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It Arrived! ~ Restocked Lip Balm ~ Woodpecker ~ Feverfew

Finally!  After 2 1/2 months, my pressure canner has arrived.  We are still waiting on about 3-4 more orders from months ago.
I accidentally made the first batch Calendula (because I was reading my recipe.  I re-wrote it now, so I reads "Lemon Balm Oil" as well.  I have to put the lemon balm in tubes, so I can take them on motorcycle rides.  The slide trays work at home though.  Not sure where I got my recipe.

\Red bellied woodpecker?

My feverfew bloomed for the first time ever!

We got a 10 minute rain storm late evening.  Thankful for the rain.  However, all day they kept saying an all night threatening storm.  I stripped my porch, took hanging pots down etc.  Now I have to put it all back.  All for 10 minutes of rain.  No 70mph winds they kept saying we'd have.  Oh, and no tornadoes.
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Faith said…
Waiting on my Calendula slow growing from seed. We had a doozy rain, lots of lightening and high winds here, and a rainbow to follow. I have to post those pictures. Cooled it down real nice.
June 11, 2020 at 8:40 AM
Faith said…
I have something which looks like feverfew on the side of the house. I didn't plant feverfew...going to take a picture so I can try to figure out what I have. What do you use it for?
June 11, 2020 at 8:42 AM
Tracy dixon said…
That bird is a Northern Flicker. We have recently seen some in our yard.
June 11, 2020 at 9:14 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Faith our garden got a good soaking. I grow feverfew for tea for one daughter who gets headaches, but it has other medicinal values like for reducing a fever.
June 11, 2020 at 9:22 AM
Wildflower Adventures said…
Same here with those winds. Covered the garden 2 times to protect from hail & such & then barely got enough rain to wet the ground, though the storm did hit farther south. We protect our plants like they are our babies....LOL!!
June 11, 2020 at 9:24 AM
Leigh said…
Congrats on the arrival of the pressure canner! Were you getting worried it might never show? Lovely feverfew.
June 15, 2020 at 9:18 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Leigh, I was worried it was not going to arrive. Direct from the company they were sold out, and I snagged it from Amazon (same price)
June 16, 2020 at 8:07 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Wildflower Adventures. You are right about the plants, lol!
June 16, 2020 at 8:08 AM
Cockeyed Jo said…
I've drooled over that canner for years. Alas, I can't use it. I can do the alternating toggles with one hand. Have fun with yours for me.
June 16, 2020 at 11:49 AM
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