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@@cindycollins3324I have blood pressure problems to, and I know that when I am setting listening to Tipper , Matt and the family my blood pressure will level off to where it’s suppose to be. I just relax and enjoy this awesome family.
@@mc12358, thanks for identifying the wood thrush song. I wondered what it was. We don't have them here in the west. It's a pretty song, almost flute-like.
I wish my husband had thought of that the year of our great zucchini glut, instead of sneaking out at midnight to hang bags of zucchini on neighbors' doorknobs, like he thought he was the zucchini fairy! 😂😄
I enjoy all of your videos, but I gotta tell you, my favorite part is 'popcicle chat' with you and Matt. 😅 He's an interesting character, and you guys compliment each other perfectly. Thanks for sharing your life and love with the world. Prayers for Granny and your entire family.
Made a Greek cucumber salad last night and the combination of fresh watermelon, fresh cukes and fresh mint hit your tastebuds just right. Made me think of Matt's infamous "Gosh, that's good!" Prayers for Granny and your entire family, as you face another family struggle. Some years bring more than others and it sometimes seems too much. Know that your online community is with you, as always.
I'm like you, everything I know about canning, I learned from my Mama and I'm 74 years old. I have never read the instructions from the FDA.Never gotten sick from anything I've canned. Prayers for Granny. She is so sweet.
Oh my!!! I adore Granny! She’ll be in my prayers. Hopefully it’s just a bad infection that’s stubborn cuz of her age and stuff. I’ll be thinking of all y’all. I think the book idea is awesome. Since I was an anthropology major, I love reading about culture, and since it’s partly my culture , I enjoy it even more! I have a question: we used to sit on the porch and snap green beans…what kind of beans are they? I could make a whole meal outta those kind of beans! And I love hearing the cicadas in the background. They have different broods…the most famous is the 17 year cicadas and they have red eyes! 17 years they live underground and come out to mate and have young and then back to the ground! I wonder how they know to crawl out of the ground and up the tree? I guess they have really good batteries on their little cicada alarm clocks! Lol!😂
@@CelebratingAppalachia I don’t know, we didn’t grow them ourselves, but they were green, long and skinny. We usually broke them in thirds and cooked them till well done with fat back. Always better on the second day. (Probably the only pork we let sneak it’s way into our food)!
Tipper, I was always spooked out about sticking my hands under leaves to get cucumbers, squash, etc. So, I started carrying a hoe with me and would put it under the leaves and pull them back so I could see the cucumbers and look for snakes at the same time!! Prayers for Granny! When she gets to feeling better, I would sure love to hear her harmonize to a song with Paul. It’s fabulous!! 💔🙏🏼🐾🙏🏼💔
Tipper & Matt I truly enjoy watching the 2 of you. You can see the love in Matt’s eyes when he looks at you. He has the best smile. Tipper the same is for you towards Matt. I can tell he like to give you a hard time like when he was talking about the leaves. It’s great to see all you are harvesting. I love canning also and i guess I’m a rebel canner also but it’s how I was taught and I’ll continue that way. Many prayers for Granny and all of the family. ❤🙏
Praying for Granny and all of y’all. Those pickles sounds fantastic, love when they have that crunch. As always, thank you for letting us sit and relax with the great conversation with you and Matt. ❤️
Life sure can bring some emotionally troubled times, along with the perfectly joyful days. Praying for you all, through your daily journey. Beautiful tomato bounty! 😊
I just wanted to thank you for sharing your life with all of us. Your videos are so relaxing for me. You are such peaceful folks and I love to sit and share a popsicle with you as you share your life with us. I love to hear you read from one of the many wonderful books you have discovered. Some of my favorite videos are those with no conversation but just the sounds and pictures of nature around your home. Many nights I go to sleep with the peaceful videos you have and those of your family singing. I just love you all.
So sorry to hear Granny is not at her best, please tell her we are all asking after her ❤. Also it really tickled me to find out I'm a rebel at my age! 😀x
We use to can even freeze … I would use my food processor and blend until it all is liquid….yes seeds and pealing. I seasoned them with lemon juice, salt and I blended onions and celery, carrots up with the tomatoes also. Cooked until done and if freezing, we would just it cool and put in freezer bags…if canning , we would put then in hot jars and seal them with hot lids. Always have your water hot before putting the hot juice in the water bath. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. It is like a v8 juice.
I absolutely love your videos, Tipper. I’m not from Appalachia, but I find the culture and foodways so fascinating. Some of my favourite food to cook and eat. You have the gift of story telling and I could listen to you and Matt talk about gardening and pickling all day long! Love from way up north in Yellowknife, Canada!
Those golden varieties of tomatoes have always produced really well for me. I'm glad to hear you like them too. Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear the Granny is feeling poorly. My hope is the doctor can provide some answers and some relief.
Thank you for sharing Tipper. Prayers for Granny ❤. When I worked outside I'd lay a row of ice in my bandana then roll up like Matt did for my neck. Really was cooling!
Tipper, you sound a little congested. Hope you're not getting sick. Please take care of yourself. I love your videos. They remind me of a life long gone from me. Greetings from North Carolina.
Prayers sent for Ms. Granny. May she feel better and spend some time in her garden . Matt really does need to go fishing . Some fresh fish with supper would be great . Please film while they are frying and make them even more enjoyable for all of us .
Prayers said for Granny, please let her know we are thinking of her and that she has many prayer warriors 🙏 You and Matt have the most beautiful garden! Happy harvesting.
Wonderful tomato harvest! Aw no... I certainly will be keeping Granny in my prayers. After my father in law passed, my distant cousin passed this week, he was only 60. I don't like this getting old stuff... God bless you all. The Japanese beetles are over my beans plants, ugh ... Well, I believe I've done enough complaining. Have a blessed week.💖🙏🌅😊
Lord Jesus Christ, be with Granny and Paul and all the Wilson's and their kin. Assure them of your love and presence, guide the physicians and their focus. This family who are such a blessing to us, continue to specially bless with evert imaginable blessing. Most especially may they know you are with them, that you will never leave them nor forsake them. Amen
I'm very sorry to hear that Granny's not well. Y'all are having a rough time of it this year. I hope they can determine what it is and that it can be fixed without too much difficulty. I know you must be worried. Holding all of you in my heart & prayers. My mom not only used the "open kettle" method when she made jam (though I'd not heard it called that), but she used any kind of glass jar and sealed them with paraffin wax. I started out using the hot water bath method not because I thought it was better, but because it was easier! And once you opened a jar, there was a lid you could close. And since I started out doing it that way with jam, I just naturally kept doing it that way for canning. The look on Matt's face when you talked about burying the cabbage made me laugh so hard! You two are good for me.
Tipper and Matt, I am so very sorry for all you have been going through. It’s a difficult but also grace-filled time of our lives. Such an honor and blessing to help our parents thru this journey. Thank goodness we have God to lead us all as we navigate these days. Much love from the Hoosier state.
I am just sheltering from a thunderstorm, just after I put the washing out. My garden has really got away from me but I can't do what I used to. I have got my fingers crossed for Granny. She reminds me of my Gran and I would love to sit down with her and some crocheting. Rain stopped,sun out, everywhere steaming so I will put my wellies back on. Take care.
We love seeing Granny & hearing her talk, about kniting, coking, or anything. Sweet Lady. Prayers, going up for Granny & You all, as well. Maybe the green beans will encourage her. Hope she rebounds and gets her some half runners, her favorites.
Hello Mrs. Tipper, I want You to know that I will put your Mama on my Church ⛪️ Prayer List. I will also Pray for her now, as for you and your Family for Comfort and Strength. You All have been through SO much. Blessings 💖
My goal is to preserve something every day, even if something small. Our green beans are kind of crazy right now so yesterday I made a jar of pickled green beans for the fridge. All I had time to do because I had a granddaughter spending the night. But it was something!
I’m so jealous of those beautiful Cherokee Purple tomatoes 🍅 ❤ it’s 90* here every day and humidity is terrible, my tomatoes have been done!…..Sorry to hear Granny hasn’t been well, will keep her in my prayers Hope y’all have a good week ❤
Tipper, we have a few hundred customers that purchase vegetables from us by the season. One year when we were also attending farmers markets as vendors, we planted ten thousand tomato plants in one of our fields. We learned a valuable lesson that year. That was to pick all of our tomatoes including our heirlooms, when they got the first hint of color (blush), then let them finish ripening indoors. That way we got to eat them and not the critters such as deer, raccoons, etc. Tomatoes are a crop that will continue ripening off their vine. Most vegetables won’t.
Your garden and yard looks so nice, Tipper, from all the hard work that you and your family put into it. Once the shelves are stocked again it’s a good feeling having food put up for the winter and coming year. You and Matt look so cute together. I will be praying for Granny!
My Prayers r with Granny. She is such a Gem. God is Good and he Does Not believe is our Suffering. Glad to see that she is Happy at least. Love to All of U, those Tomatoes look so Refreshing. U Guys Rock, and I look forward to seeing U Guys All the time. Thank U Guys for sharing and Keep Pushing!
Prayers for Granny and you all. I have fond memories of making egg baskets with the Popsicle sticks from all of us kids. I was one of 36 grand kids. Mom had 6 brothers and 6 sisters, My Dad was from West Virginia he had 7 brothers and 2 sisters. They were born in the 30s and both raised on large farms. I also was raised on a farm and I miss it. I really enjoy watching you all.
Love your videos, your garden is beautiful, Tipper give Granny our love, we will definitely keep her in prayer 🙏 she is such a joy, I just love it when she's in a video, she reminds me so much of my mother.
Well... I harvested my potato crop today. I was pleased and I know that Papa would be proud of me for trying. From 6 little seed potatoes I got about 5-6 lbs. of new potatoes from one big pot. Will definitely try them again next year. Your one golden beet makes me think of my turnip crop that I harvested earlier this week. Pitiful. Mostly little purple and white golfballs but nearly half of them seemed to have been infected with some sort of little maggot or worm. Those got pitched over the fence. Yellow squash and zucchini is blooming and starting to produce. Tomatoes are coming along as is the winter squash. Now that Okry, peas and beans....shoot! I think that is an exercise in futility and wasting water at this point. LOL. I'll keep Granny in my prayers. If it's' not one thing... it's' another...and that is the way of life.
I love compost freebie plants. Your garden is beautiful. So much color and life. We've had so many problems with growing beans as the humidity is making the pollen too sticky to be carried off by pollinators to do their work. We're definitely going the raised bed route next year. Our garden has gotten away from us this year. Summer is just such a busy time. Oh my, I just ordered your first. Your second book idea sounds fabulous. I'm so sorry to hear that Ms. Cindy has journeyed home. Father God, on humbled knees. we come together seeking health and rejuvenation over beloved Granny. May her ails be lifted from her and cast out into the universe. Renew her strength, her mind, and body. In the name of Jesus! Amen. Oh my, I guess canning is a lot more complicated than I thought, as there are so many options. Yeah, sometimes the flower garden has to be sacrificed for the food garden. I know it's hard to watch it happen, but there's only so much that can be done in a day. Congratulations on your beet! It's a pretty one at least. LOL! I tell my husband the same thing about the house, but you can't be in the house and in the garden at the same time. Thank you for sharing your time, garden, and stories with us.
I so enjoy sitting working on my watercolors and listening to your conversation. So soothing and comforting. Lord Jesus give granny good health and strength, let her enjoy fully the beauty of your creation. In your name Lord Jesus. Amen.
I’m praying for Granny. I hope everything goes well with her. I also hope you two get your fresh vegetables in as they mature so you will get your canning and pickling all done. The weather is hot now so I know you had a very warm time in the garden. Good to see you relaxing and having your popsicles!
Lots of things you do remind me of my mother, especially when you talk about canning. Fond memories of her doing that. Praying for Granny! God bless y’all! 😀❤️
Praying for Granny , HEAVENLY FATHER, please Wray your healing loving arms around this family as their journey is taking so many paths, AMEN, miss Tipper I'm a city girl , only thing I've ever up up is jam , I'm afraid to try anything else,,,
Praying for Granny. My Mama used to can her squash in pint jars. Drain them put a egg,chopped onion,corn meal & fry in oi!. She called them squash patties. God bless y'all.
Oh Tipper, so sorry to hear about Granny not doing well. Praying there's been a misdiagnosis and that things will turn out better than expected. Sending much love to all the family, especially Granny. I know this must be extra tough, coming on the heels of all you've been through lately. May God wrap you in His loving arms and give you peace. ♥
Praying for Granny. I hate hearing she is not feeling well. Tipper, it is ok to rest..you look tired sweety--take a break! Garden is still amazing! I wish it was time for the leaves to fall!! Yall have a blessed week! Hugs!
Praying for Granny, restoration of her health and for y’all. My husband and I enjoy watching your channel. We get tickled at the end when you n Matt are on the bench. I’m sure Tipper isn’t conscious of it but she keeps scooting over so by the end Matt is all scrunched up. My husband is named Matt also. We both laugh. You’re very special people. God Bless
I’m adding Granny to my prayer list & have asked my friend to pray for her as well. I pray the news for her will be good this week & she will be feeling much better. Also, been praying for your whole family since Miss Cindy passed.
My corn was head high and just beginning to tossel*. Last Thursday it come up a storm and the wind blowed mightily. It blowed down about a third of my corn but rained not nary a drop. So I watered again. Some more corn fell over. I was mad at myself for watering. I had weakened the roots on my corn plants. The wind also blowed over my summer squash but it straightened itself up somewhat. Yisterdy evenin it come up another storm. This time it brought high wind and flash flood warnings. The wind blowed and it rained 4 or 5 inches between 8:00 o'clock and midnight. It blowed over more of my corn. But, nothing else was damaged. I was looking forward to some sweet sweet corn but I will be thankful for whatever I get. * or tassel if the word police is lurking nearby!
I'm praying for Granny that she will get to feeling better really soon. Hopefully the Doctor will find something to help her. Praying for your whole family as this has been a hard year for you. Take care of yourselves & try not to over do in the garden. Hugs!
So sorry to hear granny hasn't been well--I will keep all of you in my thoughts. I think for the canning thing, what it comes down to is experience. I think it's fine for you to do it the old way because you have the expertise to know you're doing it right. New canners just don't have that knowledge to lean on and the FDA has to skew toward them. I remember helping my granny can everything when I was a kid (and that would have been the old way); tomatoes, beans, jelly. Unfortunately, I was too young to retain the skill and would be nervous of doing it now.
❤Praying for your Mom!!❤ One of the nurses at my former hospital in East Tennessee used to bring squash, zucchini, tomatoes and cucumbers enough for all the staff to have plenty all summer every year. I miss that since retirement. Also loved Matt's "I have come unfed" comment.
Hi Tipper. I'm so sorry to hear Granny is having some issues. I will add her to my prayers. I hope it's nothing serious and she gets to feeling better soon. I love your videos.
Its nice how you'all tend your yard nice like we do here. That talk about making mayo and such, well, if you got time, well that's one thing, but making supper and pickin and preparing all that is a LOT of WORK! LOL! I think you need to take time to just relax and enjoy all thay ye all done! That's what important like. Marcee, my wife she got some work in the kitchen, but mostly I tend to the yard and we got all day to do that and then we play some dulcimer and guitar with the grandkids to just relax some. It's a nice ol life and we like your channel a lot! Bless!
Im from pa and its so refreshing to watch you and matt share your lives, struggles, victorys and worked together thru it with love and respect for each other. Rare in this day and age at least where im from. Love at the end of the work day you share a popcicle or hot choc and talk about the day. Also so blessed to have the girls close that want to be around their parents often. You are truly blessed. Sorry about miss cindy and prayers for grannie. You will all meet in heaven ✨️ ❤🙏
I guess I’m a Rebel canner too I’ve never pressure canned tomatoes, jelly or peppers . I learned as a little girl helping my Granny and Mother can. They never made anyone sick, nor have I. I’ve also dried peppers, onions , garlic etc. and always had good luck. I want to try and do leather britches. Granny did those and they were so good. I love your talks with Matt have working and then enjoying your popsicles. It reminds me of the times that he and I had before he passed.
Try freezing some of your beans this year if need be . Pick beans ,wash beans ,and lay them out to fully dry . Don't break the beans. You can string the beans at this time ,or not . Put beans in a clean double rinsed, air dryed pillow case . Tie a knot at the top of the pillow case, then put in freezer. The flavor is like fresh picked green beans . Won't hurt to try a trial run, just enough for a mess . All the best thoughts , and hopes for your Mom 🙏 .
