It rained Sunday but we went on a picnic anyway

But first, there were chores to finish

Red Currants needed to be picked

And put up in jars to be served with Game, a European tradition.

 Labels have to be affixed

The owl is still watching over my cherry tree

(hey, look out little fellow)

Still so many cherries to pick.  I canned some of them for winter pies.

Some went into little tartlets for our picnic in the mountains

Three bites and they're gone.

Two Quiches made with Zucchini, Onions, Bacon, Curly Kale, Provolone cheese and eggs from the chicken coop.

All done by 11:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning.

Christine

So we could go to the mountains and have a wonderful and rainy Sunday picnic with our charming friends, Christine and Steven.

We're all under there (minus the photographer Christine) holding up the paper roof with sticks...sharing a happy afternoon.

Gina

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Greens for the Chickens and for their Owners

If you want your eggs to 'sit up' like this 

You have to go to your chicken coop and get them

If you want your eggs to be this orange

You have to give your chickens lots of fresh greens every day

My chickens are pampered

I grow lots of fresh greens for them in my garden

This is their favorite green this year - a mild variety of Collards

However, there must always be lots of Greens left for us

Curly Kale

Collards and Turnip Greens

Early Cabbages growing under chicken wire and white gauze to keep the dreaded cabbage worm away.

My Garden must always have 'Zuckerhut'  cabbage,  the perfect cabbage for making Sauerkraut. 

Chickens need Greens and so do the Owners, this time in a Quiche.

Gina

Have a great weekend my dear Blogging Friends

Living off the Land

Goodness has it's own rewards

A trip to the garden yielded beautiful spinach, stopped by the chicken coop for brown eggs, headed for the cellar to last Falls' potatoes and onions, added a little cream and cheese ...

Mix it all together and bake ...

Gene ate two pieces

Have a wonderful weekend everyone

Gina