Jake wanted me to add the Hot Shots! movies to our queue. I did just that. He wanted to watch Hot Shots! for this month’s Family Movie Night. So, of course, I accidentally moved the 2nd one to the top of our queue rather than the 1st one. Luckily, since it was a Hot Shots! movie, we didn’t exactly have trouble watching the 2nd one first. The movie was ok. I’m pretty sure I saw it before, but it was good for some laughs.
full freezer
Despite it being a busy weekend, I still managed to do some gardening-related stuff. Today was the only evening I got to spend outside, though. Unfortunately, it was spent weeding (I did a lot of weeding this year). While I hate weeding, I have to say, the yard looks pretty good when it is weeded.
Since last weekend, I have frozen a few bags of basil. I’m close to having enough for the winter, but I might freeze another bunch or two if I have time. I also made some oven-dried tomatoes over the weekend. (and that got me thinking about making a batch Alton Brown’s tomato sauce. maybe next week…) And, today, I packaged and froze the sauerkraut that I started a month ago–over 8 quart-sized bags. This is definitely the most vegetable-related matter I’ve had in the freezer. It should be a good winter, eating-wise.
up in the air
I’m a little behind on my reviews as we watched this last weekend. I thought this was a pretty good movie except for the ending. But, a good ending is important for a movie, don’t you think? George Clooney was his usual awesome self, but I found the ending to be disappointing enough to overshadow my opinion of the film. At the same time, it’s probably worth watching if you view it as more of a popcorn flick rather than something that’s going to stay with you for a while.
nearing the end
Since I last wrote, I made another batch of marinara. This one was more of a veggie marinara as it included peppers and mushrooms. The tomatoes are coming to an end, though. I took out a couple plants this week as they were no longer producing (and mostly dead). I’ll be getting a few more tomatoes, but it’ll be coming to and end soon. I still need to make some oven-dried tomatoes and I have a bunch of San Marzanos ready for the picking for that task. I don’t know if I’ll make any more sauce. I’m not sure that I’ll have enough for that (maybe a small batch).
I harvested all of the red potatoes last week. This is the most I’ve ever gotten. I still think I should be getting more, but I really don’t know how much I should be getting. It seems like not enough potatoes for the area they take up (but they sure are delicious). Anyway, I’ve found the most success by making small furrows in the ground and putting the seed potatoes in them. Then I cover with straw. As the plants grow, I add more straw. At some point in the summer, I throw a load of compost on the straw (and add more straw if necessary). It seems to work for me.
I still need to freeze some basil. That is on the schedule for today. I hate doing that task, but I sure don’t mind having “fresh” basil in the middle of the winter.
beautiful
I can’t believe what nice weather we are having–hot during the day (but with low humidity), cool at night. And it’s supposed to continue at least another week. Hopefully we will be able to get out on the bikes soon. I haven’t ridden in weeks and this is the perfect weather for it.
Yesterday, I went to Connellsville for Brian’s cousin’s baby shower. It was a nice day for a ride (though it would have been even better on the bike). Practically the entire trip is through wooded areas and farmland–my kind of places!
Other than that, I’ve been working in the yard (mostly weeding and taking out parts of the garden). Now that it’s getting dark earlier, I’ve even been getting some housework done. Yay.