Well, I got very little done over the weekend. I decided to try to organize the upright freezer...........egads. That led to taking about 6 Walmart bags of stuff out to the chest freezer.....then, of course, I had to reorganze that one so I would know what we had and where it was located. I actually made an inventory list and diagram of location. That will last about a month...........
After standing on concrete for a couple of hours I was done for the day.
Our resulting lunch was interesting to say the least. I thawed two mystery packages. One was a favorite spaghetti/cheese bake and the other was some sauteed garden veggies (tomatoes, onion, peppers, squash, and corn). That last was a nice surprise. It was as good as fresh. My Iowa Sis had told me she does that with excess squash because they don't freeze well alone. I will do it again. DH even ate his share.
I also thawed three containers of chicken broth so will make a large pot of some soups today.
Pulled a rack of baby back ribs out of the chest freezer and will barbecue them in the oven today too.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
I made the soup, minestrone, the ribs, and still have enough broth to do another soup....maybe chicken and rice.
I decided to do some mowing yesterday afternoon and was delighted that it was not painful. I mowed the chicken yard and around the west end of the garden when disaster struck! The mower bogged down; I thought it was buried in mulch and tried over and over by turning and backing and pulling forward before I gave up and checked to see what was happening. The rear large tire was off the rim and the front one was flat. I don't know what happened....I did see a broken bottle I got too close to near the lagoon and I brushed way too close to a steel fence post....My mate was not happy.....This morning we will take the wheel off and hope that it can be fixed. The front will just (I hope) need air.
Along the lines of 'when it rains; it pours', I decided to put the 25 gallon sprayer on the the back of the old ATV so I could spray a fence row. I was told it wouldn't start. I am hoping a few hours on the charger will take care of that problem. I need the pressure of the big sprayer to do a good job on those Elm sprouts.
The next pictures are the results of the neighbor's scroungy bull getting over on us many times. They will be sold quickly. I sure don't want those horns passed along.
After standing on concrete for a couple of hours I was done for the day.
Our resulting lunch was interesting to say the least. I thawed two mystery packages. One was a favorite spaghetti/cheese bake and the other was some sauteed garden veggies (tomatoes, onion, peppers, squash, and corn). That last was a nice surprise. It was as good as fresh. My Iowa Sis had told me she does that with excess squash because they don't freeze well alone. I will do it again. DH even ate his share.
I also thawed three containers of chicken broth so will make a large pot of some soups today.
Pulled a rack of baby back ribs out of the chest freezer and will barbecue them in the oven today too.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
I made the soup, minestrone, the ribs, and still have enough broth to do another soup....maybe chicken and rice.
I decided to do some mowing yesterday afternoon and was delighted that it was not painful. I mowed the chicken yard and around the west end of the garden when disaster struck! The mower bogged down; I thought it was buried in mulch and tried over and over by turning and backing and pulling forward before I gave up and checked to see what was happening. The rear large tire was off the rim and the front one was flat. I don't know what happened....I did see a broken bottle I got too close to near the lagoon and I brushed way too close to a steel fence post....My mate was not happy.....This morning we will take the wheel off and hope that it can be fixed. The front will just (I hope) need air.
Along the lines of 'when it rains; it pours', I decided to put the 25 gallon sprayer on the the back of the old ATV so I could spray a fence row. I was told it wouldn't start. I am hoping a few hours on the charger will take care of that problem. I need the pressure of the big sprayer to do a good job on those Elm sprouts.
The next pictures are the results of the neighbor's scroungy bull getting over on us many times. They will be sold quickly. I sure don't want those horns passed along.
On the bright side...maybe the horns will make them weigh more.
ReplyDeleteThere you go! never thought of that........
DeleteI'd have caught and sold that BULL long before this. *heh* Glad your knee was feeling better before the tires went flat. Any pics of all that cooking? I finally put a new post on the Chef blog. More to come....
ReplyDeleteKris, I suggested that to DH.....many times. We didn't get up our nerve.
DeleteScroungy bull calf.....freezer.
ReplyDeleteAm trying to catch up. Have been off for months with issues and problems as usual.
Take care, Glenda
Glad to see you back! I wanted to email you just this week.....didn't have your email address; thought I did.
DeleteHope your problems have lessened or disappeared.
Glenda,
ReplyDeleteTaking inventory of the freezer standing on concrete will take a toll on me too.
I say make more room in the freezer and no one will know the bull is missing, lol
Have a good evening.
Sandy, we have threatened that more than once!
ReplyDeleteGlenda - why not get a rubber mat for in front of the freezer. It prevents a lot of foot/leg probs when standing too long on a hard/cold surface. I have a nice mat in front of the kitchen sink and one in front of the laundry folding table. It really makes a difference!
ReplyDeleteI smiled at the thought of you moving all that food from one freezer to another. I'm glad the mystery packages were good. You sure have lots of excitement there, with your animals and such!
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