Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Tuesday,Time to dehydrate and harvest

     We ate the last of the green beans from the garden last night.  I am so happy the beans lasted until September.  Usually they are over in July, but the new drip line I had installed really worked.  we install a new line like this on the blueberry run next year.  When I was making up Hub's plate last night it was, a large helping of corn I had shucked off the cob left over from last nights dinner.  It had come from our garden and was previously frozen.  Then I dished up a large helping of onions, green beans and squash.  Also a salad of onions, tomato and cucumber.  The plate was so colorful and pretty.  Then topped it off with sliced of leftover roast in gravy.  Everything from the garden except the meat.  It is easy to keep the grocery budget low when you can eat almost exclusively out of the garden.

     I was able to get quite a lot done on the the list,so I was happy.  When I took over the neighbors curtains, I picked a large tub of figs and have them up in the dehydrator.  I will be able to pick another batch in a few days.  Hubs also went out and picked a sink full of apples and we cooked up and froze 2 gallons of sauce last night.  He is going to pick another sink full so I can make pie filling which I will can.

     He also picked beautiful huge pears off our tree which I will slice and dry once the figs are done.  I bet that dehydrator doesn't quit for the next 6 weeks.  My neighbor is bringing me orchard apples and more pears to dry.  This is in exchange for the curtains.

       The littles are here today and I also have to go teach for an hour tonight, so it will be a busy day.  No sewing will be done I am afraid.  But that is okay I can get the pile done tomorrow and start working on the other three things.

     It was nice to be able to do something other than sew all day and then not feel guilty.   Today I am going to try and get a little house work done with the littles here.  Laundry, beds, floors, all need love.  I used to clean house when my kids were little so I see no reason I can't do this when they are here.  Someone just walked by me with really stinky pants.  Whew!


  Well my eyes are watering and I need to go find a butt...

What are you going to do today?  Anything fun?  Please tell me something fun.  I need fun right now.:)

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim
    
  

14 comments:

  1. Hope you found the butt before too much damage was done!
    I am always impressed with all you get done while looking out the window at my 2 surviving apples. They are almost fully ripe and ready for the picking. Fortunately with only 2 there is no processing dilemma.
    Enjoy the littles and a no sew day!

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    1. They are so fun and cute and the keep me hoping. But neither would eat any of my applesauce. Turds

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  2. Your dinner sounds so good. I am glad you are getting a sew free day. ENJOY the young-ins and your day.

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    1. It was fun, got in a short nap, although the doorbell kept ringing in the shop, so I was up and down.

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  3. Work that is not sewing is still work, so yes, you have accomplished things! Nothing exciting here. Just the Walmart shopping, which was certainly not fun. Tomorrow, I'm making a big batch of Chex Mix for my college son.

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    1. Yum chex mix with double salted nuts. My favorite. What a good mommy you are.

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  4. Fun? Someone called me and offered to buy my lot. Now to see if he wants me to give it to him or give me something fair. But, I have to free it up first. Is that fun? I wish I had my dehydrator here and something to dehydrate.

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  5. What kind of dehydrator do you have? I think I would like to try doing this sometime.

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  6. I am curious about your dehydrator too.

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    1. It is an Excalibur brand. I love it!

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    2. I have 2 of these and would have a 3rd if I ever needed another. LOVE THEM

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