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| last Sunday nights surprise snow |
Hello, friends. I enjoyed being able to stay home last week, except for some errands. I froze chard in a muffin tin, after preparing enough for one meal. The last of the eggplant was dehydrated. I made purchases by going through Swagbucks, which gave me 4% & 5% back, and also redeemed points for a $25 GC. Our sweet potatoes were used in a curry dish one day last week, and baked for dinner another day. Books were requested from the library, the day before I planned to go to town. We're still low on rainwater, so J switched us back to well water, long enough for me to do laundry, all of which was dried on the line. I held off on the light laundry, until we've got more rainwater. We've got several chances of getting good rain this week, which will hopefully fill our tanks back up.
I dehydrated some eggplant this year, to try a new to me recipe for patties. The recipe was actually from a 19th century cookbook, and shared by someone, with her instructions. J & I both agreed they weren't wonderful, but worth another try, with some tweaks. We're still using tomatoes as they ripen, though the dish of them is getting smaller. Some were used in pasta sauce last week, and cherry tomatoes were used in salads. They're not the same as peak of the summer tomatoes, but still decent. A year ago this week, McNibs took off after a scent while on our walk, and went missing for eight days. I know that every day since has been a bonus, and am so thankful to have had another year with this silly boy. I hope blessings find you this week.
8 comments:
I love eggplant and was thrilled to realize that it's not all nightshades that bother me, but just tomatoes. I will be adding it to my seed list for next year.
Looks like you got the snow a day ahead of us, and a bit more.
So grateful that McNibs is doing well and you are able to have his company again. May peace be with you this week.
That's wonderful you realized you can eat eggplant. The asian type almost always grows well here. The snow was such a lovely surprise.
Eight days! Wow, quite an adventure. You are making good use of your end-of-season produce! andrea
He just lost his way, I believe, and was in very rough shape when I found him several miles away. So thankful for the kind people who helped.
"I hope blessings find you this week." What a beautiful thought to shower over us, Laurie. I may make heavy use of that one with my friends.
May the blessing abound!
Sometimes quiet weeks are the best. Sometimes our eggplant is bitter and sometimes not, but I've found, like you, Laurie, that with a bit of tweaking anything can be made edible. And that sometimes "good enough" is good enough. Glad your pup was found. We are supposed to get the coldest weather ever recorded for December tomorrow and I worry about all the strays.
Hugs
Jane
Oh, that is concerning about the strays, and the extremely cold weather. I love a good, quiet week that allows for some "piddling" and tidying. Nesting, I guess.
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