Every lawn mower on our loma could hold out heard running yesterday. It was a unmarried dry out hateful solar daytime inwards a calendar month of rain. We as well as all of our neighbors were itching to acquire exterior as well as shell dorsum the weeds. Mike stayed dwelling identify to spray as well as mow, as well as therefore it felt similar Saturday. My goals for the hateful solar daytime were to weed as well as clean-up my culinary herb garden (check), deadhead the hydrangeas (check), as well as to weed whatsoever areas that Mike couldn't striking amongst his spray (mostly check). It was a knee-killer of a day, as well as it caused me to weenie out on my walk amongst Sue this morning. My knees demand a hateful solar daytime off.
So I started where the echinacea as well as lily are planted as well as pulled weeds from all around those. I was happy to run across that at to the lowest degree 3 of the master copy 6 echinacea plants are nonetheless going. Also, the lily nosotros planted concluding yr is coming back. I looked upwards to run across Sadie halfway upwards the cherry tree.
The cherry tree has to a greater extent than blossoms on it. I await we'll run across it inwards total bloom within a hateful solar daytime or two.
Most of the star magnolia blossoms receive got been bruised past times the rain, but I was able to detect a few that are nonetheless perfect.
The tulip at the front end door was completely open.
These that percentage their whiskey barrel amongst the poppies were looking inwards fine shape too.
Smitty waded through the weeds to receive got a footling munch on the catnip. It's the best matter inwards the yard, every bit far every bit he's concerned....except for possibly the mousies.
Mike mowed the entire field...about 5 acres, therefore no pocket-size task. We receive got virtually vii acres of property, but some of it is wooded.
By day's end, nosotros all were pooped pups, having spent the entire hateful solar daytime exterior working on stuff.
After icing my knees, I got to operate trying out this novel recipe from the diet. These are Red Lentil Rice Cakes. The recipe includes a "simple love apple tree salsa," but nosotros had ours amongst some of my homemade love apple tree jam.
If you lot were next along when I traveled to Ireland, you lot mightiness retrieve when I visited the Avoca Weaving Mill. We ate at the associated cafe there, as well as I had the most delicious lentil nut loaf. It was therefore good, I ended upwards purchasing their cookbook containing the recipe. When I got home, I tried it for myself. It was good, but the love apple tree chutney was missing, as well as the dish suffered some for it. Fast forrard a few years, as well as I've learned to brand love apple tree chutney. Even amend is the love apple tree jam that has taken the identify of love apple tree chutney. I can't create upwards one's hear whether I similar Amy's Tomato Jam or Tomato Jalapeno Jam the best. Both are delicious. Also, I've learned they gear upwards downward much faster if cooked inwards a skillet rather than a pot.
Anyway...all of that to nation that the Red Lentil-Rice Cakes are a expert stand-in for the lentil nut loaf, as well as they tin hold out made inwards smaller batches. I've linked to the recipe dorsum at that topographic point inwards a higher identify the image, but I should add together that I made a duo of changes. I used dried dill inwards identify of the fennel seeds. I'm non fond of the licorice flavour imparted past times fennel, as well as and then there's the whole work of seeds. Also, I used one-half the amount of dried basil since I didn't receive got whatsoever fresh on mitt correct at the moment. The solely other matter I would add together is that they should hold out scooped upwards inwards packed one-third cupfuls. I plopped mine inwards the skillet as well as and then pressed them relatively apartment amongst a spatula. They're easier to plough that way, although you'll demand to plough them carefully. Even if they intermission apart, you lot tin purpose your spatula to form of press them dorsum together, as well as they'll hold out but fine.
Okay, therefore that was yesterday. It was an interesting heaven this morning, as well as we're expecting pelting past times noon today. It's the concluding gasp of pelting (if you lot believe the forecast) earlier a dry out calendar week side past times side week.
My side past times side trace inwards the garden is to produce some planting. The annual pots nonetheless demand attention, as well as I haven't planted a unmarried seed for anything yet. It's fourth dimension to acquire going if we're to savour whatsoever sunflowers, lettuce, or tomatoes this year. That volition hold out for side past times side week. As for today, I'll acquire dorsum to my blocks as well as some inside-the-house chores.