That’s a picture of the peach cobbler I made from peaches that came off my tree. I’ll need to prepare some for freezing since they’ll go bad before we can eat them all. And I need to research how to prune my tree so that it grows out instead of up since I could barely reach the highest ones this year.
The mosquitos are horrid. As soon as you go outside, within minutes they are swarming you. Did I mention they are big, black, and aggressive? Nevertheless I had work to do outside so out came the deep woods Off which I hate, spraying the largest organ of my body with those nasty chemicals but whatcha gonna do; arms, legs, t-shirt front and back, shorts front and back. Better than West Nile I guess which has been detected. Probably should have sprayed my ball cap too. I worked out in the heat for an hour and a half mostly in the shade thank goodness because of all our trees but even so it was 90˚ with a heat index of 103˚ when I came in soaked and sweat dripping off me. Yay global warming on the Texas coastal plain. I finally got the little backyard mowed, deadheaded the zinnias keeping the seed heads for next year, transferred the two piles of cut up dead fallen branches into the truck for moving over to the burn pile, watered the plants in pots, and yeah, that was enough. Still have to get the big chainsaw out to deal with this which fell off one of the tallows a week or two ago. That limb has been dead for a couple of years.
SHARE started out fairly slow on Thursday with a handful of A (one person) food orders but then it got busy with mostly big ones Cs, Ds and an E (7 and up). We're having to buy more food from the local grocers as the offerings from the regional food bank in Victoria have gotten pretty slim with all Trump's cuts to food assistance so those poor millionaires and billionaires can get even more tax cuts. It's not like they pay much tax as it is but you know, they really need that third or fourth yacht or mansion and those poor people just need to get a better job. Fortunately we have the funds from grants to do so, for now anyway, and we get donations from the dollar stores and Walmart of their day old milk and meat and produce.
I cannot express how much I despise that man and his sycophant butt kissers whose only concern is getting richer by grifting off the American people, declaring on Juneteenth that the working stiffs have too many holidays and the economy is suffering because they get a day off while he plays golf which he has done for a full 25% of the days he has been in office and charges it all to the national treasury that we working stiffs pay into with our taxes.
We had an unprecedented 11 people at the yoga class Thursday night. The Monday and Wednesday class is in El Campo, the next town over but the Thursday night class is here in Wharton at Hesed House, one at 5:15 (the one I go to) and one at 6:30. Usually attendance runs between 3 - 5 people at the 5:15 time slot but Stephanie has canceled the 6:30 class for reasons and last week we had 7 and last night 11 three of whom were first timers so that little room was full though it could have accommodated one more. Anyway, the 5:15 start is tough for some people to get to after work so we all agreed to a new 5:30 start time.
We finished watching the three seasons of Hamish Macbeth. Hamish is the local constable in a small village in the Scottish highlands who solves all the local problems and mysteries becoming an integral part of the village. Hamish has ‘gone native’ so to speak and tries to keep a low profile so the big wigs in Inverness won’t transfer him to another posting. It’s very good, a comedy drama, very sweet with all the local relationships and recurring characters. I highly recommend it. We watched it on Prime.
Another sketch of a woodland violet. I think I’ll start playing with composition now.
More outdoor work planned for today. Marc mowed yesterday and I really need to get the trimmer out and go around all the flower beds and trees, something I haven’t done since before my birthday party.
Some blooming things: the phlox Ms Moon sent me, day lilies, Mexican bird of paradise.
Your phlox look great! And very happy.
ReplyDeleteI'm just now taking a break from bean picking. Ellen, I swear to you- I cannot keep up with these beans. I've only done one side and that took me an hour and my largest basket is full already.
Anyway, I hope that neither one of us gets heat stroke. I think we're both wise enough by now to know when to come in for awhile.
Your peach cobbler is making me very hungry for peach cobbler.
I imagine IQ47 is getting ready to cancel Juneteeth as a national holiday, this would surprise no one. Your peach cobbler looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteThat peach cobbler looks yummy, Ellen. I remember reading the Hamish Macbeth books and I liked them. Too bad I don't have Prime...Stay cool!
ReplyDeleteA very good looking dish there. And the flowers too. My day lilies say hello, they look the same but all other flowers you show here are exotic cousins to admire.
ReplyDeleteWhen we lived in Africa, our bodily fluids probably consisted to 45% percent of nasty insect repellent - it was the late 1980s, so mostly DEET, impacting the environment at the same time.
Eleven people showing up for yoga- for good reason! I don[t think republicans do yoga- it's too woke...Your flowers are gorgeous and your cobbler - oh my, I would eat all of it all at once! Yummo!
ReplyDeleteI REALLY REALLY want peach cobbler now. Dang it.
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ReplyDeleteFunds that are meant to be separate will now fund the war, so any social services will be cut. The repellant contains deet, it's not that toxic.
This is climate change; unstoppable. Not giving advice on composition because that is obviously up to the artist.
Here's my tip of the day. Get yourself some Sawyer Picaridin insect repellent (it comes in both spray and lotion) and some Sawyer Permethrin insect repellent spray for clothing, gear, tents, etc. Two products, two different uses. The clothing spray, which has to dry overnight before the clothes are worn, is good for several washings. It should NOT be sprayed directly on the skin; spray the clothes, let them dry, then wear them.
ReplyDeleteI use the lotion on places like my waist where chiggers sometimes lodge; both products protect against mosquitos, chiggers, and ticks. I heard about both from fishing and hunting guides who spend considerable time in the marshes, and believe me -- the stuff works. I can wander around mostly without fear, and without bites. Both have the added advantage of not harming things like camera bodies.
The primary toxicity is to fish and other aquatic organisms, so don't spray yourself around your pond. You can get the stuff on Amazon, or places like Dick's Sporting Goods, etc.
Codex: Question @shoreacres.If sprayed on clothes, won't it irritate when sweating?
DeleteYour peach cobbler looks wonderful. Now Trump has taken the nation to war with Iran. Just lovely !
ReplyDeleteThere are no words this morning about the ugly bastard who's running our country into war now. OK, that's enough words. So glad you have peach trees, and can pick them and make cobbler. Getting rround the heat and mosquitoes is a challenge.
ReplyDeleteWell, we had the heat yesterday too, but thank goodness we didn't have the bugs! The only saving grace here (with no a/c) is that we can keep our windows open, and nobody has screens.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cobbler! I enjoyed reading the entire series of both Hamish and her Agatha Raisin series. I love them! I’ll have to look for the show.
ReplyDeleteXoxo
Barbara