My tomatoes seem to be ready a bit earlier than a lot of other people’s this year. It’s probably because I got mine in just before a week of rain and cool temperatures. It didn’t work out well for my seeds–many rotted, but it was just fine for the tomatoes.

I’m canning. I’ve done cold pack tomatoes. I’ve done a bit of roasted tomatoes.

I’ve done taco sauce.

While I have tomatoes ripening on my desk, I am doing things with my milk.

I haven’t had the energy to add Cutie to the lineup, so it’s still just my four girls. I can barely keep up with what milk I’m getting. And Pretzel cracks me up. Sometimes, she comes up from pasture with my milking girls because she knows it’s bottle time. Of course, by the time I get my milk filtered, in the refrigerator, and her bottle made, she’s also gone back out to pasture with them, so I have to deliver it. But, hey, it’s a good sign when I want to train her for milking.

Astra, Caroline and Pretzel, and Joy (Ava was following behind)
I have done a lot of mozzarella cheese.

before it even looks like Mozzarella
I have been making soap.

Top to bottom: tea tree, Tahitian vanilla, lightly lavender, cornmeal scrubbing with tea tree, and black amber and lavender
I’m trying to get as much done as possible before I go back to work. All I’m doing is milk and tomatoes.

With a side of zucchini.

I am freezing it as zucchini patties for the winter. I also did some homemade frozen pizzas that were broccoli and zucchini.

At least I have help with the zucchini if I need it.

Sky
What a good dog.
Tags: bottle kid, canning, cheese, dog, milk, milking does, pretzel, soapmaking, tomatoes, zucchini