Garden Visitor ~ Glorious Rain ~ Canning Begins and other Tidbits

My garden visitor the other day, and oddly, orange and blue. Those are the favorite colors of daughter's deceased boyfriend.

Monday we got a glorious pour down from the Rain Gods! So happy to have that happen. We were getting worried about the well and no rain lately. However, in the morning, you could never tell it had rained (it's been that dry here). Youngest was gifted a butterfly bush and a rose bush. She planted both just before it rained.

I canned. It was a half batch of hot pepper mustard sauce. A success, even though splitting all the ingredients in half taxed my brain. Thank goodness for google to make sure I was accurate.

In total, I have now lost 3 hens and 2 roosters. Trap has been re-set, and only time will tell.

Somehow I scratched up two of my pairs of readers. I ended up ordering some on Amazon. I didn't want to go to the store and most likely I wouldn't find them. The last trip to town I noticed (one store) they were all removed from the stand.

My hair dryer blew up on me. Not exciting news there, lol! I most likely will order a new one online as well.

It's a beautiful 68°F this morning, but will heat up to 90°F, so watering resumes. I spent about 5 hours in the garden yesterday and brought in another 2.5# of green and wax beans. I also had to tie up the tomato plants (thrilled they are looking great so far).

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Stephen said…

I think that the butterfly was just about what you needed to see. All life is a blessing.

August 2, 2020 at 7:53 AM

Chit Chat

The pickings are slim right now, but we'll take anything we are blessed with. I made a salad and cleaned the beans. The rain will give us more for a meal in a day or so. The green beans are every so slowly coming on this season. I made a batch of homemade granola, and instead of my homemade vanilla extract, I used my homemade Christmas Spice Extract. It smelled so good in the oven, and while cooling. I picked some purslane, and am doing an experiment with it this time. Update soon. Chit Chat © August 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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I've Been MIA and Heat Wave

First day of July. It's hot. I'm definitely not entering a stage of boredom any day soon. Although I've been doing a lot, it's been productive. We are in the middle of the worst heat wave I can ever remember. So humid, there is very little to no work being done in the gardens for the last few days. Heat index has been up to 106 degrees, and nights did not get any cooler than about 77 degrees. The heat wave will continue for the rest of the week. No rain yet. I froze water in small bottles to keep the chickens water cold, and froze treats for them. I canned a small batch of reduced sugar peach jam (before the heat wave). I have to admit, it's been very nice to can for two people now. Enjoyed the last of our asparagus harvest. The last two stalks were harvested June 29th. The longest asparagus season we've ever had. They look light colored, but taking them out of the fridge, they quickly...

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Reminders?

On the positive side (after the hot pepper debacle). . . We are looking forward to creative healthy meals, derived from the garden and whatever is in abundance, or available. The chickens helped supply this meal last year and was delicious. Beets roasted with onions and rosemary from the herb garden. Also, a picture from previous garden years. Oh, we put thyme on these too, and also from the herb garden. Not to forget those tomatoes and all the sauces made over the years. That dish included asparagus from the garden, as well as oregano from the herb garden. Sometimes a roll down memory lane gives us the spark to keep gardening and planting. Maybe. Reminders? © June 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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