George Shirley wrote:
On 6/19/2016 7:16 AM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
On 6/18/2016 2:47 PM, songbird wrote:
to get heavy stuff done, then come in for
siesta and putter around the rest of the day.

That's nice, I just got up from my siesta. The repeating thermometer
tells me it is 95F on the back porch with the shade curtains down. I
wonder how hot it is in full sunshine?
At 9 pm last night the thermometer was still showing about 89F and it
was just getting full dark.

our high was about 91F yesterday, not too bad.
after it cools off at night we open the patio
doors up to cool it down.


it's going to be like that again today here.
hot and humid. gotta get going soon. then in
for siesta.


Picked crowder peas again today and will tomorrow, they seem to ripen
overnight. I'm keeping them in a container in the fridge to see if I can
get enough to can some. Maybe I should buy a very small pressure canner?

i like fresh peas too much to kill them by
canning them in any form. frozen is much
better.
How do you freeze them? Blanch and freeze or another method?

i've never done it, but i love frozen peas from
the store. eat them as a snack when still frozen
in the summer. out in the gardens they rarely
even make it in the house. will stand there and
eat them when picking. once in a great while i'll
have enough for a bowl.


....
Here it is 0830 and I need to get out there and check on the crowders
and everything else. Wife mowed yesterday and they property looks nice
plus the clippings went into the composter, that's something good too.
We have an electric mower and it goes faster than I can walk anymore but
is a lot quieter than the gas ones. Need to sharpen the blade on that
one again too.

been too dry here for mowing much lately. grass is
even going brown (which usually doesn't happen here
until August).


songbird