Kathi Jones wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>>Went to the supermarket yesterday and hit the used meat bin pretty hard.
>>Got there just as the butcher was loading it up with marked down beef.
>>Six nice sirloin steaks, two thick chuck steaks and a chuck roast that
>>will do well as pot roasts, and a couple of 2 inch ribeyes, all for half
>>price. Now residing in the freezer in their vacuum seal bags for later
>>use. Saved on nice sirloin out for supper tonight, will broil it on the
>>gas grill. Tomorrow will be a pot roasted 7 bone roast with veggies.
>>
>>Made a big pot of chili yesterday, ate a bowl or two at supper and then
>>froze the rest in containers fit for nuking and snacking or for topping
>>off a nice hot dog at a later time.
>>
>>Bell peppers in the garden are almost big enough to start picking but
>>everything else is slow. We got almost a half inch of rain yesterday but
>>not enough to break the drought. Weather bureau says worse since records
>>have been kept in this area and that started in 1890. I think the webs
>>between my toes are starting to shrink.
>>
>>George
>>
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> Wow, George! Wish I could hit deals like that at the meat counter!
>
> Your weather...from one extreme to another, eh? (as we Canadians say...)
>
> Kathi
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We mostly get hot, humid weather from late March until October/November.
Last year was an aberration as when we got home from running from
Hurricane Rita on 09/26/05 it reached 115F with low humidity that
afternoon. No electricity, no air conditioning. We only stayed long
enough to patch the five holes in the roof and then took ourselves to
our daughters place in Texas.

We've had a fairly cool winter and spring though and this morning was
loverly, cool, high clouds, the afternoon isn't that bad as long as
you're in the shade. Wife just came in from playing in her flower beds,
that's what she calls it, looks a lot like work to me. Of course her
school spring break ends Monday morning and I think she got her wish
list done around here. Some people gotta have that flower fix, me, I
grow stuff to eat. <VBG>

George