ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Did you know cotton and okra are cousins? The plants are botanically related from the same scientific family Malvaceae.
The veined leaf shapes are very similar with a reddish purple spot at the base of each petal.
The blooms are similar too.
The final product!
One fills our bellies, the other covers our bellies. I love both!
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
Alabama – Song of the South
When Lucy had only been with us three or four days, I taught her to ring these bells when she wanted to go outside to do her business. She figured it out very quickly. As we tried to watch football, she rang the bells. As we tried to eat dinner, she rang the bells. Each time we grinned thinking boy, Lucy is a quick learner. And she was. In no time she trained us to jump up and run to the back door each time she rang those bells. For the most part, the bells were brilliant, Lucy became potty trained and all was well.
And then Annabelle came along.
Annabelle thinks this is the dinner bell.
Annabelle is always hungry.
She rings the bells, I open the door, she runs out, runs immediately back in then expects a treat.
Sometimes she is hungry in the middle of the night.
The bells may have to go.
okay, I’m outside, it’s hot, where’s my treat please?
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Ringo Starr – It Don’t Come Easy
Ohhhhh. We made Blackberry Mint Juleps on the 4th of July. This is such a refreshing drink on a hot summer day, and a great way to use some of that mint growing weed-like in your flower bed.
The recipe came with the local Texas blackberries in our Greenling Box.
Be careful and don’t splatter on your clothes. Blackberries = stains. (Although you can smear a bit on your lips for a natural lipstick while you work the blender.)
This delicious recipe makes four so you’ll have plenty to share with your happy, happy neighbors. Be forewarned, the bourbon will sneak up on you. If you prefer, omit the bourbon and enjoy a blackberry mint slush.
Pour into shot glasses to serve a group.
We’ll be making these soon at the lake!
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
This Is How We Roll, Florida Georgia Line
