Independence Day

We spent the 4th of July with family out in the Pocahontas area. We spent the trip learning about our day of Independence. We also learned about the history of our state flag. One of the additional pluses of home-schooling, school's always in session when your parents are the teachers! Once we got to Granny and Paw-paw's house we had the usual eats that you would associate with a 4th of July picnic. Corn on the cob, watermelon, hamburgers, hot dogs, brisket, potato salad, chips, and the list goes on. As each one of those cobs of corn were finished and each watermelon rind was thrown away I was sad. Now my father-in-law is a big proponent of composting, so he was saving all the throw-aways. But I was sad to see him throw it in the compost when we knew our chickens would have feasted on all those leftovers. I did manage to sneak a beef rib bone to our dog, but then found out right before we left he threw up in the house. Granny was not happy about that. So we left without chicken scraps, but ready to get home to the farm nonetheless. Everything was doing well, no new predator threats or problems. The tomatoes are looking gorgeous. There is just something about those Cherokee Purples. It's like they grow too fast, they have scaring on them - every one of them. The Travelers are much prettier to look at, but I prefer the taste of the Cherokee Purple. Let's have a quick poll - which ones taste better, Cherokee Purple or Arkansas Traveler? Vote in the comments below.