Barb Kates

@bkates.bsky.social

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Mom to one human, 1 kitty and 1 pup. Lover of books and gardening. Phillies and Eagles fan. My country's leadership has betrayed my country.

Many tomatoes.
Beans, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Beans, cukes, peppers and tomatoes...yum!
Shisto peppers are grilled..yum!
Shisto peppers on the grill
Shisto peppers
Shisto peppers
First 2 tomatoes and plenty of cucumbers.
First of the beans and cucumbers picked this season.
Cubanelle peppers..first pick of 2026
Blackberry bush with berries soon to ripen.
Mothers Day dinner
Peppers, tomatoes and beans planted ..garden 2026
Black iris
Daffodils popping up under the snow.
Backyard snow
Boxed water with instruction on getting 2 trees planted
Water in a box instead of a plastic bottle.
Danu keeping me warm
Pork chops grilling and snow still on the ground
Philly suburbs snow
Danu on my lap
Daffodils sprouting
Christmas eve dinner table
Chocolate pizzelle
Coconut pizzelle
Danu playing in the snow
Snow in Philly
Anise seed pizzelles
Orange cardamom pizzelles..mini size
Danu singing
Thanksgiving 2025
A beautiful piece by #Slated.ie on my Thanksgiving table.
Homemade pumpkin and apple pie.
Halloween candy basket..Hershey's, Reese's, Kit-Kat, Starburst, Skittles and pretzels.
Paul's Halloween costume pumpkin and Paul wearing sunglasses
Rose and pumpkin created by Paul.
Fall colors
Morning sky
Autumn Whiskey Bramble made by Chris at Friels Pub in Miltown Malbay with world known author Roisin Meaney.
A pretty cat
Baked haddock with baby potatoes.
Sheeps Head
Bantry home
The Snug
Danu getting ready to eat her "Dallas Sucks" cookie
Butterfly on a butterfly bush.
2025 vegetable garden is done.
Butterfly
Danu sleeping
10 pints of tomatoes
14 lbs of tomatoes getting ready to be canned.
Hibiscus finally in bloom..better late than never!
37 lbs of tomatoes ready for canning.
34 lbs of San Marzano and Big Boy tomatoes to be canned. They will be cooked with fresh garlic and basil.
Big boy tomato harvest today. Best used on sandwiches or in salads.
20 lbs San Marzano tomatoes ready to be canned.
13.4 lbs tomatoes...canning starts tomorrow
Fresh picked, still warm from the sun, thickly sliced on fresh Stroehmann's white bread with a generous amount of Hellmann's mayo and a gentle sprinkle of sea salt. Heaven on earth!!
Cucumbers soon to be pickles.