I'd love to say they worked so hard from the goodness of their heart and the betterment of the family, but honestly, cold hard cash was the only motivator here. 
That, and the fun of spraying your brother with ant pile dirt!
The color is still nice and green and most of the cabbage is still crisp. It has a lovely sweet, tangy taste which is much milder than the pungent pucker you get with bagged or canned kraut.
I really packed it down into three quart jars and covered them in brine. It's not enough to get out my big steam canner, so I think I'll just store these babies in the fridge (they'll keep for months and months!)
I may have to alter my menu plan for today! I forgot that the kraut would be done when I did my planning and shopping. I think we'll be having grilled brats with a generous helping of kraut instead!
My little seeds had a great germination rate. I just could not prune out some of the seedlings, so I ended up transplanting 48 tomato plants! Needless to say, I will be pawning off these suckers on anyone who will take them.
They're not leggy anymore!
Danny and JP were irked I wouldn't let them transplant with me, so instead they played with play-dough and proceeded to name every.single.plant.
So if you get a "SpongeBob," "Greeny," "Ninja Power Ranger," or a "Chewy,"
They were grown with love!
Ryan and his C.A.P. flight were privileged to be part of the color guard to honor this brave soldier.
I'll give this bad boy another week to brew and we'll see how it turns out. I've still got about four heads of cabbage that need to be processed some how. I'd like to make another batch of kraut, but if this doesn't turn out we may be eating cole slaw and stuffed cabbage leaves for the next month!
Here's a look to the right as you enter the booth. Lots of display pictures and albums.
...and a look to the left of some of his bridal portraits. We also set up a flat screen tv to play some of the DVD wedding stories he has created.
It was a busy afternoon, but Doug made lots of good contacts at the bridal show.
And his work speaks for itself. It's lovely and he had some of the most creative work among the photographers at the show (and of course I'm partial...but it's TRUE!) We're hoping for lots of follow ups in the next couple of weeks!
The big open hayfield behind our backyard has now become a fenced cow pasture. The cows have been coming right up to the fence and trying to get my vegetables! We get the biggest kick out of watching them, especially the new babies in the herd. They even have two donkeys mixed in with the cows.
