What's for dinner #396-August/2021
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What's For Dinner #395 July/2021
Comments (99)Tri-tip was very tender. Phew. Bean/grain salad. Smoked tomatillo, hatch chili salsa from last Fall. Avocado, fresh tomato pico, lettuce for wraps....all served at the table so no plating pics. Hav ing similar tonight. Easy salads already prepped. Made another fresh slaw this morning for variety. Extreme heat wave should break tomorrow . Jas. Pop has been stressed about old age. Mobility. Eyes, hearing. And sure, the covid stress. When we visit i cook for them, DH handles construction chores. I fill their freezer. We have always done that. My older siblings do not cook. They are all retired and have been for a while. My oldest sister is vegan whole food in a blender. She eats for herself and does not help much. My sister that lives nearby can't boil water. My brother and his wife are clueless about what a visit entails. Mother cannot cook for 5-6 people. When they visit it is stressful. Whe we visited after vaccinations, he was over the moon. (we are still working). Just surprised why a box of treats, good treats, is a downer. I think it is distance frustrations. He would like to see us more often. 93 and 92 is old. Pop is just frustrated. Mother is a spitfire in mobility. Adorable and enthusiastic but early dementia. Never expected Ba-Humbug from Pop. 50 bucks once a month is priceless. We are letting him know that mother will be taken care of at home. He thinks he will die before her. They have the investment money or i will pay for it. He has plenty medical adivce. He really could use some elder care emotional support. If i had ten more lives in my 20 already, i would love to help the elderly...just a visit and a voice. An ear....See MoreJuly 2021 week 3
Comments (42)Jen, I haven't been out to the kitchen garden in a couple of days. Maybe the caterpillars are still there. I'm hoping to have time to water everything tomorrow evening and look over it all. I did see a beautiful black swallowtail on Thursday. It was interested in the scarlet sage, but when I went out to observe it, it left. We got M & M all moved in. I fixed up a "first breakfast in your new home" housewarming basket: my homemade blackberry jelly, english muffins, our eggs, some turkey bacon, juice, and some treats for their "boys". They have two dogs that are their children: Nico and Milo. I hope they enjoy their breakfast tomorrow. Stella comes in tomorrow afternoon. I'll just be getting in from work. I didn't get the house completely "prepared" but it looks and feels mostly good. Pet issues continue. You know how everyone says declawed cats have behavioral problems and how cruel and horrible their lives are if they get declawed? In the past (before I learned it was cruel), my kittens were always declawed. Not one of them had a behavioral problem. They could climb fences, trees, even houses. They were happy. Didn't have food issues or litterbox issues. My current cats all have their claws. They have behavioral problems. One of my momma hens was attacked by another momma hen. Blossom's eye is swollen and her face looks horrible. Her baby slipped into Stormy's side of the kennel. Blossom went over the barrier to get her baby. I found them fighting. Both chicks are fine. Blossom and her baby are back in the chick brooder so that Blossom's face can be kept clean. Blossom's baby is the one who had the torn "armpit" earlier. I think B is better today. I brought her in yesterday and today to treat her face and give her yogurt--probiotics, protein and calcium. I've really messed up this year with hen/chick "apartments". I have plans for a broody hen/chick apartment complex. I would like 6 (3 on one side and 3 on the other) broody boxes with removeable lids. Each box would have an attached small pen done right with proper hardware cloth. Although, next year I'm not planning on doing so many broody hens. I have a feeling it's because I let the first ones go so long and others jumped on the bandwagon. The two broody hens were moved to the extra dog kennel today. They hated it. It's not completely secure so they were put back into the main coop tonight to sleep. They immediately jumped off the roost bar and went to their nests. No eggs, though. I guess, we'll continue this until hopefully they give up. The temperature makes me cranky. All coops/brooders have fans. Tomorrow starts a new week....See MoreJuly 2021 Week 4
Comments (52)Not much on the house hunting yet. I took yesterday & today off to get some cleaning/organizing/packing/detrashing done. I can't really get anything accomplished on weeknights because as soon as I start I have to fix dinner. Then after dinner I start & then have to get ready for bed. Saturdays weve been busy with meet & greets or dealing with new dogs, Sun is church & groceries. So 2 days of mostly uninterrupted cleaning should help me get some headway. Our bedroom is mostly clear of clutter, garage is organized to start stacking boxes, next is the cat room closet. Once that's done I'll start on the living room & then kitchen. Then we can get photos taken & get this place on the market....See MoreAugust 2021 Week 4
Comments (37)Moni, the equinox? Both autumnal and vernal. Equal amounts of daylight and darkness. I think it's September 22 this year. Normally it's when I put fresh batteries in the candles and string lights in the lanterns. And light a real candle most nights. This year I've started a bit early. I guess I'm ready for some cozy, indoor time. I'm trying to hold myself off, though, because that time is so special to me and we have plenty of sunlight right now. It's almost a ritual for me. Thanks, Larry. I think the roselle looks good too. I just need to know when and how to harvest it for jelly. I want to make some because Tim likes it so much and it reminds me of Dawn and 2019. And, I do like hibiscus tea. So, maybe I can dry some too once I figure it all out. Speaking of jelly, we have blackberries and strawberry in the freezer still. I want to get those make up at some point too. And the sauce tomatoes are waiting in the freezer too. Amy, I'm not quite yet ready to shut the garden gate (I also often think of Dawn's words). We have well water and that can be good and bad. Not having a water bill is good. Maybe you can change Ron's mind about your greenhouse....? Moni, I love to garden too. But, I also work and care for a lot of critters, I need to be mindful about what I grow. If that makes sense. I need to grow veggies and things that we enjoy eating. That is where my time and energy should be spent. And limits have to be set at some point. I don't want gardening to become something I don't enjoy because I'm too stressed by keeping up with it and the harvest. And where to store everything. And making sure nothing ruins. My mother-in-law had 3 large freezers in her garage and they were stuffed with all the food that my father-in-law brought in. Most of the food in it was many years old....and freezer burned. I don't want that. I love that you're enjoying gardening again. Beets are a weird veggie for me. I've always been put off by pickled beets, but like them roasted. However, I have beeturia (yes, it's a real thing)....and it freaks me out. It's the only veggie that I can think of, that I feel weird about. And always have. If we were closer, you could have some of my cantaloupe. What salad things will you be starting? Larry, I think if planting stuff helps you get your fix, then do it. Even if you don't eat it. If we had pigs, all the extra stuff could go to them. I just don't want it in my refrigerators rotting. I want a proper root cellar. Doubtful that happens...but it's a dream. Dreams are good....See Morenancyjane_gardener
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