It seems during the summer that the week starts in the garden – most likely because we didn’t check on it the previous day. We went to the garden with the intention of picking tomatoes, however, 17 of these personal sized cantaloupes filled the 5 gallon bucket. They are incredible sweet and juicy.
So a second trip to the garden brought in some of the tomatoes. I canned 7 quarts. Now here is the problem: with all the jars of beans, salsa, jam etc which was well over 150 jars, I only had 2 that didn’t seal. With these tomatoes, out of 7, 3 did not seal (yet) and I don’t know why. They will get a chance to go back into the canner tomorrow.
Did you know Safeway delivers? After a two unsuccessful attempts to use my personal special price they emailed to me, in the store, I called their delivery customer service rep. She was very patient and we got it all set up and the first delivery is free. After that there is a small charge – she thought about $6. The driver arrived with the bananas just as the tomatoes started boiling and brought them into the house where l ‘ll be working on them – probably Wednesday as they are green. The reason I wanted this many bananas was because we use at least 2 daily. I wanted to be able to freeze some and dehydrate some for snacks. It was also good I checked the bill as they had charged me $1.09/# instead of the .69, I was supposed to be charge. When I called it to their attention, the fellow was really sweet about it and refunded the difference, saying he didn’t understand how it happened in the first place. I met two lovely people on the phone and have the organic bananas that I want at the good price. All worked out in the end.
I was tired by now, but this blog is supposed to keep my fiber adventures motivated so, I put together this September block from the Pat Sloan Trip around the World BOM.
This is the placement photo. We are now done with the large X interior block and all the small ones around it. So we will probably beginning the sashing between the blocks next month.
I did sew this morning, but nothing really to show yet.
The doctor ordered new shoes, so that was the first order of business when the stores opened. New Balance, they are.
Then it was off to the hardware store and Costco. When I can get the camera to take color again, I’ll show you the new garden boots and shoes. Costco was more expensive trip. They have really changed things around since we were there three weeks ago and now near the entrance, have an organic section with many gluten-free selections. In case you missed them there, they are also in the regular section. We were like kids in a candy store.
Then home to face a mass of tomatoes. Fortunately there are still about 5 gallons that are not ripe enough to process. But I did make and process 22 pints of salsa. Since we use about a pint a week, I’ll get some more green peppers and onions and do about that many more. The rest of this years tomatoes will just be sauce and canned as is. I do write the products and date on the lid so we have some idea of age and product.
Seahawk’s day – What can I say about meals?
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Breakfast
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peanut butter n jam toast – one of his favorite meals
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smoothie with persimmon, kale, banana, blueberries, nuts, Nanogreens and supplements
Lunch: snacks included mixed nuts and gluten-free crackers provided by the children
Dinner
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Potato salad
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milk
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smoothie with banana, nuts, supplements
This is certainly a learning road that I would not choose to travel if not necessary.
Breakfast:
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He was delighted to have some bread on which to put his peanut butter and jam
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Smoothie consisted of 1/3 cup of almonds, banana, Nanogreens, kale, blueberries + supplements
Lunch:
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potato salad,
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Amy’s brown rice bowl n vegetable bowl,
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Amy’s Tamale with roasted vegetables,
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roasted Broccoli,
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tossed green salad
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cantaloupe/strawberry dish for dessert
Supper:
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Bowl of lentils,
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repeat of the mornings smoothie,
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“ice cream” vegan style
