On 11/21/2015 9:49 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
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We had a couple of hours of rain this morning, current temperature is
66F, wx folk say 36 by tomorrow morning. I will wait and see. So far we
are using neither ac or heat, house lows are about 71F at 0600 so no
need to turn the heat on. AC guy is coming tomorrow for the six month
check-up and replacing the HEPA filters. It is nice to see the utility
bills for the last two months have been a bit cheaper.

yeah, we too have really enjoyed not having to run
the heating that much the past several weeks. it's
like being given a gift from Momma Nature saying, "Hey
you don't need to do anything special but enjoy the
day." and we surely have been.

i sure hope the cold doesn't get that far south this
early...


Picked all sweet chiles and eggplant today, what's left of the cherry
tomatoes can get frozen for all I care. Fall garden is producing
radishes, several varieties of greens. Cabbage nor broccoli are heading
yet but we planted a little late for here due to the heat. Kumquats are
almost ready to pick but is going to be a scant crop.

i haven't had any eggplant in quite some time. i
used to eat it regularly and liked it about any way
it was cooked. many Middle East foods had some sort
of combinations i could whip up. roasted and mixed
with tahini and garlic and whatever else was handy
sometimes chick peas and lemon juice. other times
mint and yogurt. making myself hungry...
I have a lot of eggplant recipes if you need some. Lived five years in
Saudi Arabia and learned to really like the eggplant recipes there. Wife
makes a lot of zucchini and/or eggplant fritters using rice as a base.
We make big batches during the growing season then let them cool and
vacuum pack them for the freezer

i guess with the cold that will be the end of
the eggplant?
Only got to about 40F early this morning and the eggplant leaves are
curling. Suspect they will be gone by tomorrow as the temps for tonight
are going to be in the freezing range.

a lot more snow came down and we'll be getting
the shovel out tomorrow. good, i like the
exercise if the wind doesn't get too ferocious.
if it is i wait and let it blow away instead as
much as possible.

made up two new worm buckets today which are
going to be sent to a friend's garden for the
spring planting. a bit late, but whatever can
be done for their garden soil will help as it's
so poor and sandy. too bad they won't keep
their own worm bins as they cook a lot of their
meals and could use those scraps for worm food.


songbird

We put earthworms in some of our beds but haven't seen any of them
lately. May have to get a new start from our daughter's worm pit. I'm
wearing long pants and a long sleeved shirt for the first time this
year. Feels strange not to be wearing shorts and a tee.