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Come on in, the coffee is on but it's too hot to bake

I am going to bake anyway. I am making some mini muffins for the kids for next week.I
I have some boughten Loft House Cookies I will share.

Coffee is a great idea though, thanks Sunny.

I should be baking, my blueberry shrubs are loaded. I am going to have to pick and freeze them....but it is supposed to be 108*F today with the humidity. I plan to hide...even my hands are swollen this past week with all this heat.

I hope it cools down soon, I have pickles and preserves to start.

This evening right before the sun goes down it will be cooler so you can pick the berries. That or get up when it is just barely light and go out and pick. That is what I used to do.

Then run the A/C unit with a fan in the kitchen...back at the farm I would hang a sheet over the walk way w/o a door to keep the a/c air localized....I wonder if you could make jelly from frozen berries ? Remember to freeze them loose on lipped sheet pans then transfer to gallon zip top bags to store in the freezer so you can i just use what you want at a time when it gets cooler.

A great jam can be made from frozen berries.
I've been up for a bit and Teddy wants my computer. So I'm off to snooze.

Great, good to know, Tina, thanks !

Dropping in.to.say goodnight. Sleep.well my friends !

Sweet dreams, friends.

Hi all, another hot day ahead. We had quite the lightning show last night...GG stayed up until after 11 pm just to watch the sky.

Good morning. Had a little shaking going on this morning. One way to wake up. Actually, had I been asleep or even standing up, I wouldn't have felt it. It was one canyon over from me.

Wow ! Lightning shows and quakes..You guys lead exciting lives...it is.boring here...mostly hot..then sometimes.it is hotter...

I can smell a faint smell of smoke in the air, I am guessing the lightning sparked fires somewhere....still no report out yet though.

I made a cold potato salad and deviled eggs for supper....now if I could only wave a magic wand for some kind of meat to be cooked.

It is hot season here also. To be followed by windy season then cold season. Then spring. But our windy season now begins sooner and extends into spring now. That's our fire season. Fire and wind mix all too well.

Santa Anna winds,.Tina ??? Or am I in the wrong area ??

Getting ready to calm down to go to sleep.

Yes, Santa Ana winds. They used to come mostly in the fall. But these days they can come at any time of year.
I will say good night as well. Sweet dreams all.

Thanks for correcting my spelling..and here I thought the first word was going to be wrong....My DH' s aunt and uncle used to live in Huntington Beach.They were talking about those winds all the time.

They moved to CA from IL...early in their working careers..then when they both retired, they moved back to IL...so they got to live on Illinois prices.using California ' s retirement. They were happy. Then when Rod' s uncle passed, his wife and DD moved back west. They now live in Arizona along with their other 2 DD's/ siblings.

Headed to bed now, honest......Sweet.Dreams.

Tina, has your Summer been more extreme than usual as well? I was just curious if it is hotter everywhere this year. It makes me wonder if Winter will be warmer or the opposite for us.

Another hot day ahead, the clothes on the line seem to love it

I don't know if summer is more summery than usual. I really have to wait to see the data. I think it's less brutal but not sure. And that can change given our hottest month is usually in September.
Our Santa Anas are legendary. Although they have expanded their time frame, they've actually mellowed a bit. We have fewer days of 100+ mph winds now. Just more 75-80 mph days. And more arsonists, too.

It will be interesting to see what the verdict is on mire severe weather in your areas, ladies. I cannot vote as I have no idea if it i more hot here than usual or not.

I guess I have to go grocery shopping today. I tried to order online, really I did...Wal-Mart wanted to mail me the dry goods and make me go instore for the cold.

No Wal-Mart for me..sad as that is.

Tina, do you think the winds are longer lasting because of development of areas; deforesting, removing topsoil and such?

Sunny, for us, it's been a cooler summer. Not really cool, but it's August and the plants aren't withered and are still producing. I can't remember a year when the garden looked this good this late in the summer. It's only 80° today. We could use a cold winter. Not like yours please Just several freezing days dispersed throughout the winter months to kill off a few bugs.

Junie, that's strange. Shelley has been ordering her food from Walmart since it started and they've never asked her to do that. Wonder if it has to do with Amazon.

Stay safe today Junie.

Enjoy the lovely weather Bestofour, and all the good food.

Tina, those winds must be awful for people with respiratory issues.

I fought the heat and did a bit of gardening out there....the earwigs have invaded everything. Next year I will have to get a bag of diatomacious(sp?) earth to sprinkle around.

Sheri: I think it is me..I gave them a bad review for how I was only allowed to chose from certain items when shopping. That or in the last month a lot of people were buying online then complaining there so they changed the rules. I know hiw you have to fi d items is different.

Diatomaceous Earth is good stuff, Sunny. And my computer says it's spelled wrong no matter that I just copy/pasted it directly from a scientific source.
Sheri, our Santa Anas are much bigger than our fire-caused deforestation. And they predate our written history. It's a hurricane sized event covering several counties. It seems like a huge battle between highs and lows

I wanted.to tell Sheri that I made Zucchini Bread this afternoon with cucumber. I liked it, Rod.did.not. If I do it again, I will not.shred the center with seeds,.and.I will drain the shredded cucumber before adding it to the batter. I had to.add flour as the batter was too wet.

I like cuke sandwiches. I don;t know about bread.

Tina, my DD had so many cucumbers this year that she tried making zucchini bread with thrm. She said you could not tell the difference so I thought to try it.

I've never made cucumber sandwiches but I like them. People make them for baby and bridal showers around here. With cream cheese I think. Yummy.

Wow Tina. It sounds terrifying. Do the fires ever stop long enough for things to regrow?

I am dropping in to say goodnight. Sweet Dreams.

The forests around here keep starting to regrow but tend to burn within 20 or 30 years or so. And we have had some heavy droughts going on too.The forestry keeps replanting native trees and destroying non native types but...
Yep, cukes, thin sliced, with cream cheese is good. I also love them wtth mayo. or truffle aioli.I need to add them to my grocery list.

Sweet dreams all.

I wish you were all closer...I have lots of cukes to share. It has been to hot to process them for pickles so I have been eating and giving them away. It is supposed to cool down this week though so the next batch will get preserved. I have never ate a cucumber sandwich.

DH is home today and his 'to do' list will outweigh mine...oh well, things need to get done no matter whose list they are on.

Good morning.

Sunny, glad that it will soon get cooler for you. I am sure that will be welcomed.

A cucumber sandwich. I have heard of them, but have never eaten one.

Well, we are in for a hot week. I hope everyone stays well. And cool!

Just back from a local orchard. That was a mistake. NO ONE was wearing a mask. Well of course we both were wearing a mask. Oh! One customer did have one in her hand..

Had we had of known we would not have gone. But we were there so we picked up a
peck of freestone peaches and went home. Good news is it was in a very open shed.

Morning all,

I don't understand the not wearing a mask thing... do they have a death wish? I have been out a total of 3 times in 4 months.... would like to see my grands grow up and my greats too... we had travel plans for this summer and would have loved doing that but it can wait for next yr or the next.... haven't seen my kids and grands for a yr and it's hard but not worth dying for...

Hubby got a spinner for our yard when we moved here and the wonderful AZ sun faded it almost white.. was a pretty blue green... he repainted it today to match the angel statue he got at about the same time... looks nice... angel is supposed to hole a flower pot but its to small for a real plant... and it would get to hot too I think... so one of these days I will get a fake ivy or something to put in it...

Well got some bills to set up to pay and who knows may make a mac salad for dinner... hubby's favorite... bill good and cold by dinner time..... have a good day all and stay well....

Nana

Good to see you, Nana. I have been wondering about you.

We wonder about people as well. I guess they do not know anyone who has ever had it so they do not worry. That or they do not believe it is real. Sad part is we are talking about dying here not just being.sick.for a.few days. I agree about not seeing family. I have not seen any of my family except mom and my cousin who is her caregiver since march.

Only other family I have seen is my DD who lives here and her kids. Will watch the kids next week as she has to go to school for meetings. The kids begin school monday after next and once they begin, I will not see them or their parents until Christmas and perhaps not then. There is not 14 days for them to self quarantine before the holidays. If in-person school is closed, I may get to see them then.

Sweet dreams all. I am glad to see Sherri popped in ..

Goodnight Tina. Sleep well.

I will say goodnight now as well. See you all tomorrow.

My computer is really dragging this morning...I wish I could fill it with coffee.

Masks should be essential and mandatory. I wear mine just to get out of my truck for curbside pick up....and I am not even in distance of anyone.

GG attends a very small school(under 90 kids this year) but the risk will be there. They have informed parents that children in grades K-5 do not need to wear a mask at all. GB will attend a different and much larger school. I have no idea what they will do or when I will get to see him once school begins in September.

Yep...in this area kids 9 and under do not need to wear masks. Then.I have heard it might be that if the kids are 6 ft apart in classrooms they will not have to wear masks until they go out into the halls or common areas. From what I see, I feel sorry for our teachers. It will be quite the job.

Sometimes I wish I were independently wealthy, I would tell my DD to quit her job fir niw and keep her.kids home and home school them...ah well, to dream.