The summer is officially half over this weekend. We start counting the days til school starts and I'm finding that a little depressing this year. It is hot today with the temperature expected to reach 30* today. No rain in sight either. I've lost count how many counties in the province have declared themselves agriculture disasters. My girlfriend was away for 5 days and as she cannot water her garden, pretty well everythig had died. As she has said, she is on well water and there is no guage to say how much water is available.
Our garden is doing pretty well, but then we water and our water bill is going to be huge. We do try and use as much gray water as possible. The corn finally has' flowers'; now whether there is enough 'summer' left to actually get any cobs is the question. Next year I think I'll start the corn inside and then out under the polytunnel. We didn't plant until June10th or so this year. Plenty of tomatoes . Now we wait to see if they have enough time and heat to turn red ! Beans are finally producing and we're keeping our eyes on some tiny cukes.
It was time to go get groceries today. The fridge was almost empty. Each t ime we go, we are shocked by the price of meat, fruits and vegetables. I said that we're going to end up just dragging a piece of meat across our plates ! I found a box of bacon ends for a good price. Bacon makes everything taste better. It'll be handy for fried rice and frittatas. I packaged it in about 1/2 pound bags so we won't be tempted to cook too much. I used up the last of the ham to make ham and lentil soup with some summer squash, celery and onion. It tastes good although it doesn't look appetizing.
We've had ygs 3 days this week. My ES helps take care of 3 mentally handicapped adults, all siblings. The eldest was not in the best of moods this week, so ES thought it better that YGS stay with us. He is fortunate that he can take his son to work to play with his former day care providers children. YGS loves being out on the acreage. Today they were all going into the Telus World of Science to see Jurassic Forest. Funny how all kids love dinosaurs.
I finished the back of the sweater and am on the left front. I think I have ripped back as much as I have knit ! Hopefully I'll get it finished before school starts. I have some fleece pieces out to make Marley a camping poncho. She was shivering when the cold front rolled through. Thankfully thunder doesn't seem to bother her.
I didn't feel like cooking supper tonight so picked up a rotisserie chicken. When I came home, I quickly made a potato salad and some devilled eggs. All that is left to do is to make a tossed salad and slice the French bread that was warm from the bakery. Easy peasy , especially in this heat.
The back and side gardens were mowed today sol hopefully we will get to the front yard tomorrow. My grass' transplants' seem to have taken. next time it rains, I'll try to get out and do some more.
ED returned home safely. She is working form home today - actually she has taken 2 PD days to finish her papers. I see from her tweets that work has been contacting her a lot ! She even did homework while travelling ! She'll wonder what to do with her time when she finishes her Masters.
Now to find something to watch. There is nothing on tv, and I think I've exhausted all that I can watch on Netflix. Can't read and knit at the same time or I'd be working on the pile of books I have !
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