I lost count on how many days it's been with zero rain. Watering everything continues for us. We've been waking up in the 50's, so it makes my daily chores more difficult. I have to wait for it to be warmer to do the watering. The forecast is saying possible rain this coming Sunday, with warmer temperatures.
I also have to rotate watering with laundry/dishwasher, so the water pump is not working in over drive.
It's hard to be outside too long with the Canadian wildfire haze contaminating the air outside. We sat out on the porch the other night, and totally forgot about the air issue, and a nasty sore throat woke me up in the night.
I am finishing up with strawberries. The chickens love their cool, sweet treats (they get the tops).
Froze several quarts, and will make a cold strawberry pie as well. Canned 8 - half pints of reduced sugar jam.
There is a cottage cheese craze going on in recipes lately, but for years, we've enjoyed cottage cheese in our breakfast. It's a Rachel Ray recipe (adapted with organic ingredients), and one we really like. I used to double this when the kids were all living here. Recipe is HERE. It does require a 1/4 cup of flour, and I may try swapping that out with Einkorn next time.
