Sjoerd, there is a ceremony where each veteran is given a quilt. It's an award. They aren't sold. I haven't been there before. This is new to...
Thank you for the generous comments, Sjoerd! I'm VERY grateful for the bounteous harvest this year. And amazed. It was a lot of hard work, of...
Today's harvest. The tomatoes will go into the fourth, and final, batch of salsa. The beans need to be cut, blanched, and frozen [ATTACH] The...
Looks tasty, Sjoerd!
Here's the last quilt top with this star pattern, and the only one that I'm keeping. I want to add a special border before quilting it. Also,...
Thanks Sjoerd. Those squashes are a French heirloom type. Galeux d'Eysine. The flavor is my favorite. I've been saving seeds from them every...
Galeux d'Eysines squashes, some summer squash, and enough sauce tomatoes for another 8 pints of salsa, plus extra. The largest squashes were 24...
Quilt top for veterans' quilt #2 is finished. [ATTACH] I'm pretty happy with it. Tuesday I take this and the earlier one I made, to the...
Here are most of the blocks for veterans' quilt #2. There is a deadline to finish the top by the 16th. I didn't tell them I was making it, but...
I'm on a well for water, and septic tank / drainage field for sewer. I know where the drainage field is, because the grass is greener there,...
Anniekay, I know what you mean about cilantro. The recipe says "optional". It also says that about cumin and oregano. I enjoy all three. I...
Salsa the side or condiment, not salsa the dance! Here are the tomatoes. This is why I grow sauce tomatoes each year! [ATTACH] Before...
@Sjoerd thanks for the info! That's probably how people here did it for many years. I don't know why the government changed its recommendations....
Beautiful quilt, Willow! Your quilting skills are awesome!
Today's crop. The ugly tomatoes had sunburn. Even so, the flavor is excellent. The nice tomatoes will be another batch of salsa, tomorrow....
The mornings are cool now, and it looks like we are done with days in the med to high 90s F. Highs after today will be in the 70s, mostly low...
@Sjoerd very nice harvest and processing! You'll have the taste of summer through the winter. I've been wondering, do you boil those jars of...
Here's what I did today with a those sauce tomatoes. Canned salsa! [ATTACH] I use it on omelets, mostly. I think there are enough tomatoes for...
Here are some Akane apples, Orcas pears, and various Asian pears. I picked them yesterday and today I took them to the food bank. [ATTACH] Also,...
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