Tuesday, September 26, 2023
BONNE MAMAN ADVENT CALENDAR 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE FALL BUT GREEN IS COMING
Saturday was the first day of Fall. Maybe for others around the world, but not for us...
This was when I ended up leaving because it was so hot...95, felt like 109. On the first day of Fall. Sigh.
2nd Man had to work so he stayed in town, I took some stuff out that needed to go out there, took the truck for a spin and then watered everything well. It's all looking pretty good after the decent rain last week.
In fact...
Sunday, September 24, 2023
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART SUNDAY
The weekend is here and now almost over. They always go so much faster than the work week, ha!
We had the classic recipe that's sometimes called "no peek pork chops and rice" or "oven baked cream of mushroom pork chops". Whatever you call it, we call it GOOD. We'll post the recipe next time we make it and I'll take some pics. This one was with some sautéed broccolini on the side. For dessert we had another one of those chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches you saw posted a couple days ago.
One day at work, I was telling a coworker how 2nd Man says that every day, about 4:30 or so, Hobart wakes up and goes over to lay by the door, waiting for me to get home apparently. When I got home the other day, I slowly opened the door and peeked in to snap a picture. This is him. Ostensibly waiting on me because he missed me but probably waiting for the 'evening meal giver' to return. Because...
#notspoiled
Friday, September 22, 2023
WHEN YOU HAVE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
2nd Man made a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
OUR HOMEMADE GARDEN GUIDE
We're old school. We both still like paper. Sure we have tablets and smartphones and laptops but in the end, just like reading an actual, physical book, we like to have paper.
Over the last couple of years, I've been collecting information and printing it out. Recently, I found a binder, got some plastic sleeves and put it all together.
One part for the fruit trees and bushes and one part for the veggie garden area.
And speaking of planning, I also put yearly planners in each section, month by month, to remind me what I need to do and when.
Monday, September 18, 2023
RAINFALL FINALLY
Sunday, September 17, 2023
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART SUNDAY
We have had rain! Intermittent, but definitely welcome. It is Sunday so that means it's time for some good food and some Hobart!
Friday, September 15, 2023
SMALL VINTAGE OIL LAMP TRASH TO TREASURE
Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
I went downstairs on my usual reconnaissance mission and saw this. A small little oil lamp sitting all by itself. Nothing wrong with it, no cracks and no chips. I looked at it and the bottom said "Made in Austria" so I figured it might be a nice little find.
Brought it upstairs and washed and cleaned it all with soap and hot water. Wow!
It cleaned up nicely and is actually very pretty. We couldn't tell until we cleaned it, but there is even a floral motif etched into the glass. It's so pretty. We just need to get a new (longer) wick.
The knob says "Lamplight Farms" and the bottom of the glass says "Made in Austria". I found a couple of these for sale, they both said vintage, though not sure what year. Average price was about $20-$30.
It's not valuable but we figured for a throwaway item, it will work great. It never hurts to have a small, alternative means of lighting in an emergency or even a little old fashioned ambiance.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
LIQUID FALLING FROM THE SKY
RAIN!
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
PUTTING UP CHERRIES
We recently picked up a large bag of "dark sweet cherries" and wanted to put them up for future use.
Monday, September 11, 2023
HEAT HEAT GO AWAY
The grass is officially dead/dormant.
Just a shade of brown, triscuit-like, crunchy stuff where green used to be. Now it will come back, it always does, with some regular rain. One downpour won't do it but several days of nice rainfall will.
I went out there Saturday, only to water the fruit trees to keep them alive. I got there about 10am, stayed until just about noon. As I l left, I checked the app...
101 and felt like 110. Actually felt like 150, ha. I was soaked from sweating but I always have a change of clothes ready before heading back.
I checked the app and the last time I mowed was at the end of June. So it's been 2 1/2 months. I took it out a few weeks ago for a spin but otherwise, so much for buying a new mower this year, we could have waited, ha. But oh well, at least we haven't put many hours on it yet. It'll be good as new for next season.
There IS a chance of rain a few days this week, but it's always like 40%...which to us means it's a 60% chance it won't rain. We shall see!
Sunday, September 10, 2023
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART SUNDAY
Thursday, September 7, 2023
LEMON BUTTER PASTA WITH PARSLEY
A few years ago, 2nd Man was looking around in the pantry and fridge for dinner.
Pasta.
Some fresh lemons.
Parsley.
Butter.
That all sounds like a meal...
He zests one lemon, minces up some parsley, squeezes lemon juice from half and cubes up some butter. It's really all to taste.
Boil the pasta (any shape) and drain it (saving 1/4 cup of the pasta water).
While it is still hot, just toss in the butter, lemon juice and zest and a bit of the pasta water the thickness you desire and stir until melted. Finally, toss in the fresh minced parsley and stir again.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
A GIFT FROM A FRIEND
Sunday, September 3, 2023
GOOD FOOD AND HOBART LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Friday, September 1, 2023
A SURPRISE PLANT ADDITION
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Goji berry bushes |
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Goji |
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Goji bush in car |
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Goji bush at the farm |
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