30°f this morning, -1A°C. Cold but no frost or freeze. Very dry still.
It has been a quiet weekend here. The well man came Friday morning, bless him, and found our problem-- the pressure tank has gone bad. He was able to do a temporary fix so we have water again, thank goodness, and will be back soon to replace the tank. So, repairs will be in the $$$ range. What a relief. We are accustomed to being without water occasionally because of power outages, but it is unsettling when it's our pump that goes down.
Friday was not a great day for me, lots of pain so lots of rest. Saturday, however, was a very good day. I was outside all morning, cleaning up and putting away stuff, getting the last leek plants ready for Larry to plant, and tidying up in the cellar house. In the afternoon I chopped up the celery Larry harvested
and put 3 big bags in the freezer, with the leaves still drying today in the oven with the pilot light. The leaves will be ground up and used in soups, etc.
Today we were both tired. Larry has finished brushhogging, and has been cutting firewood from fallen trees and cleaning up around his buildings. He has been getting his equipment ready for winter too, and doing some garden cleanup. So today, we took it easy. I finished processing some kraut I started before my surgery and priced a tote for the booths, and honestly, that was about it. Larry cut a little wood and made room in his buildings for the tractor and four-wheeler. It was nice to just enjoy time on the porch on this pretty day.
This coming week we have appointments every single day. Not looking forward to that! How is it that they pile up so? I have 3 for the dreaded PT, and Larry has 2 with the Veterans Administration in Huntington, which is 2 hours + away. Ah well, this too shall pass!
Leaving you today with this photo taken by grandson Jared on his last evening in Paris.
(I cropped it from his Instagram post that shows up on Facebook as a Story.)
Jared has had quite a trip. He left August 2 and spent the last few months in Indonesia, Borneo, Thailand, Turkey, Abu Dhabi, Rome and Paris. He arrived back in the States last night. I hope to talk to him soon, but I sure enjoyed following along on his trip via his posts and videos on Facebook.
Your grandson's picture is amazing. You must be looking forward to seeing him again and hearing more about his adventures.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're in for a demanding week with various appointments. I hope things go as smoothly as possible.
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An up,down and up!
ReplyDeletePlease be careful and don´t overdo it.
Yay for your Grandson´s adventures - I hope to learn more!
I have never thought to chop celery (and carrots) from the freezer. I do chop peppers and onions, and always have, but you've gotten a new idea into my head. We eat a lot of soup in this house in the winter.
ReplyDeleteI will also have my share of appointments this week, beginning with a dental session at 9 this morning.
ReplyDeleteMust be quite tiring when one has to travel so long...I can't. Those fresh harvested celery look great. Good luck with all the PT appointments, Sue.
ReplyDelete..I have celery that needs to be saved too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great photo! Your gardening saga is amazing; tiring just to read but I am glad you got it all done. And our week is piled up too. I may write about it, if the hagira gives me the time.
ReplyDeleteAt our previous house, we had to replace the pressure tank a couple of times and the well pump once. However, ours was only a couple of hundred feet down unlike yours. I'm glad that your pump is still good.
ReplyDeleteI now know what to do with that stalk of celery which was given to me, and I thought at the time, what shall I do with this? I do like it in soup and stuffing and chicken salad...so we shall see where it ends up. Your trio of passed-out pooches is cute! Yes, there are days that don't work, and days of doing the things we do. Carry on!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful photo.
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Glad to read the water problem resolved. And what a trip your grandson took!
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