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[dughlas]

5 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Dugh and Thistle.  *scratches Thistle on his belly*

Hi Page ...

[Headstall]

16 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I started cooking ground chicken breast in the crockpot to make a fresh summer veggie soup. I browned the meat along with a shallot and a clove of garlic. Deglazed the pan with a splash of dry marsala. It's all simmering in low sodium chicken stock. This evening I'll chopped up and sautee a yellow zucchini, some red bell pepper, fresh corn, and snap beans to add and let simmer overnight. Tomorrow morning I'll chop up a ripe tomato and add that to the soup. I plan on freezing the soup in portions to serve later.

Sounds delicious! Hey, bro!  

[Headstall]

17 minutes ago, dughlas said:

I started cooking ground chicken breast in the crockpot to make a fresh summer veggie soup. I browned the meat along with a shallot and a clove of garlic. Deglazed the pan with a splash of dry marsala. It's all simmering in low sodium chicken stock. This evening I'll chopped up and sautee a yellow zucchini, some red bell pepper, fresh corn, and snap beans to add and let simmer overnight. Tomorrow morning I'll chop up a ripe tomato and add that to the soup. I plan on freezing the soup in portions to serve later.

My daughter brought me some beet greens a few days ago and I cooked them up yesterday. She gets a box of organic vegetables every week and never knows what it will be--the farmers are great friends of hers. They were delicious, and reminded me of my childhood... one of the good parts when my mum and I would dig the beets from my uncles garden and we'd have the greens that night. A little butter and salt and pepper is all they need.  

[clochette]

2 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Tink!   They're beautiful, and I love the espelier along the wall!

Thanks. It's 2 pear and 1 apple trees. The apple tree almost never give any fruits unfortunately. The pear trees usually do very well but the last hard frost we had early April killed all the flowers so we won't have any pears or apple this year.

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, clochette said:

Thanks. It's 2 pear and 1 apple trees. The apple tree almost never give any fruits unfortunately. The pear trees usually do very well but the last hard frost we had early April killed all the flowers so we won't have any pears or apple this year.

Still, they look great. I've always wanted to do espelier, but the most I've accomplished is training branches into arches.  

[clochette]

7 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Still, they look great. I've always wanted to do espelier, but the most I've accomplished is training branches into arches.  

It's dad's work. I don't touch them. I did once. Trimed all the new branches that were sticking everywhere with the electric edge trimmer... I was warned never to do it again ooops

The green and yellow beans are doing very well. I'm picking a good handful very days. I'm freezing them and already have started the 3rd three liters freezing bag.

The cucumber plant was slow to grow up but suddenly I have over 5 fruits growing! 

Unfortunately it's not warm enough for the watermelon and melon. The plants are still small with only a couple of flowers. 

[clochette]

On 8/3/2021 at 3:41 PM, Marty said:

Greetings, young Albert!

Pleasant, mainly sunny day, with temperature around 20°C/68°F here in the north of England today.

How was your travel Marty? 

[Page Scrawler]

16 minutes ago, clochette said:

It's dad's work. I don't touch them. I did once. Trimed all the new branches that were sticking everywhere with the electric edge trimmer... I was warned never to do it again ooops

My parents have four apple trees on their property. Two are so stunted that they never produce flowers, let alone fruit. The other two are so massively overgrown that the fruit, tasty though it appears, is always dry, hard, and flavorless. 

[Headstall]

32 minutes ago, clochette said:

It's dad's work. I don't touch them. I did once. Trimed all the new branches that were sticking everywhere with the electric edge trimmer... I was warned never to do it again ooops

The green and yellow beans are doing very well. I'm picking a good handful very days. I'm freezing them and already have started the 3rd three liters freezing bag.

The cucumber plant was slow to grow up but suddenly I have over 5 fruits growing! 

Unfortunately it's not warm enough for the watermelon and melon. The plants are still small with only a couple of flowers. 

I have a ton of tomatoes ready to ripen in the next two weeks or so, and my green peppers are doing well. They are about a third the size I need them to be.  

[Headstall]

14 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

My parents have four apple trees on their property. Two are so stunted that they never produce flowers, let alone fruit. The other two are so massively overgrown that the fruit, tasty though it appears, is always dry, hard, and flavorless. 

I have two apple trees that are supposed to be 'ornamental', but both produce really tasty, medium-sized apples.  

[Bucket1]

6 hours ago, Headstall said:

Happy Thursday, all!   Beautiful, sunny day here. 

Hi Gary

I'm just wondering how his hair got so messed up  

[dughlas]

2 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

Hi Gary

I'm just wondering how his hair got so messed up  

He fell off a chair.

[clochette]

I've just finished my latest project.

Been working on it the last 2 afternoons and evenings. 

It's bigger than I thought it would be (pretty sure I can out a foldable hair dryer) but will still be perfect for like hanging in camp site shower stalls where there is not always a full sink/table to put all your stuff.

Pretty proud of myself. There are only 2 little details I'd do a bit differently for an even better finished result. 

[CassieQ]

19 minutes ago, clochette said:

I've just finished my latest project.

Been working on it the last 2 afternoons and evenings. 

It's bigger than I thought it would be (pretty sure I can out a foldable hair dryer) but will still be perfect for like hanging in camp site shower stalls where there is not always a full sink/table to put all your stuff.

Pretty proud of myself. There are only 2 little details I'd do a bit differently for an even better finished result. 

Cool!

[Headstall]

1 hour ago, Bucket1 said:

Hi Gary

I'm just wondering how his hair got so messed up  

Wind.  

[Albert1434]

1 hour ago, Headstall said:

Wind.  

Edited August 6, 2021 by Albert1434

[Page Scrawler]

1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

Cool!

Hey, Cassie! 

[dughlas]

8 hours ago, Headstall said:

Wind.  

Pfffft ...

6 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

 

[Albert1434]

Aloha All well damn the smoke is back sigh😢

[Albert1434]

The Dixie Fire Turned a California Town Into ‘a Wasteland'

[Albert1434]

[Bucket1]

14 hours ago, Headstall said:

Wind.  

Pfffft…

[Bucket1]

6 hours ago, dughlas said:

Pfffft ...

 

What he said 

[Bucket1]

2 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

The Dixie Fire Turned a California Town Into ‘a Wasteland'

Just horrible  

[Headstall]

Happy Friday, all.  Feels like 32 C today, but it's not humid.