@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,...
yesterday [ATTACH] today [ATTACH]
All done! There were lots of challenges along the way. [ATTACH] One thing I'm happy about, I pre-washed the fabrics (cold water) so the richly...
Today still wont be great. Heading out to water now. [ATTACH]
It reached 101F here today. Early, I watered, although things are looking scorched anyway. Stayed indoors, otherwise. Boy am I glad we got the...
I'm too old to be using ladders, too! My previous house went onto the market, before I bought it, because the previous owner fell off the...
I usually look for fully colored squash that looks like the ones in the grocery store, and stem looks woody and brown. After cutting them, I let...
Today's harvest [ATTACH]
The summer squash plant that I bought at the big box store, is responding to TLC (organic vegetable fertilizer and watering) and grown big enough...
We have ceiling fans in the bedrooms, dining room, and family room. I like them. They are quiet and don't take up floor space. Their light...
I decided to start a new quilting thread. The first is pretty long, and dates back pretty far. link -...
Sunday and Monday it reached 99 to 101 here. Even the mornings were pretty hot. I mostly just watered then. At times like this, I'm very...
Those are beautiful. It's amazing the brilliant colors are so rich after a half century. That's a great use for these works of art. Somehow...
Nice catch, with spider!