What did you do in the garden today?

[Minanora]

I canned blackberry jam. Then I got the biggest bag of apricots out of the freezer, washed them all, halved and pitted them all and then got them all packed in ziplock bags back in the freezer. They take up far less space this way. DH helped me about halfway though. I'm burned out.

 

[Smokerbill]

Yesterday I pulled weeds and wacked weeds. Today I put up a outdoor TV antenna after years of fooling with those little indoor ones. Good reception now. DW did not loose her mind when I used the ladder.

I ordered a new motorized tv antenna that I'll get in a week or two. My little sheet-of-plastic indoor antenna works, but the signal breaks up whenever a car drives by and it's starting to drive me crazy. It will receive FM stations too so I can have more fun with the radio.

4 pints & a big jar of refrig pickled garden goodies.View attachment 3897311

Wow, those look great! I have two dozen pint canning jars coming with the antenna I ordered so I can make some of dem pickles. I decided that I'm going to can tomatoes too instead of freezing them whole like I did last year.

 

[WthrLady]

I froze a gallon of blackberries so DS could make jam for the first time on his own at his own place...le sigh.

 

[Minanora]

Well, I'm down for the count.

This may be a TMI moment. So yeah. So... The reason my DH helped me.... I have a brutal hemorrhoid that just decided to say "oh hi, yeah, you have this problem, don't forget about it!".... It was a minor annoyance on Friday. Yesterday it was a little worse. Today, it's crippling me. I took a bath. A BATH. I don't take baths, I'm not royalty! I'm not a floof. I don't waste water on that crap. I could water plants instead! Water here is a precious thing. We don't get much rain; our water table is being collapsed by the insanity that is urbanization.

Anyway.... I'm miserable. I will be taking tomorrow off of work due to this absolute hell that I'm enduring. Tucks, epsom bath, creams... I hate this. It's genetic for me, and having a child made it all the worse. Apparently... I need to take it easy. Pff. I am not amused.

 

[Minanora]

I froze a gallon of blackberries so DS could make jam for the first time on his own at his own place...le sigh.

You're way too kind. I would have given my son a start of my blackberry vine to grow his own berries to make jam. XD

I've been growing my bramble for the last 14 years. DH and I started with one cane, in one pot, at our apartment. Lol. I hate giving away fruit. Even when people ask me for blackberry jam.... I am like "will this person appreciate it..." hahaha.

 

[WthrLady]

You're way too kind. I would have given my son a start of my blackberry vine to grow his own berries to make jam. XD

I've been growing my bramble for the last 14 years. DH and I started with one cane, in one pot, at our apartment. Lol. I hate giving away fruit. Even when people ask me for blackberry jam.... I am like "will this person appreciate it..." hahaha.

Lol. He's in a 3rd floor walk up. He tried growing tomatoes on his west deck last year, but temps hit 135 out there so that didn't work.
He is welcome to use or raid the garden on the Little ranch.

 

[Minanora]

Lol. He's in a 3rd floor walk up. He tried growing tomatoes on his west deck last year, but temps hit 135 out there so that didn't work.
He is welcome to use or raid the garden on the Little ranch.

I pretend to be tough... but I'd do the same. Dang kids.

 

[pennyJo1960]

They can keep that up as long as we are alive.
Kids gotta love them, not putting them back in us.

 

[akroberts1085]

Well, I'm down for the count.

This may be a TMI moment. So yeah. So... The reason my DH helped me.... I have a brutal hemorrhoid that just decided to say "oh hi, yeah, you have this problem, don't forget about it!".... It was a minor annoyance on Friday. Yesterday it was a little worse. Today, it's crippling me. I took a bath. A BATH. I don't take baths, I'm not royalty! I'm not a floof. I don't waste water on that crap. I could water plants instead! Water here is a precious thing. We don't get much rain; our water table is being collapsed by the insanity that is urbanization.

Anyway.... I'm miserable. I will be taking tomorrow off of work due to this absolute hell that I'm enduring. Tucks, epsom bath, creams... I hate this. It's genetic for me, and having a child made it all the worse. Apparently... I need to take it easy. Pff. I am not amused.

We are all human and we(as women) understand you fully. I had 4 babies in a matter of less than 6 years. I hadn't ever had hemorrhoids and poof out of the blue I thought I was going to die before those b@#$_&-+ went away. I took a step and stopped to breathe. It's painful being a woman so the TMI is just part of our world. Lots of love and feel better soon.

 

[Acre4Me]

The tickets are $25/person, parking is $25+, ride/game tickets are $1.25 each and every ride cost at least 4 tickets. It's bogus. A hot dog was $12... Two tacos was $17. Iced tea was $8. A bottle of water was $3. And there were no water fountains or fill stations.

Wow! That’s expensive!

A season pass (for the week) is $30. Rides are $8 for a whole day pass for 4H kids, but other people are $10 whole day ride pass. The deluxe burrito I got was $10, and the two soft tacos with beef brisket were $3 each. Other food trucks are a little pricier. One of my fave trucks was not there- was about as mom/pop as you can get -homemade pies, a daily homemade food (usually basic like chicken and noodles or similar) that was great, inexpensive kid friendly food, $1 water and iced tea for a low cost too.