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got the tomatoes chunked and ready for the last steps but need a break for a few before doing those. enough that i'll have to put the third pan up in the morning but that is ok - i can't fit more than 24 quart jars in the oven at a time anyways.

love that color and those patterns. :) hope they taste great!

chocolate cake and a glass of milk, tuna casserole, corn cut off the cob and a cookie and some more milk. in that order...

glad for any break for you in the heat down there! so sorry he's falling. :(

picked 4 buckets of tomatoes this morning and had another bucket of rejects that got buried. it is going to be busy afternoon getting these rinsed off and sorted out and then i'll take a break for a bit before starting in on canning the ones that are the most ready. the ants are going after...

the downside is some nights down to low 40sF which is going to be cold after 80s-90s...

in our forecast we have mid-60sF weather and then climbing to mid-70s next week. some overnight temperatures going as low as 41F.

weather next week looks great with some days in the mid-60sF. :) it will be a great relief to be able to do things outside and not have to worry about the heat.

not too much obvious damage in the tomato plants that i could see today (a few fruits on the ground that were chewed) will pick tomorrow. i think there should be several buckets worth - never know until i get them picked and sorted. this morning i had to get out and do some dry bean pod...

i am glad that i enjoy most of gardening. as long as flowers are not too stinky or i can work upwind.

it is very rare that there are leftovers from a roast. we don't make them often here, but when we do i really enjoy.

you are a genius! :)

whoever came up with the word cat-a-pult? poor kitties!

it turned out to be 16 & 1/2 quarts. i have not looked to see yet what the 2nd picking is like. i'm kinda not wanting to see how much the raccoons have damaged. will check things out tomorrow as some family are coming over for lunch and they probably will want some fresh ones to go with them.

this is about the prices we usually pay (they're only a few miles from us): https://www.nixonsgrocery.com/newspaper-ad-week-36 another local store in town another direction usually beats their price by some but the quality might be not as good. i tend to not get expensive cuts of meat as i'm...

got the trimmer out and went along a lot of edges.

Big Beef (a beefsteak variety it may even be a hybrid) tomatoes, in the right conditions i can get 40-60lbs per plant per season. it's about 3lbs per quart when canned. i'm not sure what this season is going to end up like since so far there has been a lot of damage from raccoons and the...

getting the rest of the tomatoes i picked the other day canned. skinned, cored and chunked another 16-18 quarts which i'll get put into jars and sealed after i rest for a bit. beautiful weather, i have plenty of things to do outside when i can get out there. :)

edible! :) nummy! :)

so if you are doing pygmy goats are they little little stinkers? are they easier to deal with being smaller or more trouble because they can get out easier? etc. :) luckily all my experiences with goats of any kind are that they've been fine with me, they love carrots and know who gives them...