving peppers. We like to cut up, clean, dice, and mix the peppers into a "variety pack." I then freeze them on a single baking sheet, and when frozen, pile them all together into quart and gallon ziplock bags to be used through the year in rice dishes, scrambled eggs, or slow cooker meals.

It's my favorite time of year...

Bringing it all together. Homemade banana bread with homemade strawberry jam.

Bad bananas? I saw chocolate chip banana bread.

Another day of "shopping" at home.

"Shopping" in my backyard. #suburbanhomesteading

Breakfast on the weekends

After the days heat, is the quiet of the night.

Morning "grocery run" from my garden

The second best way to save summer for the fall and winter. I like to freeze my berries on a cookie sheet and transfer them frozen to a freezer bag. What isn't used by next spring becomes jam for the following year.

Nothing beats saving away some summer for later. Fresh homemade strawberry jam rocks!

Good morning North Carolina

Getting in a swim as the sun sets...

My favorite time of day is the evening...

It's going to be a great year...

Afternoon lunch

Morning at my place...

Favorite time of night...

6 pints of syrup from 2 gallons of frozen blackberries and blueberries

Setting up in new yard and away from horse barn.

Looks like I got my queen...

Doing a cut out for Memorial Day.

Two week update on the "Dirty Dozen". They are Cherry Bushes. Zone 8a.

Doing some "grocery" shopping in my back yard!

This is how I like to start my mornings

My snack tray headed into work

Good morning from NC

Bourbon Blackberry Jelly

Garden friend, I pulled out of the pool this morning

1st part done, making jelly tomorrow morning.

Guess what I am making tonight... ...memories and Bourbon Blackerry Jelly.

My morning "harvest". Lots more coming...

Giving a little more today...