Snippets

The Peaches are coming in! Hubby went out and picked a medium basket of the large, ripe and juicy delights. Last year and this year as well, we will make Heavenly Jam, Brandied Peaches and then just can some. When we grocery shop, I will finish getting all the things I need to do this, including the, (hiccup) brandy!

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The lovely and talented Megan and her boyfriend, Jimbo came yesterday to share some food, some chatting and some wine. It was so much fun! We got to try batch #3 of the Mustard Pickles, and we also tried the Moonglow Pickles. Man of man, the Moonglow Pickles were some kind of good! I had only a few jars of this, and so I have decided that I need to make more. I will try to find some cheap pickling cukes to make up a new batch. I don’t think I will have 6 pints of cukes coming out of my garden in the next few days.
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Today was one of those really beautiful, warm, (upper 60’s) wonderful days. Instead of being like a day in August, it was more like late September. I will not complain, mind you, because I am not a hot weather fan. I like to be able to walk around in jeans and a shirt and not sweat to death. Today was like a breath of fresh air after the last few weeks of unbelievable heat! I say to the coming of Autumn, Bring It On!!!
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Have you ever noticed how there are movies you can watch again and again, or just have on while you’re working and you never get tired of them? Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets was on earlier and I had it turned on. I made dinner, I fed the dogs, and I could watch or not watch and not lose my place. Harry and Company are all friends now.
No sooner had that movie ended than Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban came on. So I switched over to that and have been watching/listening to that too.
I sure hope that JK Rowling doesn’t kill off Harry, Hermione or Ron. I would simply be heart broken if she did. There are other ways to end the series.
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Lastly, the next ten days will be busy ones as I prepare the house for my post operative down time. I’ve frozen some meals, and now I need to get all the laundry done, stock up on some simply meal components, and show Hubby a few little tricks to housekeeping, cooking and patient tending!