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I really don't know what I did to my foot, Bestofour. Around the 3 week in July I went out to and dig my potatoes. When I came in and got cleaned up, I felt fine.
But in the morning when I got up I could barely walk on it Some days it gets worse but I will say that many days it seems to be a bit better. I have been taking your advice and I keep my shoes off and rest that leg up ony couch whenever I can.
my DH said perhaps I should go to the Dr. and get an X-ray but IMO these Drs. down where I love are not the best option. I will still be thinking about what I should do.

Junie tell me again how you originally hurt your foot.

Did I tell you guys that I bought the prescription that cost $421.62? The cream that was $60.00 helped a tiny bit but the instructions say use 2-3 times a day so it wears off and I was still waking at night. Maybe I didn't give it enough time but I had to do something. I took my first pill this morning and I've been sooooooo sleepy that I can barely function but I'm hoping I'll get used to it and the pain does seem to be more than a little bit better.

oh no not at all. I am just real slow at healing as one must walk every day. Rod wants me to have it x-rayed. but I do not trust. the Drs. here. I will be thinking of it as time goes on.

Did you reinjure yourself lately?

My foot is still hurting. I went to my local Dollar General did my shopping put away my items AND then I sat with my foot.up until it was time to help the girls with their homework, made supper and then went out and watered everything.

I sit a lot these days so my foot can rest. It has not healed as of yet. But it is better than it was.

I like radishes. Bet I'd like turnips.

I did some yard work this morning but came in around 12:30 when it got so hot. Brought in 1 tomato and some cucumbers.

Good afternoon, I spent the day dealing with the lawn and weedwacking, the grass is growing like the first of July.🤔

I plucked some carrots today.😋

Very interesting information, Sunny...thanks.

Good morning.

Junie, a true yellow turnip does not have any radish taste. It is a unique sweet, earthy flavor that is delicious. I usually cook it in with my carrots due to having less pots to clean but it is good on its own as well. Bestofour, it definately takes over the taste of potatoes. It was always a staple back in the day because they keep so well.....they'd even grow them to help feed animals in Winter.

IMO cooked turnips tasted just like potatoes. It was just that the flavor of mashed turnips tasted ,(,to me) as if mashed potatoes had been made with butter and water. raw IMO just like a mild radish. What say you, Sunny ??

Do turnips have a strong taste that sort of take over the taste of potatoes?

Our cooking turnips are a Laurentian variety, they are yellow and sweet when cooked.

Sunny: I have only had the white round turnips. As I remember, they had a purple root end ? They did taste a bit like a radish when raw. I know my mom made the mashed turnips like you would make mashed potatoes but as I said they tasted as if she had used water instead of milk. She used milk. I have no wish to try them again.

Bestofour, the turnip was o.k. I do not like radish so I'll only grow a small amount next year....but DH loves them. Next year I'll grow the real turnips for cooking as well. Junie, I love mashed turnip and carrots cooked together.

Junie, do you not like turnips or just that variety?

Sunny, My dad loved raw turnips. His dad would grow them. Mom cooked and mashed them ....once. to me they tasted like regular mashed potatoes that had water substituted for the milk. Thankfully mom did not cook and mash them ever again

I think you are right, Bestofour. I think I will do that.

Sunny, did you like the turnips. Sounds like it would be a fall/winter grown vegetable here. I've never eaten a pickled beet.

Junie, nothing wrong with a bit sweeter spaghetti sauce

I roast my cherry tomatoes, cool and freeze them. The other tomatoes get blanched to peel them, cut up and froze as well. I used to can tomatoes but it is easier just to freeze them now that we do not have our own meat to fill the freezer anymore. I try fill it with frozen produce for Winter.

Pickled beets are made and the mess is cleaned up.

We ate one of my turnips today, raw. They are a fresh eating turnip called Purple Top Globe, they grow about 3 inches round and taste like a turnip/radish cross. I haven't grown them before.

oh I love pickled beets
But then you know that. I suggest you put up what you can. You will be happy you did this winter. Cut your cherry tomatoes in half and cook them down. ( add some water so they do not scorch ,?) strain out the skins and freeze enough together for a can or 2 of sauce
You can add the seasonings when you thaw the sauce to make pasta sauce, OR turn it into spaghetti sauce then preserve it.
I am considering making sauce out of my yellow cherry tomatoes. I have quite a few
They are sweeter tomatoes so I say what can be wrong with sweeter spaghetti sauce. I guess if it is too sweet I can always add seasonings to make the sauce less sweet.

also..you are not stupid..IF you are ever by yourself, you will not be lost..you will be able to properly take care of yourself. THAT is worth a lot !!

Yup, he is lucky and I am stupid.😆

I have beets cooking at the moment to make pickled beets after supper. This is the last of the vinegar pickling for the season....I think.🤔

I still have rainwater... usually by now, all of my collected water has been used...but not this year
Glad your water container is full. every time I think of it, I smile.

You are a good person. Carey is a lucky man.

My container could have been filled quite a few times. It rained so hard that I couldn't see outside....it was just crazy.

It is a windy day today, the line is full of towels. I need to go tackle the mess in my garden shed....I really need to make more shelves in there.

Wow stay safe. But I guess getting the rain is a goid thing, huh ?? It your rain container full again ??

Good.morning !

Wow, are we ever getting a thunderstorm. Between the rain and lightning, it's quite a show out there. I love the smell of freshness in the air after it is done.

Bestofour: IMO it would not hurt to ask the pharmacy if they would sell you half the amount..OR perhaps you could call the Drs. office and ask for half the prescription ?? BUT perhaps ask the pharmacy what half an amount would cost before you bother your Drs. office. (?)

The really nice farmers Market here is high on their items as well. It seems that everyone wants their same profit so IMO the consumer suffers.

Bestofour, I'd research the meds to see what people have to say about it working on nerve pain.

Junie, you need to get your SIL growing veggies on his new property...to share with you, you do so much for your grands.