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November 23, 2012

From the Garden to the Kitchen

We made pomegranate juice using the pomegranates from our tree.

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Making apple sauce using the apples from our neighbor's yard. We finally found an apple tree to replace the one that died.

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This year we got olives from two of our olive trees. The kids and I picked them and cured them. It was a lot more work than I expected.

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We picked nearly 8 pounds of olives.

Harvesting the corn
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We grilled it, added to salads and made a variation of this soup.

Adding coffee to her blueberry and raspberry plants. Our strawberries produce so much fruit that we couldn't keep up with the plants. The blackberries were amazing.

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Checking on our citrus trees.
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Our lime and lemons trees produced more fruit than we can use. I will be researching ways to use for next year.


Halloween Costume

Penelope made the tutu using this no sew method.

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November 09, 2012

Max's Birthday Party

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With Max's sister

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