We'd hoped the smoke would direct keep cleared around past times now, but no dice. There hasn't been a breath of air current for days, in addition to hence the smoky haze has settled inwards the valley, in addition to it isn't moving. From what I've seen, Seattle is fifty-fifty worse than Portland. You tin run into pictures if you lot click on that link. Yesterday, I stayed inwards almost the entire day, but broke my outdoor boycott momentarily to depository fiscal establishment gibe on the tomatoes. The kitties dear it when I come upwards out, in addition to they follow me from identify to place.
Smitty likes a proficient dust bathroom on a hot day, which explains the color of his fur.
He doesn't similar the greenhouse, however, in addition to when I headed off inwards that direction, he knew he wouldn't similar it.
Sadie doesn't similar the greenhouse either, but she soundless wanted Smitty to follow along.
There were several to a greater extent than ripe tomatoes inwards the greenhouse. I've been picking them every bit they plough crimson since a few of the Romas direct keep fallen on the Earth when left besides long on the vine. I direct keep plenty at i time to brand around Tomato Jalapeno Jam, which volition hold out novel to me. I'll direct keep to allow you lot know how it turns out. I won't hold out doing that before tomorrow, at the earliest.
Also I constitute around other zucchini that should direct keep been picked a 24-hour interval earlier. I direct keep almost a dozen zucchini hanging out inwards the crisper...most from our ain plants, but a few from our CSA. I direct keep a innovation to endeavor around Sweet in addition to Hot Zucchini Bread in addition to Butter Pickles. That besides volition hold out a novel recipe. I've made breadstuff in addition to butter pickles from zucchini before. The recipe was fine, but aught memorable, in addition to hence I'm trying something a trivial dissimilar this fourth dimension to run into if they tin hold out jazzed upwards a little. The add-on of a jalapeno pepper ought to exercise something.
Also on the canning agenda is around Carrot Cake Jam, which is my absolute favorite. Spread on around homemade sourdough, it's positively addictive. So I direct keep 3 to a greater extent than items to can, but I won't instruct to them correct away. It'll hold out spread into side past times side week. On the other hand, we're going over to the beach side past times side week, hence who knows when it'll instruct done.
When I'd collected all the vegetables, I did around housework in addition to hence got to move cutting to a greater extent than strips for the dark in addition to white Rainbow blocks. I'm hoping I direct keep plenty to accept me through the cease of the quilt now. Since I haven't counted them, I'll simply move away at them in addition to promise for the best.
Then I cutting the strips for the orangish blocks.
Usually I brand the colored blocks first, but I was feeling adventurous, in addition to hence I did the dark in addition to white blocks showtime this time. Then I trimmed in addition to cutting them, in addition to they're gear upwards to go.
The orangish blocks were this far along when I needed to halt for the day. They instruct together pretty quickly, in addition to hence I'm hoping to instruct these finished today.
Today is busy, however. I'm getting my pilus permed this morning, in addition to hence I'm hoping my pilus won't hold out besides frightening for a trip to the grocery store. There's a lot going on over the side past times side few days. If the smoke clears, I'll hold out walking amongst Sue tomorrow, in addition to hence driving my quilts downwards to Salem for entry into the Oregon State Fair. It's possible to drib them off closer to home, but I don't hear that trip to Salem, in addition to I'd simply every bit presently skip the middleman. Sat we're heading out to view a friend for the day. Dominicus in addition to Mon I'll hold out packing the novel RV for a trip to the beach side past times side week. It'll hold out our showtime outing together inwards the novel RV, in addition to that makes it variety of exciting.
So, you lot tin run into there's plenty to exercise over the side past times side calendar week to 10 days. Sewing mightiness instruct curt shrift.