Tuesday Tidbits and Stuff

 

I want to thank all of you for the get well wishes, and I am feeling much better today. I am still aching body wise (hips and back) but am pretty sure it is because of the weather, rather than a viral or bacterial infection. 

Worked around the house and actually managed to get most of yesterday and today's tasks done. I got a bit tired out by mid afternoon, but for a good reason. 

Harvey dragged me out (well not really dragged) to shop for a new range. I was prepared to have to wait until after Easter for it's delivery. We priced out at the three places that sell appliances and not that there is much to choose from here in our small city. Prices in most cases are very close to each other. 

Our last visit was to a small personal business on our main street. There we found the range we had been looking at in the other stores and when we asked the price found out it was on sale, and for less than the other two stores sale prices. 

We purchased it expecting a wait. To our surprise the gentleman who runs the store had bought a stock of various washers, driers, ranges, fridges and freezers to beat the tariffs. Kept our fingers crossed that there was at least one of these ranges left.

So we brought home this....

I now have a new range and while I haven't tried the oven yet, I did the oven set up and am planning some baking tomorrow. Harvey said I couldn't seem to stop smiling as we got this set up. Now hopefully this will last us much longer than the last one.

We have also had snow off and on. Not a nice April Fool's joke at all.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Putting The New Fridge Together and Other Stuff

 The days are slipping by so very quickly. The garden is taking up lots of my time, so other projects are taking a bit of a back seat. I am managing a few things, but not as much as I would like.

Yesterday was spent getting our new fridge installed and cold enough to move the food from the old fridge in. Took most of the day, but here it is.

All set up and being used (well except for the ice maker, according to the book that takes at least 24 or more hours). I love certain things about it, but hate some others. I am sure I will get used to it though.

Then this morning we took apart the old fridge, got it into Harvey's truck and he took it to the dump. That took up a few hours this morning. He also had to go to an appointment at the optometrist to get his field of vision test done. 

Moving furniture was next as well as reinstalling doors. 

I mentioned being able to pick plums at the neighbours and here is a picture of some of the washed ones. 

Harvey ate the first half that I washed and has started on the second half.

It has been really smoky here due to the fires in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. This is what the sun has looked like most nights as it sets.

This picture does not show how brilliantly orangey pink the setting sun really was. During the day I can't even see the power plant just south of us.

Harvesting the garden is on going. 

This is what I picked today, and there is probably lots I missed since I was fighting mosquitoes and canola beetles (they have moved into gardens since combining started).

I am going to change up a few things in this weeks menus, buy some freezer containers to make freezer pickles. I just do not want to waste anything at all. Mostly because costs of produce and other groceries are rising and will continue to rise for the foreseeable future. 

I also made apple sauce and got it into the freezer and even chopped/diced apples and dehydrated them to be used in muffins and loaves. No picture though sorry.

I did get a quilt top sandwiched and I hope to machine quilt it after grocery shopping tomorrow. Harvey always asks if we don't have enough, but the more we have the less I will worry about freezing if the power goes out this winter. I can always use them for gifts as well.

Everybody have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.