Working On The 4th

Lisa and I worked on the 4th because being farmers now, okay maybe a bit of an exaggeration, we have to do things even on holidays.  Actually, we had picked so many pickling cucumbers, 54, we had to get them pickled before they went soft.  After making terrible pickles, we thought they were good, last year we have finally figured out how to make pickles that stay crisp and taste good.  We even have the dills down.  So, last year, if you were nice enough to eat our mushy pickles I promise if you get some this year they will be so much better. Just return the jars so we can use them next year.  Lisa and I make 20 quarts of bread & butter pickles and cut up 30 green peppers for freezing.  After all of our pickling work we did enjoy a fun happy hour with our hubbies and neighbor, Cheryl and some delicious burgers too.  We had a nice evening talking and I even agreed to join a bowling league; it should be fun.  Thanks Tim, Lisa, George and Cheryl for a fun evening.  When we got back to the RV we did watch a few fireworks from the deck and all the fireworks in Washington DC, New York City and Boston on TV.  It was a nice 4th of July.