Spending time doing the smaller things that I have been putting off over the last few days.
Today it was baking bread, making the mint salve, and pulling out the ham bones to make ham bone broth. The making of the broth cleared some more items out of the fridge freezer and while fishing those out I found a few bags of leftover meat which I will need to incorporate in meals next week. Another change in the monthly menu plan. I might end up just doing weekly plans from now on, though having one for the month does make life so much simpler for me most months. Perhaps I just need to slow down a bit more and check for leftovers a bit more carefully. Especially as I am trying very hard to waste little this year and use up all that I can.
We had a bit of a storm last night, but no rain today as of yet. Tomorrow is supposed to be a deluge though, which I kind of hope happens. I want to throw open the windows and smell the rain. I do love the smell of rain.
I have some small things I have put off that I would like to get finished tomorrow as well. I plan on getting out before the rain starts (keeping my fingers crossed) and pick more herbs. This time I am going to freeze them rather than dehydrate. Right now the only ones I plan on doing this with are thyme and oregano. I will pick sage, but that will be dehydrated as I don't have lots of that ready.
There are a few bags of food items that need to be put in their correct canisters. They are taking up room in the cupboard pantry that could be better used for something else. The dust bunnies under our bed need to be attacked this month, and a good tidy of the hall pantry should be undertaken. Heck truth be told the pantry cupboard in the kitchen could do with a good tidy as well. How do things get so mixed up?
Projects will be worked on, new projects thought about, and perhaps an iced coffee or two drank during the afternoon.
Everybody have a wonderful evening.
God bless.
I hope you get the rain Jackie. I too love the smell of rain & I always think, in summer time, the garden really drinks it all up. xx
ReplyDeleteWow, Jackie, you have been getting quite a bit done! That's great! Little things are still chores that need to be done, and it sounds to me as if you are doing a great job. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the fragrance of rain. Makes everything smell so fresh. Heck even when the sprinklers go off, it freshens everything up.
ReplyDeleteWe had a small amount of rain here yesterday, not nearly enough but I'll take it. Hope you enjoyed your iced coffee!
ReplyDeleteI sometimes freeze herbs in ice blocks, then just use them in casseroles etc.
ReplyDeleteI wish we could have a couple of good rain storms here, even though I love the Sun.
ReplyDeleteI've got some cousins of your dust bunnies over here hiding away too, wonder how long I can ignore them? Its rainy and cold here today, but then, it is winter, after all.
ReplyDeleteThe Resident Chef has been freezing his herbs all summer -he just washes them, chops them and puts them into a bag. He can easily cut off a chunk for whatever recipe he's making. The tomato and pepper crop has been dismal this year - he's fed up with carrying water out to them four times a day in the heat. He got precisely three small peppers from two plants and every single tomato ended up with blossom end rot, so he's chopped the plants down and now we're left with just herbs and a cherry tomato that we're hoping will produce.
ReplyDeleteThe iced coffee sounds good. Glad to hear you are treating yourself in between all the hard work you do.
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