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Today is going to be a another good day; the sun is coming up and I'm here to see it.
It's going to get a little warmer today with the predicted high reaching 88. Compared to the 100 degree temperatures that are scorching SW Missouri, our temperature is nothing.
The garden is growing like crazy and we had our first fried green tomatoes and okra for supper last niight. We had several large tomatoes ripen only to lose them to some kiind of critter. You see a big beautiful red tomato and then when you pick it the bottom has been eaten. I initially thought that maybe it was crickets but since I can see gnaw marks on them I'm thinking it might be chipmunks.
I planted 28 bell pepper plants and now each plant has 4-5 peppers on them. They have gotten so heavy that I have had to stake the plants in order to keep them up riight. I will probably pick them today and make a batch of pepper relish. I will take several and cut them into small strips and flash freeze. Bagging them after freezing makes them handy to add to a variety of dishes.
I froze 4 quarts of blueberries and then bagged them as well. Hope likes to be able to take out just what she needs to add to pancakes or muffins. I've made blueberry jam in the past but didn't particularily care for it. There are just too many jellies and jams that I do like to waste time on ones I don't like just because I have the berries.
Having produce and giving it away or feeding it to the chickens is becoming a real bone of contention between Granny and I. She wants to can everything we have and I won't can more than we can use in a year. I also can't seem to make her understand why I don't want to can things we don't like.
The orthopedic surgeon that replaced Granny's hip and is now trying to improve her kneee problems suggest that I take her to a pain management clinic. I took her for an MRI last Friday and will be taking her to the pain specialist today. Pain management................ I wonder what he could give me?
It's going to get a little warmer today with the predicted high reaching 88. Compared to the 100 degree temperatures that are scorching SW Missouri, our temperature is nothing.
The garden is growing like crazy and we had our first fried green tomatoes and okra for supper last niight. We had several large tomatoes ripen only to lose them to some kiind of critter. You see a big beautiful red tomato and then when you pick it the bottom has been eaten. I initially thought that maybe it was crickets but since I can see gnaw marks on them I'm thinking it might be chipmunks.
I planted 28 bell pepper plants and now each plant has 4-5 peppers on them. They have gotten so heavy that I have had to stake the plants in order to keep them up riight. I will probably pick them today and make a batch of pepper relish. I will take several and cut them into small strips and flash freeze. Bagging them after freezing makes them handy to add to a variety of dishes.
I froze 4 quarts of blueberries and then bagged them as well. Hope likes to be able to take out just what she needs to add to pancakes or muffins. I've made blueberry jam in the past but didn't particularily care for it. There are just too many jellies and jams that I do like to waste time on ones I don't like just because I have the berries.
Having produce and giving it away or feeding it to the chickens is becoming a real bone of contention between Granny and I. She wants to can everything we have and I won't can more than we can use in a year. I also can't seem to make her understand why I don't want to can things we don't like.
The orthopedic surgeon that replaced Granny's hip and is now trying to improve her kneee problems suggest that I take her to a pain management clinic. I took her for an MRI last Friday and will be taking her to the pain specialist today. Pain management................ I wonder what he could give me?
I think were getting rain today 
