Sunrises ~ Tidbits

We have had some beautiful sunrises this week. It makes me want to be outside and enjoy the warmer weather. The evenings have been cold though. Yesterday we hit the lower 60's, but with a wind warning. Today thunderstorms move in.

My wonderful husband had these delivered on Valentine's Day. This is big! We live in the boonies, so he paid greatly for these beautiful roses.

I tried a new recipe. I forgot to take a photo of it, but took a picture of the cookbook.

It's in one of my fix-it and forget it cookbooks - Enchilada Shredded Chicken. I served it over quinoa (with diced jalapenos, oregano and cumin - I didn't have cilantro). A nice recipe for a Mexican Potluck Meal. I honestly don't know how this would be good on a tortilla, unless you drain the liquid off at the end of cooking. Anyway, we topped it with some shredded cheese and sour cream. Delicious.

The part for the stove has arrived. It most likely will be installed this weekend. I'll update you on that when it's done.

Half of the hallway is cleared of flooring tools and what not, and swept and mopped. The other half remains full of tools for my husband to deal with. I started to clean woodwork, to prepare for primer.

It's been nice to see the egg basket filling up again. We are so thankful for this. We changed their feed, adding black sunflower seeds and more supplements. I am working on adding more to their diet - more on that soon.

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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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