WAs catching up on the last 2 days and saw that WIP had posted last night! So good to hear from her. She's a great inspiration and resource.
DG - love the picture of you and your pupster. You look like a model! Also, I was very confused about blanching last year when I froze a bunch of veggies for the 1st time. I blanched green beans, let them dry on a towel and then used a food saver and froze them. They were watery. I'm experimenting with freezing raw. So far they look better. Here's what the Nat'l Center for Home Canning says "Blanching slows or stops the action of enzymes which cause loss of flavor, color and texture. Blanching cleanses the surface of dirt and organisms, brightens the color and helps retard loss of vitamins. Blanching also wilts or softens vegetables and makes them easier to pack." I do not like watery green beans so I am skipping the blanching process. I am going to try canning them this year and will freeze some raw.
Was very, very tired yesterday. I'm stil doing too much. By the end of the day I had thoughts of sitting on the deck with an ice cold beer. A little scary but when I really thought about it, it was less and less appealing - feeling dense, bloated, not sleeping well, waking up foggy. GEEE just what I need on top of feeling tired. Then I was suddenly craving seltzer water and had a big glass and went to bed early.
DET - just read about the foot, I assume you karate-kicked a cement block? I need to dig back through the posts and figure out what happened.
AA - loved the post about the Harry Potter series. So glad you enjoyed every last word with your son. You will find many other journeys to share with him.
I must get the pupster out for his walk. He's been a pill the last 2 nights, waking up at 3:00am insisting I get up but not needing to go out for an emergency pee. He wants attention for some reason and I can't figure out why. I had to send him to the garage. He nudges me, I ignore him and he walks across the room to his bed, gets on it, immediately gets off of it, nudges me and repeats....it's weird. He didn't get much exercise on Sunday but a regular amount on Monday. This behavior comes and goes, sometimes I wonder if I'm dreaming and it worries him and he thinks I'm to wake up. If only he could talk.
Happy Bastille Day to all our AF friends in France! Have a great AF day where ever you are today.
DG - love the picture of you and your pupster. You look like a model! Also, I was very confused about blanching last year when I froze a bunch of veggies for the 1st time. I blanched green beans, let them dry on a towel and then used a food saver and froze them. They were watery. I'm experimenting with freezing raw. So far they look better. Here's what the Nat'l Center for Home Canning says "Blanching slows or stops the action of enzymes which cause loss of flavor, color and texture. Blanching cleanses the surface of dirt and organisms, brightens the color and helps retard loss of vitamins. Blanching also wilts or softens vegetables and makes them easier to pack." I do not like watery green beans so I am skipping the blanching process. I am going to try canning them this year and will freeze some raw.
Was very, very tired yesterday. I'm stil doing too much. By the end of the day I had thoughts of sitting on the deck with an ice cold beer. A little scary but when I really thought about it, it was less and less appealing - feeling dense, bloated, not sleeping well, waking up foggy. GEEE just what I need on top of feeling tired. Then I was suddenly craving seltzer water and had a big glass and went to bed early.
DET - just read about the foot, I assume you karate-kicked a cement block? I need to dig back through the posts and figure out what happened.
AA - loved the post about the Harry Potter series. So glad you enjoyed every last word with your son. You will find many other journeys to share with him.
I must get the pupster out for his walk. He's been a pill the last 2 nights, waking up at 3:00am insisting I get up but not needing to go out for an emergency pee. He wants attention for some reason and I can't figure out why. I had to send him to the garage. He nudges me, I ignore him and he walks across the room to his bed, gets on it, immediately gets off of it, nudges me and repeats....it's weird. He didn't get much exercise on Sunday but a regular amount on Monday. This behavior comes and goes, sometimes I wonder if I'm dreaming and it worries him and he thinks I'm to wake up. If only he could talk.
Happy Bastille Day to all our AF friends in France! Have a great AF day where ever you are today.
I love picking on you. Seriously...please make sure you are all the way off the meds before you drive long distance OK?
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