A juggling act.

This time of year I keep the jam pot boiling and my artist brushes busy.

It's a juggling act. 

The fruit is ripening and needs attention. 

Red Currants first and then the apricots. 

My owl didn't show up this year.  The marauding birds have become very brazen. 
They have eaten every single cherry from our tree.  

Can't make Kirsch Likör this year. 

Have several commissions for hand painted tiles. 

Have finished some of them. 

Rows and rows of vegetables need to be harvested.

Dilly beans, or what I call cocktail beans,  go into jars next. 

A hundred flower pots have to be watered every single day.

 Pots get moved around to add color where needed. 

Choke cherries need to turn black before I can harvest them. 
  Have to cover the tree with netting to save them from the birds. 

Choke cherries make the finest pancake syrup. 

Weeds are outgrowing the crops.

Must pull a few. 

But there is always time to sit and admire Summer.

Hope your Summer is going well my dear 

Blogging Friends. 

I appreciate each and every one of you.  Thank you for your visit.  

Gina

Nectar for the Gods

Cherry (Kirschwasser) and Pear Liqueur

Our sour cherries are ripe

We can only eat so many Cherry Pies

I can only wear so many Cherry Earrings

The rest go into bottles to make Cherry Liqueur

Use the same recipe for Pear Liqueur

Fill quart canning jar halfway with fruit

Pour simple syrup (1 cup sugar plus 1 cup water, heat until dissolved) over fruit until jar is 2/3rds to 3/4 full

(adjust to your taste)

Fill to top with vodka.

Place in cool spot and turn bottle every now and then.

Enjoy at Christmas time.

Have a great weekend my dear Blogging Friends

Gina

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