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| Monday's Pickings |
Here we are, mid-July, already! Didn't this month just start?
On Monday morning, I went to the garden to see what I might find and I found another egg, two unripe nectarines that had fallen, and ripe tomato. One of the fallen nectarines had about three-quarters of it eaten by a bird or, maybe a squirrel, so I left it under the tree to be finished by whatever animal might want it. The other was was only pecked at in one spot, so I brought it in. I don't think it will ripen even if I put it in a paper bag and keep it on the counter. But, I think I can make a pickle or cook a curry with it (similar to green mango curry).
Monday was a fairly productive day. I stripped my bed and did a load of laundry. Cleaned the fridge (wiped down the shelves and the bins and relined the produce bins; didn't clean the shelves in the door, this time around). Took out the trash cans and walked for 10 minutes or so. Watched the news and first hour or so of the Republican National Convention. Then, I watched a couple of programs on the History Channel.
And I cooked dinner:
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| Dinner: Rice and Curries |
- Fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden
- Working appliances
- A pleasantly warm, but, not too hot, day
- Keeping in touch with friends
Chicken Little should lay an egg a day and hopefully she has chosen for it to be in your garden.
ReplyDeleteI took Tilly to be groomed today and she should feel better without her thick curly coat on. I called in the supermarket for a few items and I had a real senior moment when I couldn't figure how to remove the £1 coin from the trolley when I'd finished, a kind lady helped me :-)
Chicken Little must have heard you, Eileen, because she laid another egg, this morning! I now have two eggs for that omelet! :D
DeleteWere you able to find a new groomer for Tilly or is this the same one she's been going to, but, who was moving to another place? If it was a new groomer, how did Tilly handle the change? I'm sure the grooming will help Tilly cope with the warmer temperature in the summer.
That was nice that another lady helped you with getting your coin back! We have only one grocery store here, that requires you to insert a coin to get a cart/trolley and you get it back when you return the cart to the cart storage place.
I had to clean the shelves in the fridge door the other day, because one of the shelves just fell off with all its contents.
ReplyDeleteI had to glue the broken hinge thingy and it's all fine now. It forced me to clean and organize all shelves. :)
Oh, no! That would have left a mess to clean up, especially if anything broke and spilled! Glad you were able to glue the hinge, back. Good that you took the opportunity to clean and organize the shelves. :)
DeleteI love that Chicken Little's offerings can be incorporated into your meal plan!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. I'm loving it, too! :)
DeleteI love that you share your produce and that you don't throw those not-so-perfect fruits and veggies out.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. :)
DeleteHome grown fruits and vegetables are too precious to toss because they are not perfect. I just cut off the pecked or spoiled parts and eat the rest! :)
Your garden, and Chicken Little are providing well for you. Xx
ReplyDeleteYes, they are, aren't they? :)
DeleteChicken Little has decided your garden is the place to be and given you another egg. How long does the egg laying cycle continue? I know nothing about chickens and eggs and what came first lol
ReplyDeleteYour rice and curries looks very good.
CL is now sitting on her eggs (the original five I left in the nest) and I doubt if she will lay any more eggs; I read somewhere that you have to keep removing the eggs to get them to lay more. Eggs are supposed to hatch in about 21 days, so, if these eggs have been fertilized, then, maybe we might have some baby chicks! around the end of the month or first week in August! We shall see! If nothing happens by mid-August, I'll have to toss those eggs, I think!
DeleteThank you, Debra. :)