A gift. 
Not for you.
For them –
(Not the best composition but they did their best). These shots were taken to print and send away to Triple T at basic training. I am sure he misses the dogs and his cat. And his car.
This is a Dodge Rampage that our John fixed up for his son. Beyond that I know nothing except that it is loud.
But back to the treats: The Postmistress made these dehydrated sweet potato chips for Boo and yes Boo LOVES them. How about that for a healthy treat. She is a member of the Fellowship of the Farmy and reads every morning so maybe she will tell us in the comments how she made them! I think they are going to become familiar treats around here.
Did you see how shiny those dogs are? That is because they jump in the cow’s water trough as often as they can throughout the day and the animals drinking water is always treated with Apple Cider Vinegar. Maybe I should wash MY hair in Apple Cider Vinegar.
My new fire hydrant. I have quite a few in the garden, they are useful for pulling hoses around. Plus they are beautiful. I cannot bear for them to go to the scrap yard. These are Rescue Hydrants.
That little set of photographs turned out autumnal. Ignore that – I am still in high summer mode, autumn is going to have to work really hard to get one over me this year.
I seldom have a plan as I shoot images during the day. I just tuck Camera House into my hip and collect images of whatever takes my fancy. It is in the evening that I sit down after dinner and the evening chores are done, the dishes stacked, the dehydrator emptied and reloaded, the last of the 6 daily quart or pint and a half (my favourite size) jars pinging as they cool on the counter, and a glass of wine beside me that I load the days images into my computer – then I see what my day has been like. Sometimes it seems like a very long time from the morning (it really is a 5 – 9 job) and even I get a few little surprises.
Often you have a scented pot pourri of colour, an eclectic mix. But all on the farmy. All right here on our eight acres. And all yesterday.
And now it is today. What will today bring I wonder.
Good morning. I hope you all have a lovely day.
your friend, celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
74 responses to “Sweet Potato Dog Treats”
You could just join the dogs in the cow’s water trough, you’re out there, anyway! 😉 Your photos are always a lovely potpourri of farmy things. Pinging jar lids, it’s been a long time since I heard those.
Thank you Connie for letting us know how you make your dried sweet potatoes. What kind of dehydrator do you use? I live in tropical Queensland where we have ample, hot sunshine, and I was wondering if it is possible to dry them naturally in the sun.
Love your photos Celi, interesting as always.
People around here (sub tropical Northern NSW) dry produce naturally the sun. The produce is placed between two screen doors to stop bugs getting in. It is normally brought inside after the sun goes down as any moisture in the air ruins it, then it goes back out next day if more drying is required.
Well if they do it down there in Northern NSW, then I shouldn’t have a problem up here in Qld! Thank you so much for responding to my query red box gal!
Andre loves Freeze Dried Green Beans that I get from Ohnuts.com. In fact he is trying to get me outside right now to play ball with him, he gets a green bean when he puts the ball back in the throw stick.
Perfectly lovely photos today.
Nice looking grapes – I hope you get an excellent vendange this year 😉
Well, I am still laughing at your 5-9 workday! We are so used to 9-5, I wonder how many noticed 🙂 ? When I was knee-high-to-a-grasshopper Mom always rinsed my hair with diluted vinegar to make it shine: don’t think we had apple cider! The other popular rinse was diluted strained lemon juice – one was supposed to be for blondes, the other for dark-haired. Think the boys posed very artfully [another photo pinched!] and shall try the sweet potato slices over the weekend as a treat for me!!!!
My days are 5-9 as well, although I try to grab a few extra minutes sleep after the G.O.’s alarm goes off, and despite our best efforts bedtime is often well after 9 – sometimes 9 is dinner time. In summer I don’t mind so much… but winter 😦
Sweet potatoes are a staple in our kitchen. The dehydrator is already on my looooong one-day list and I’m adding home made sweet potato chips 🙂
How handsomely the dogs are posing. Your photos are full of light and magic. I’m jealous of the dogs, getting those yummy-looking sweet potato chips! May summer linger for you.