Easing in to Fall

 

The first full week of September was nice.  The weather couldn't have been more perfect.  Who doesn't like cool nights and warm days with no humidity?  I planted more lettuce and arugula and got rid of any weeds.  I didn't get many in the garden beds this year so that was nice.  The herbs are all still doing great, but the last basil planted will be it for this year.  I grew a LOT of basil, the pesto is made, and I have a large jar dehydrated so we're good there.  The Butterfly Milkweed seeds are in the refrigerator now, so I'll be able to plant them the first week of October before we get our first frost. We've only had one rain in a long time, and none is predicted for a couple of weeks so it looks like trimming is all TBG will have to do.  The grass isn't really growing now.

We watched Katrina-Come Hell or High Water on Netflix.  TBG told me he actually was in the army with Russell Honore and showed me his photo in his old army yearbook.  I didn't remember him telling me that before, but according to TBG he was a great guy back then too. We also watched the new episode of the Great British Baking Show and enjoyed it.  It seems like they have some really creative contestants.

Thanks for the compliments on the beef ribs we had Labor Day.  They were so flavorful. We enjoyed them with potato salad, deviled eggs and sliced tomatoes.  Meals the rest of the week were...

Bucatini pasta with veggies, chicken sausage and pesto sauce, garlic cheese biscuits.

LO beef rib sandwich, 'fries', deviled eggs.

BIG salad

Chili and cornbread

BLT and zucchini 'fries'. We only have a few more weeks to get enjoy these while the tomatoes and zucchini are still producing and I know I will miss them.  I cook the bacon and zucchini all on the same cooking sheet so it's an easy clean up meal too.

Since the days are rapidly getting shorter, I've started lighting a candle while I cook dinner again.  This apple cider donut candle is new favorite.

I noticed our neighbor two houses down had something go through their bin on trash night and strung stuff all over their yard.  I was pulling out when the garbage man came and he got out and picked almost all of it up and then got back in to dump the bin.  That really made me smile.  He very easily could have stayed in the truck and ignore it, but he cleaned it up.

I went in the office last Tuesday and there was a faint stench that has never been there before.  When the doctors came in one of them opened the refrigerator and told me it isn't working and that is when I knew where that smell was coming from since it poured out of the open door.  I asked why no one text me because I could have put in a ticket to have it removed or at least told them to get the bag of meat that someone put in the freezer out so that it wouldn't start rotting.  Well, they said they didn't want to bother me on my day off even though I got multiple texts from a couple of them on other things.  The refrigerator was replaced Friday afternoon, and I emailed the cafeteria to just stock it on Monday since there is also a doctor's lounge that is always fully stocked.  At 7:20 this morning I get a text with a picture of the refrigerator doors open, and the message said, "But it's empty."   I give two virtual slaps.  

I hope everyone has a fabulous week!!