Not much to report - it's not Spring yet, though it'll be trending that way in the week to come, with temps in the mid-70's. We had a couple of inches of snow on Friday, though. Soon it'll be time for the garden. So the days are getting longer, and the Sun is working its way north again, which means more sunning spots for Lexi, like this one in the front foyer: * * * DoD announced no new casualties in the most recent week, for which I am grateful. Ciao!
Continue reading...Summer, that is. We're in a pattern of high heat and humidity right now, which makes working outside (and walking the dog) less than utterly pleasant activities. I strive, however, to not let that stop me. Today, after shopping and such, I managed a 3-gallon harvest out of the garden, much of which turned into the contents of these jars: Yep, there's still salsa coming out of the garden. It's been winding down for a week or more, but there may be one more batch before the year's production is done. * * * My dance card was full last…
Continue reading...It was a good week. I pulled out another five gallons of mostly tomatoes on Tuesday, and made a pot of red sauce with most of them. Others I took to work and assorted other Friends of Tomatoes. Then there was Saturday... Saturday started off with Marcia having decided that since she had terrible luck fishing at Centennial Lake, nearby, we should BOTH go, early on a Saturday. Early, in my case, meant waking up not before seven - it was a long week. So, out of the house before eight, and at the water's edge casting by about 0830.
Continue reading...After a couple of unusually cool weeks to start out July, we're into Summer normal for the DC 'burbs: 90's for heat and humidity. Yesterday, silly me, I did yardwork anyway. That broke me, but I did get in another 5 gallon bucket of (mostly) tomatoes: I think that's going to end up being a red sauce. Time will tell. * * * DoD announced no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!
Continue reading...Five Gallons of Veggies That's the big fun: I pulled a five gallon bucket of veggies out of the garden today. But ... that's the only fun. Busy bloody weekend is over, thankfully. Fixed a leaking fridge water feed, which now looks like this: A ball valve and a copper feed pipe is much better than a vampire tap, a needle valve, and a plastic feed line. I got the leak stopped and water back on in the house by about 8:30 Friday evening. The water to the fridge was restored by Saturday mid-morning. Thereafter, yard work on both days.
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