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Here it is, another rainy day, expecting nine inches of rain today. I
have nothing to preserve but some sweet chiles and the freezer is full
of those, reckon I'll just stir fry a bunch of them to go with our
ribeyes and taters tonight. Maybe a little green onion and some garlic
chives mixed in and done with a smidgen of olive oil and cracked pepper
corns. Bought the ribeyes back in the early part of this year out of the
used meat bin at the market, vacuum packed them and stuck them in the
freezer. I do like getting quality meat at half price just because other
folks want their beef looking fresh cut, give me aged beef anytime.

Raining just enough there's no point trying to do any outside work so
guess I will do some further cleaning of the garage. To wet to haul
anything to the storage locker in the back of the pickup so just fill a
few boxes and stack them up ready to go.

I made a chicken and andouille sausage stew the other day and then put
half of it into a vacuum container and into the freezer. Come colder
weather we will have a hearty dish for our dinner. I do like those
vacuum seal containers, no freezer burn or any degradation of frozen
cooked meals.

George, watching the rain fall along with the leaves off our mighty oak

George Shirley wrote:

> Here it is, another rainy day, expecting nine inches of rain today. I
> have nothing to preserve but some sweet chiles and the freezer is full
....
> George, watching the rain fall along with the leaves off our mighty oak

around here nine inches of rain is a major event.
i'd call it a boatload.

songbird

In article > ,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Here it is, another rainy day, expecting nine inches of rain today. I

Nine inches? Serious? Did you get that much? Got webbing between your
toes?
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of August 20, 2012

On 10/6/2012 10:13 AM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article > ,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> Here it is, another rainy day, expecting nine inches of rain today. I
>
> Nine inches? Serious? Did you get that much? Got webbing between your
> toes?
>
Yup, in three days, actually two and a half, we got almost eighteen
inches of rain. Remember, we're living on top of a prehistoric sand
dune, water soaks right in. Nearest rock is several thousand feet
straight down.

In addition, we have an excellent gravity drainage system, concrete
canals all carry excess rainwater down to a couple of bayous, a large
river, and then to the Gulf. We seldom have homes flood here in this
town. Now flooded streets are common during the downpour, within thirty
minutes after the rain stops the streets are clear again.

No webbing, we just sit here in a remodeled house and watch the rain
fall. Having been retired for over five years now I get to stay warm and
dry instead of getting out in the weather.

Watching the weather report a few minutes ago, seems some of the
northern states and even down into the midwest are facing a possible
freeze today and tonight. It's 84F here right now with a nice breeze
blowing in from the north. Eat yer hearts out Yankee's.

George Shirley wrote:
>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>George Shirley wrote:
>>
>>> Here it is, another rainy day, expecting nine inches of rain today. I
>>
>> Nine inches? Serious? Did you get that much? Got webbing between your
>> toes?
>>
> Yup, in three days, actually two and a half, we got almost eighteen
> inches of rain. Remember, we're living on top of a prehistoric sand
> dune, water soaks right in. Nearest rock is several thousand feet
> straight down.

if we had that much rain here the village would
be flooded. we're "UP" from the village so i
suspect we're safe from being flooded in the house
but the surrounding lower areas might be under
water for a while until downstream sorted itself
out and the water made it's way into Lake Huron.

it has been so dry this year that the lakes
and rivers are all down several feet from
normal.

> In addition, we have an excellent gravity drainage system, concrete
> canals all carry excess rainwater down to a couple of bayous, a large
> river, and then to the Gulf. We seldom have homes flood here in this
> town. Now flooded streets are common during the downpour, within thirty
> minutes after the rain stops the streets are clear again.
>
> No webbing, we just sit here in a remodeled house and watch the rain
> fall. Having been retired for over five years now I get to stay warm and
> dry instead of getting out in the weather.
>
> Watching the weather report a few minutes ago, seems some of the
> northern states and even down into the midwest are facing a possible
> freeze today and tonight. It's 84F here right now with a nice breeze
> blowing in from the north. Eat yer hearts out Yankee's.

har! one thing i like about gardening up
here is that i get a break for a few months
so that i can get caught up on my reading
and other projects.

not too much preserving going on this season.
fruit prices are way up. for some it may be a
good season for trying more herb/wine flavored
jellies.

songbird