HOw To HARVESTING BAY LEAVES AND DELICIOUS MEATLOAF

It's been a long weekend, which I guess is good. Saturday was farm day solo as 2nd Man had to go in to work. More on Saturday's tasks in tomorrow's update but wanted to post something today and check in.  

Fresh bay leaves
2nd Man reminded me to grab some bay leaves for cooking because we were out.  So I snipped off some leaves and brought them back.

We washed them and left them in the window ledge to let them dry.

Bay leaves
Then we put them into an empty jar we have and they are ready to be used.  Harvesting your own stuff is so rewarding when it comes time to cook with it...even something as simple as bay leaves.

Speaking of bay, does anyone know which leaves are better to harvest?  I mean, I guess obviously the older leaves and not new young growth. My question is more along the lines of how far down the tree and how many can you safely take?  Do they grow back in the same spot or does this cause it get taller and more branches?  It's in a pot and grows slowly so I don't want to take too many leaves.  

Homemade meatloaf
Dinner today is meatloaf and mac and cheese.  Of course after a meal of meatloaf comes leftover meatloaf sandwiches...and that will be tomorrow's yummy meal.


We would be remiss if we didn't mention the horrific act of terror in Pittsburgh, PA.  It just horrifies us that people harbor such hatred and it only seems to be getting worse.  Our deepest sympathies to those families and indeed the residents of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania.  We are all indeed stronger when we are together and United.  We must get back to that and push the hatred back into the dark recesses it has been let out of.

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