sorry to hear about the cats.its tough having to put your pets down.gonna have to take our dog into the vets 1 day next week tobe looked at.she has a knott on her belly.so we gonna let him look at it.an give her a hair cut.
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amysflock
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Good morning! It's another beautiful day in SW Washington State...sunny with a few clouds, high today expected to be mid-80s with a chance of thunder showers because of the marine layer coming in from Oregon. This summer has been so weird so far.
DH came home last night from visiting a friend who has two new greenhouses and is selling flowers and plants direct and at the farmer's market...and we were gifted two big petunia baskets, three giant geraniums, two tomatillo plants and four more tomatoes! (That makes a total of 19 tomato plants in our garden...WAY more than I planned to have. Guess I'll get lots of practice canning this year, huh Kitty?!)
Gonna help DH deliver 3 cords of wood today a couple counties away (help=accompany, not really help), and if it's not too hot maybe I'll work with the calves some to prepare for the fair!!! The fair registration and fee ($5/head, a bargain) are in the mail today!
DH came home last night from visiting a friend who has two new greenhouses and is selling flowers and plants direct and at the farmer's market...and we were gifted two big petunia baskets, three giant geraniums, two tomatillo plants and four more tomatoes! (That makes a total of 19 tomato plants in our garden...WAY more than I planned to have. Guess I'll get lots of practice canning this year, huh Kitty?!)
Gonna help DH deliver 3 cords of wood today a couple counties away (help=accompany, not really help), and if it's not too hot maybe I'll work with the calves some to prepare for the fair!!! The fair registration and fee ($5/head, a bargain) are in the mail today!
Thewife
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Good morning everybody!
80s? Too hot!
Guess I should get out there and water AGAIN!
I got to meet another member yesterday,Shell! (Hi Shell)
Her little Halflinger Catalina, is gorgeous! Saying Catalina is a sweety, is putting it mildly! She's a big puppy that smells good!
My inner "I want" is reeeeally struggling with my common sense!
80s? Too hot!
Guess I should get out there and water AGAIN!
I got to meet another member yesterday,Shell! (Hi Shell)
Her little Halflinger Catalina, is gorgeous! Saying Catalina is a sweety, is putting it mildly! She's a big puppy that smells good!
My inner "I want" is reeeeally struggling with my common sense!
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Farmer Kitty
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amysflock, I'll look forward to your posts on the "What are you canning/freezing" thread. 
Speaking of which I will need to get a pic of the peach jam I put up this morning.
thewife, you mean you didn't buy Catalina?
Speaking of which I will need to get a pic of the peach jam I put up this morning.
thewife, you mean you didn't buy Catalina?
Thewife
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No Catalina!Farmer Kitty said:amysflock, I'll look forward to your posts on the "What are you canning/freezing" thread.
Speaking of which I will need to get a pic of the peach jam I put up this morning.
thewife, you mean you didn't buy Catalina?
(the mental battle still rages on)
You don't know how bad I wanted to put her in my pocket and bring her home with me! (along with a few other critters)
She is a doll! I think Kute Kitten would just love her!
I take it your not sending out any peach jam for us to taste either?
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Farmer Kitty
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No peach jam. I only made one batch of that, so far anyway. If I get to town and the peaches still look good and are at a decent price I may make more.
The hay is raked for today. Killed a front tire on the tractor though. Side wall has been rough looking and it went today. Way over at the other farm. Why, Oh, Why can't they go when one is at home? We had a tire off an old combine DH had bought for the engine for a dozer and it works just fine on my tractor except the rim color is totally wrong! I think I need to find some white paint. That yellow just doesn't belong.
The hay is raked for today. Killed a front tire on the tractor though. Side wall has been rough looking and it went today. Way over at the other farm.
Why, Oh, Why can't they go when one is at home? We had a tire off an old combine DH had bought for the engine for a dozer and it works just fine on my tractor except the rim color is totally wrong! I think I need to find some white paint. That yellow just doesn't belong.
amysflock
Loving the herd life
You got it, Kitty...I plan (hope) to can some salsa, stewed tomatoes (maybe), tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, green beans, corn (or maybe just freeze instead), pickled beets (if we don't just eat them all fresh), garlic dill pickles, and we'll see what else. Given I've only ever helped can apple pie filling and pickles, this ought to be interesting!Farmer Kitty said:amysflock, I'll look forward to your posts on the "What are you canning/freezing" thread.
Speaking of which I will need to get a pic of the peach jam I put up this morning.
thewife, you mean you didn't buy Catalina?
It's SO darn hot here. We need to plant more shade trees. It was already 77 degrees in the house with the curtains closed before 10 a.m. DH has been outside cutting wood in the sun all day so far, the goofball. I keep forcing him to drink water.
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I freeze my corn. Canned corn seems to turn brownish. We like it better frozen.amysflock said:You got it, Kitty...I plan (hope) to can some salsa, stewed tomatoes (maybe), tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, green beans, corn (or maybe just freeze instead), pickled beets (if we don't just eat them all fresh), garlic dill pickles, and we'll see what else. Given I've only ever helped can apple pie filling and pickles, this ought to be interesting!Farmer Kitty said:amysflock, I'll look forward to your posts on the "What are you canning/freezing" thread.
Speaking of which I will need to get a pic of the peach jam I put up this morning.
thewife, you mean you didn't buy Catalina?
It's SO darn hot here. We need to plant more shade trees. It was already 77 degrees in the house with the curtains closed before 10 a.m. DH has been outside cutting wood in the sun all day so far, the goofball. I keep forcing him to drink water.
It's 78 outside and 77 inside here.
Cooler today by 10 than yesterday! Humidity is a lot lower too. Still in a moderate drought situation. The radar had red and pink last night, right over us. I didn't see it. I think someone got over zealous with the markers!
Thewife
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Amy is right, just plain too hot out there!
The guys are down fixing the little barn, I think I should take a nap!
I froze corn and beans last year. I wasn't really happy with either!
I'm hoping to can them this year! (if the geese leave me any corn)
Amy, I hear beets are really bad for you, I think when yours are all ready to be pulled, you should just give them to me!
The guys are down fixing the little barn, I think I should take a nap!
I froze corn and beans last year. I wasn't really happy with either!
I'm hoping to can them this year! (if the geese leave me any corn)
Amy, I hear beets are really bad for you, I think when yours are all ready to be pulled, you should just give them to me!
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Farmer Kitty
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thewife said:
