The Days after Niagara Falls Canada 🇨🇦 back home 🇺🇸

The onion video for happenings right now see below. 👇🏼 
 

Hello and a warm welcome this was the day we left Canada. He has his Captain hat and his Canadian Plane. The Captain fell asleep in his car seat after filling his belly with Cheetos. We left off yesterday ( the Niagara Post) with Jr. in front of us as we drove back home. 

Kim and the family went here after staying at my house. 

Kim and Jr stopped here on their way home after leaving our house. If I had wanted to do that it would’ve never happened. If Bruce is driving which he always is, he will never stop at places extra. Now if was on the trip itinerary it would be fine. 

Too cute. Everyone wants to be a Captain. 

The garden was in full bloom when we arrived back home Cooper and Colby took care of it 

This was a shirt Emily had got for him they went shopping that day. 

Bruce looks like he can barely make it. Look at his face. 

The grands 

The Fair was going on so we want there. Brooks and Baker weren’t so happy to see their cousins. 

Ok cousins 

Jr you made Baker cry 

That’s a mighty big slide 

The Captain is out. 

This trip was an amazing experience. I am so thankful for the opportunity to be able to share this experience with you. I love my grandkids so much I love every minute I get to spend with them. It truly is a blessing and a privilege. Thank you to my family for these special moments. 

Today it’s been 70 degrees outside and the dogs have wanted to be outside. Bruce has been helping me with the planting of the onions. 🧅 You can see a video at the top. This year I have way less than that year. I will do a post on onions soon. Take care and much love and hugs. 

Love you guys, 

Dawn Gallop 

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Onions 🧅 Growing Onions

Onions and onions did I say onions???? Uhm? Every year I have grown onions. 🧅 even when I was much younger. What I love most about growing onions is eating them. When I was a child we didn’t have much food. My mom was a single mom in the very early 70s we always had cream cheese and onions. Sometimes bread. I would make us cream cheese and onions did sandwiches or mayonnaise and onion sandwiches. DELICIOUS!! Even today I will make these sandwiches. If I have fresh lettuce I will add that on toasted bread. I’m telling you, ya gotta try it. Another way too is to add a cucumber. Or just make a good ole cucumber sandwich. 

This year I am unable to buy my onion starts. Which every year I have bought from Dixondale FarmDixonDale Farms  I always buy the Highlander. Which makes me think of the show The Highlander we used to watch in the 90s. A very good series. I want to share some of my pictures of the onions we have grown. 

A favorite mushroom and onions  to top any dish with 

Fresh onions on top of our homemade chili 

We hang the onions up braiding them first 

You can see how large they grow 

These are a staple in our house 

We make a lot of our foods with these onions which feeds us all year 

We freeze dry them and add to soups, taco meat etc very convenient on those nights when you don’t want to cut an onion. 

More food we make for ourselves this we use on a lot of foods 

This was last year as we didn’t braid them as we switched from the Highlander to the Patterson and I wasn’t as happy with the results of the Pattersons. I will stay with the Highlander onions. I have always been very happy with them. 

This was spring of 2023 

Sometimes I do like to grow walla walla just to eat fresh but these don’t store like the Highlander ones 

I have bought from them longer than that now. I used to just buy them at the hardware store in paper bags. Keep growing and also if you are new to growing onions order the fertilizers that Dixiondales sales as they are very helpful and will help give your onions more bite. 🌱

I am hoping this year I will be able to get some onions. I can’t imagine a growing season without them. 

Thank you to Dixondale Farms for always providing us a way to buy sets to feed our families and friends with. 

Happy growing season 

Good vibes and sending you lots of positive energy. 

Much love and appreciation, 

Dawn Gallop 🌀

 

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