Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[Baymule]

When we had a furniture store years ago, a lady came in and purchased fake silk ficus trees. She "planted" them in her front flower beds. We drove by her house, they looked pretty good and we had a good laugh. The next year, they were faded, so she spray painted them and they looked good again.

 

[Mike CHS]

The feral momma cat showed back up today so we're wondering if she is planning on dropping another litter of kittens on us. If she does, we will make a point of catching all of them before she takes off again.

 

[Bruce]

Including her!!!

 

[Mike CHS]

All of the garden beds are idle now except for one with bell peppers and our second round of cucumbers are close to being ready for the table. We have plenty of peppers already processed but have been sharing with others so we will pull the plants after one more picking next week. The cucumbers will be covered and unless it gets unseasonably cold we should have cucumbers well into December like last season.

The leaves are starting to fall so I'll put the bags back on the riding mower and put a good layer on all of the beds. Once the sheep get moved to the nursery paddock, they will leave me a couple of 20 gallon trash cans of their good fertilizer that will go on top of the leaves. They compost pretty well even in winter so they will be ready to till and plant in come spring.

 

[Baymule]

Wow! What beautiful bell peppers!

 

[Mike CHS]

I was in the mood for some egg rolls to have with soup for dinner. We never have eaten much fried food but I do love me some Kentucky Fried Chicken. Since we got our Air Fryer we haven't fried anything but I had not made egg rolls since then. I was pleased with the way they turned out and they were nice and crunchy without the grease.

 

[farmerjan]

Look real good. I like egg rolls on occasion and will stop and get egg rolls and egg drop soup and some other stuff occasionally and then have enough to eat for several days. The idea of some without the grease sounds even better.... maybe after I get back on my feet, I can get your recipe since I have never made any. Sure not going to get done before the middle or end of Nov at the earliest at this point.
Wish you guys lived nearby... I'd gladly trade off home raised chicken and beef for some ready to cook meals like that. I hate cooking for one some days....

 

[Baymule]

Those do look good. I love egg rolls.

 

[Mike CHS]

Those do look good. I love egg rolls.

I had one a little while ago out of the fridge and became more impressed with the air fryer version. We froze the rest and I'm curious how they will thaw out.

 

[Mike CHS]

Teresa told me earlier that I can sometime carry being frugal a bit too far. She made a broccoli salad earlier today that used quite a few green onions. I keep the bottom root portion that got cut off because I have a spot that I plant them. You can sometimes do that several times before they will bolt. I always get at least one regrowth and usually do it at least twice.