Just dropping in to say good night....
Jane can you turn the lights out please.

OK, I'll get the lights again but I'm not going to wash up the dishes.  I just finished a batch of Amy's Zucchini Relish and the dishes are all done and put away.  If I get here first in the morning I'll make sure there are enough clean cups for coffee or tea or whatever. 

I have 10 pints of beautiful zucchini relish cooling and looking beautiful on the kitchen counter.  That should get me through the winter if I don't get too generous with it.  Cathy has already put her dibs on a jar.  That's OK!  She earned it!  We didn't go to the Amish store today but I did have a visit with her.  And her husband mowed my grass.  I'm all fixed up! 

And now I'm off to bed.  The lights are off and the door is closed.  I didn't lock it just in case someone wants to hang around. 

Sleep peacefully and may God bless us, every one!

JaneS I am with you. sweet dreams and a good night hope to see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd

Looks like I am up first. My dishes all got done & stacked up before bed, too, Jane. I made a huge pot of spaghetti sauce because I had a couple pounds of hamburger & a package of Johnsville Italian sausage needing to jump into a pot. For the first time I used the ground garlic in a jar and think that is what tastes different. Not as much flavor as fresh chopped. I kept adding seasonings but it doesn't have the same flavor. Live 'n Learn, huh?

Waiting for cats to show up at the door. I haven't announced my presence yet, wanted to check how much sleep (not enough, few minutes over 5 hours). They must spend most of the night just hanging out around the pool, any time I look, they are there.

Wishing all a beautiful day, whether it is resting or doing what ever pleases you. Maybe a little prayer for the living and the dead. A prayer that we find a way to recognize those tortured souls buried in hate before they harm someone. We are not seeing their pain, why? What drives anyone to strike out at total strangers?  Guns are not the cause, it has to be humans not understanding the needs of other humans. Guns are only instruments of destruction that need to be guarded like dynamite and poison. We, as the older generation need to figure what we can do to help. I don't mean take away guns from the sane population, doing that only the crooks & crazies will have them. Starting with children, watch for signs of distress, of frustration, teach them how to handle their own disappointments and not strike out at others. Kindness & love, and the absolute necessity of taking responsibility for their own actions (instead of covering up for them). We can come up with a plan to help, we need to think about it and offer advice for this struggling world. We've made it without striking out, how & why?   Now off my soapbox.... I do have faith that if we rattle our brains together we can understand the problem and the solution. THINK, think, think. Love ya all.  Shirley

Good Morning everyone. well I think I am second in this Morning. Shirley it is ok with me you are first, wish I had slept better and been on down the line to mark my spot would have been alright. I will check again later and see what is new. Have a great day everyone.

Lloyd

I'm another one that didn't sleep well last night.  I still feel tired and I've opted out of going to church this morning.  I just don't feel like rushing and I didn't get around to watering the flowers last night so I have to do that this morning.  No rain for a couple of days and none in the prediction. 

All the stuff that Christy and I planted seems to be doing well.  We only lost one Marigold and that one didn't look healthy from the beginning.  I have 11 tomatoes on my one tomato plant and two of them are already pretty big!  I plant one every year from the freebies that Bill brings to church and I've never managed to get even a blossom before.  I told Christy that it was her touch that did it and that the first tomato is hers!

I don't think my brain is functioning yet.  But I did want to ask SHIRLEY if you have a garlic press?  My niece gave me one about 15 years ago and it's a lot easier than chopping garlic.  And I use a lot more fresh garlic than I did before I had it.  It's small enough to fit in my silver ware drawer so it's handy to use.  I almost never use the already-chopped stuff any more.

AMY, I had two jars too many for the canner so I did what you said you do with them and they sealed nicely.  Thanks for the tip!

Now I'm going to go get dressed, take the doggies for a short walk and then water the posies. 

I wish you all a lovely day!
Make it your own in every way!

Good morning everyone, I got a whole 6 hours sleep last night, miracle. Or was it the temperature and no AC or fan. 52° according to TV. About time it is more like my kind of temperature.

AMY  nothing tastes as good to me that picking a tomato off the vine and wiping it and just eating it like that, still warm from the sun. When my son came yesterday he stopped at the far, and got me some of their tomatoes, had one as soon as he put the bag on the counter, the first real native one this summer.

JANE  looks like zucchini relish is popular. The first year my daughter every thing except the sugar and vinegar came from her  garden. Of course she had to buy the jars.

SHIRLEY  I have not seen any parched grass here this year. That reminds me our witch was having a fit one day last week. one of the ladies here pulled her car in front and used the hose the maintenance man uses to water the flowers and starting to wash her  car. She saw her  and went storming outside and I heard her  yelling up here. "you go to the car wash to wash your car. You do not waste MY water to wash your car. "If you park under the trees you are bound to get droppings from the trees"    The lady is one we call Ms. Clean. Now she is telling everyone she sees about the chewing out she got. She has not been here 2 years yet and has complained about things from day one. 

LLOYD  the older we get the less our  bodies can do what we want it to do. I get mad at myself because I can do so little anymore.

CALLIE  wonderful that Ellen went to see you. Always great to see family members.

JENNY  we used to go camping near Charleston and go to the beach. We have a lot of beaches and they are always crowded. Those who have property at the beaches  set up a big noise if anyone trespasses on their beach.

SHIRLEY  do you ever think it is because some parents let their kids do anything they want without teaching them right from wrong? Let them do what they want with no punishment or being taught they cannot do anything they can think of?
Don't hit their hands or backsides when they heed it? About time for some old fashioned strict parents?

Have a good day.

Good morning everyone..

Another lovely day here...and we have a few things to do. One is taking the garbage to the dump and another is hanging bedding out on the line.

Jane, TEN jars wow..that was 4 more than I thought you would get. Tis all good come winter time. Loved talking with you and your wonderful American accent I had forgot to tell you, the pumpkins have blossoms on them but I am afraid of frost hitting them before the pumpkins form. I will cover them at night with hope of keeping the frost off  of them.

Shirley, this gun issue was a discussion over coffee yesterday . All the guns in the shooting have been ones not registered. A responsible owner has their guns/rifles under locked /dismantled conditions.I didn't have a gun cabinet so kept the rifle in one spot ,my bolt in another. One can kill with a cast iron frying pan, are they going to ban them also?? You 're right though prayers are needed for these ones with troubled minds.

Lloyd, did you get your motor in your lawnmower?

Gloria, good morning, you tip toes in on me .. nice to get cooler nights ,great for sleeping.

I had better go get ready for the day..

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good morning!  I have been so lazy the last few days.  I haven't done much more than what is necessary to get through the day.  Unfortunately, I think the Fall allergy season has started even though we are still having heat in the 90's.  I have been fighting headaches and sinus aches.  The change in the angle of the sun shining through the woods is beginning to look like Fall and the nights are decidedly longer.

I haven't done much experimenting with the Instant Pot for the last few days but did buy the ingredients for a Cheesecake so I hope to get to that soon.  I looked up a recipe for zucchini relish and it sounds so good.  I doubt if I'll make any because I am the only relish eater in the house so even one small jar lasts forever.  David tasted the mustard I made but that is all so I am slowly finishing the very small amount I made and probably won't make any more.

Forgive me for not replying to each one here.  I enjoy reading about you, where you live, and what you do with your days.  I hope it will be a good day for everyone.

Doesn't take long for a day to disappear!!  We did take the garbage to the dump and saw evidence that the bears had been there. Last year we were lucky enough to see 3 cubs in one of the bins. Once a ladder was lowered to them ,it didn't take them long to get out and going.

We had just finished lunch when friend drove in so we had a wonderful visit with them. They have a three wheeled motorcycle and enjoy getting out.

I picked the beans and will drop some off at my sisters tomorrow when we go to town. Need to find out from the neighbour what all she would like us to bring back from Costco for them.

Phyliss, that is the next recipe that I would like to do, just need to find the right pan for it.

Enjoy your evening everyone.

Yep I have cheesecake on my agenda for the IP too.  I've already made the cusard twice and I love it. 

AMY, I think I got more relish due to the size of the veggies that went into it.  My zucchinis were probably a bit bigger and I'm pretty sure my onions were bigger.  I even cut back on one.  Even the peppers were pretty good sized.  But I bet it's as good as it was the last time.

My sister found out I made it and now she's on the list for a jar and when she gets a jar, so does my niece.  All I have to do is label them and then they can go in the "attic", which is really my back room. 

The dogs are waiting Impatiently for their supper so I better go see to that and then we'll need to take a walk after it cools down and before it gets dark.  I hope everyone feels better, stays well, cools off, gets rain, or whatever it is you need the most. 

Almost forgot, AMY, pumpkins are being sold around here into November.  Must be the frost doesn't really do a lot of damage to them.  Maybe yours will survive.  Cindy has many blossoms on hers in Texas, too but also a longer growing season!  I'm as excited as you all are!

Gotta run!  Annie says it's time to eat.

no  Amy as Glory said the older we get the Less our bodies corporate. when I was young and worked in blacksmith shop even when we had out side temp in July and august of 110º and in front of the forge was hotter than that. i would start at 6 AM in the morning with only a short room temperature water drink under a shade of a tree in the side yard. we had no A C or fans in those days. but also folks never lived as long as we do now days. but now that we have gotten used to AC I will not trade back. Like  a deceased neighbor said good old days heck only thing good old days we had a strong back and a week mined, and mine has gotten weaker over the tears. well I worked on some miner repairs on the R V. and have the steps moving in and out smoothly. am going to camping world tomorrow and see if we can get the satellite dish to work proper for the TV. if that all goes well we will go on our way the next day east down I70 toward Pennsylvania with stop at Jane's wally world lot. and see her  on way  to see our Kinfolks. see you all tomorrow. so early to bed and sweet dreams tonight.

Lloyd

LLOYD, I'll look forward to a visit with you and Nancy.  Let me know a little ahead so I can make my plans. 

I'll take care of the lights again tonight but I won't lock the door.  SHIRLEY hasn't been by and I left a glass of decaf Iced coffee for her.  I don't want to keep her awake with caffeine. 

I'm off to Dreamland.   I wish you all a peaceful sleep and a good tomorrow.  And may God bless us, every one!

Jane, I am the one that drinks a cup of coffee & puts me right to sleep. This body doesn't run like most. That's why I don't argue with it about meds.

Phyllis, we are starting allergy season early in KS, too. Everyone is complaining about the face & head hurting. It looked like late August until we got some rain this week. Now my grass is green again. I dumped nearly 2" out of the rain gauge today, was an accumulation of the week.

Lloyd, safe travels and happy days.

Gloria, I sometimes think young parents are more interested in what their kids wear (in style) than how they act. I am shocked to see how many expect their parents to baby sit all the time, want their "date nights" with spouses, etc. One of our neighbors called me "sergeant of the guard" of the neighborhood because she never knew where her kids were, even had one lost with only a diaper on in middle of winter.  My mother had a saying that, "you owe your kids discipline as much as food and water".... but I am old fashioned in a lot of ways. By the way, that elephant & goose video was a hoot. At first I thought I wasn't going to get to see but finally downloaded. Thanks.

I had 2 naps today to make up for lack of sleep last night. Finally got a little over 7 hours sleep. Fed cats their midnight snack later than usual. Like opening an oven so hot & humid yet tonight. Real feel of 94 degrees at nearly 11:00 pm.

Amy, I'm really impressed with having bear cubs in your area... you need a good zoom camera to show us. I have not been good about taking pics the last year. Guess I need to have a talk with myself & get an attitude adjustment.

I'll turn out the lights, few things to put away before I go to bed. Sweet dreams & God Bless.

Good morning g everyone..

It has been a long time since I turned the lights on. Coffee, tea and cinnamon rolls are ready in the hidey hole.

We are off to the city in a bit  for an appointment ,then Costco  for a few items for neighbours. I can hear the birds just starting to wake up outside now.

Shirley, these three were in a garbage bin, a big bin and I did get some photos with my phone but not good  ones. They sure were cute and really scampered out of there when the ladder was lowered for them.

Lloyd, safe travels for you and Nancy, enjoy your time away ,you both sure earned a vacation.

Better get a move on here.

Enjoy your day everyone.

Good Morning from Central PA!  Thanks for taking care of the lights and for the coffee and goodies this morning.  The doggies have been out and we're waiting for the boinger.  I think they're already starting to adjust to the later light in the morning.  This morning they didn't get me up ntil 5:45.  It's been closer to 5 all summer.

SHIRLEY, I forgot you're the one who doesn't stay awake on caffeine.  I'm the same way.  Back in college when everyone was drinking coffee so they could stay up all night and study for exams, they all knew to wake me if I fell asleep.  Coffee just never kept me awake. 

Today is a Wally World Day for me so wish me smiles!  I have to be there at 9 and that means I have to fight for a register that doesn't freeze me out. 

I wish you all a lovely day!
Make it your own in every way!

Good morning everyone, after waking around  4 every morning lately I sleep late, woke after  6 and must  say that  feels better. Hope I am getting back to my normal sleep again. Today is a holiday here, We are the only state that celebrates VJ day, the end of WW2.

AMY  you never know when I will tip toe in anymore. just heard on the weather that some places here got down to upper 50's last night. 61° here now.

PHYLLIS  I pull my shades down in the afternoon to help block the heat of the sun shine in my windows so have not  noticed much about the days getting shorter and it has still been dark when I wake in the wee hours of the morning. Today I woke late and it was already light.

JANE  my daughter had a friend who had an order into her every year for 2 jars of the relish and she paid he for them. Mostly my SIL ate most of the relish.

LLOYD  hope every thing goes good and you can head out on your trip.

SHIRLEY  wish I could sleep during the day,  By late afternoon I feel worn out but will not go to bed too early.

JANE  all smiling customers for you today.

Have a good day.

good Morning everyone. well a said a prayer and fell asleep son last evening and had 6.5 hours Good sleep. un usual for me. too many Naps in front of the
t v. Plan on going to camping world today and hope to get in and get few things figured out about the new dish for the t v. get back home and the van and Joe dolly hooked up ready to take off tomorrow. it is 77º now @6:59 A M and shooting for 93º and higher heat index. we are having steamy and high humid weather. not my bag. hope you all are having better weather.

Lloyd

well another day Is about gone. we went up camping world and got the sadlight dish programmed not quite like we wanted but lot of good tv programming. that is alright as we don't just watch T V on the road. we want to meet people and make more friends. If I do not make it back tonight see you all tomorrow.

Lloyd

LLOYD, I got your message today.  I was on the register and my phone was turned off.  We're not allowed to answer our phones when we're on the register.  I tried to email you but couldn't find an email in your info.  Then I tried to call you back and the message said that you are not set up to receive messages.  The number you called is my cell phone.  I'm off tomorrow but I work 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and then I'm off on Thursday.  If you could call me in the morning and let me know your plans, that would be good. 

I'm going to try one more thing for email.  I might have your email somewhere else.  If I don't email you, I'll be waiting for your call.

Today was a pretty good day for work and then my neighbor brought me a zucchini.  It was enormous!  Just for the fun of it, I weighed it and it weighed a little over 3 pounds!  That's big!!!

I might not be back to say good night to everyone and you all might have to take care of the lights and the dirty dishes tonight.  I feel a nap coming on!

I wish you all a good night...just in case!

Good evening EVERYFRIEND.

I have been on edge today as my brother drove himself to the hospital early this morning in terrible pain.  It is determined that he needs his gall bladder out and they are trying to get him a slot to do the surgery.  Got him in around 5 PM and we are still waiting to hear he is out and doing OK.  He lives clear the other side of town so we can not be of much help with our schedule, but it appears his wife and step sons are able to help out.  His wife has not driven in over two years due to the fact that she require more oxygen than a container of oxygen can provide.  She maxes out a concentrator.   

Nothing more to say.....I hope everyone had a good day.

I wish you all a good rest of your evening.

Jenny

Hope he is okay, Jenn, I didn't realize he lived in Denver. Hardly hear about "gall bladder attacks" anymore. I remember my mother & her friends talking about "eating too much chocolate" or "drinking too much coffee"... never knew if that was true, really one of the triggers for gall bladder problems. My brother was also using so much oxygen he was not comfortable being gone from his big tanks & hose for long. Not sure they had the concentrators available then, he carried a fairly large canister at his wife's funeral & he lived a year after that. Cas never needed oxygen, a lung specialist said his lungs were fine, just his heart muscle too weak to pump the oxyten. Getting old certainly has it's scary moments. Hugs to you, can't stop the worrying, though. I do keep a card with the Serenity Prayer inside my Kindle & read it every time I turn the Kindle on... so much truth in that prayer. 

God Bless & sweet dreams to all. Shirley

Denver we are adding you all to our prayer list.
JaneS as of now we plan on loading the R V tomorrow. and tomorrow a Mackinac is coming here to fix the gearshift on my big tractor. you have to take the seat assemble out to get to the gear shifts. and i am not Strong enough to
do that anymore. I am in the process of getting things in shape to have a auction and get all my equipment in shape to sell. I was going to weight until after the firs of the year for tax poppers. but the more things that pop up I think I am going to bite the bullet sell and let uncle Sam have the $$$$. we got the sidelight dome programmed, so when we are some place for a few days we can watch a movie. I will cal you tomorrow and let you know when we are going to be coming your way,we have more time than money. If it doesn't work going we will make it coming back, maybe both ways if you can take that much if us. we plan on jogging through Canada and seeing Niagara falls. we have a second bed full size, if you want to grab a friend and go with us, good Night and sweet dreams. we can talk about that tomorrow.

Lloyd

Good morning everyone.

Woke to the sound of geese practising for their long flight...at times you would think they are flying right through the house!

Yesterday was a good day, appointment met ,then on to Costco and home. No more trips for a while until Sept I think then that is a CT scan for hubby.

Today is pick up dog food, home then take the van back in for an oil change this afternoon. This will be the first time at this garage so we shall see how it all works out.

Lloyd, have a safe trip and don't forget photos please.

Jenny ,prayers for your brother, my son has his gall bladder out and it was done by laparoscopy. He had no problems after surgery  and no more pain either!

Better get going here.

Enjoy your day everyone. 

Good morning everyone  69°, warmer than the other mornings since last Friday. Temperature rising again with rain in the forecast for later today with possible thunderstorms in the afternoon.

LLOYD  hope every thing works out great today so tomorrow you can get  away on your trip.

JANE  has the Meltonin really helped you sleep better? My CNA told me that on doctors orders her oldest grandson (8 years old) needs to take it for a good sleep and it has helped him for almost a year. Reading what you said lately I had her get me some yesterday. Took one last night and am lucky if I got 3 hours sleep. This morning I woke at 4 and tried going back to sleep but no way and now I feel drowsy. A sleeping pill makes me feel like that, too. That will keep me awake all night.

JENNY  hope you brother is doing good. My daughter's daughter in law just had her gall bladder out. No big incision like they used to do. I will say prayers for him.

SHIRLEY  I know grandson's wife drinks/drank too much coke and liked greasy burgers.

AMY  always great to have a break between appointments. I know I like it when I have a couple of months of just doing what I want.

Have a good day.

Good Morning Everyfriend!  And a special "good morning" to you LLOYD!  Thanks for the offer but things are happening here that need my attention and I don't have any vacation time to take.  I'll look forward to a visit from you and Nancy any time you can make it.  Tomorrow is a work day and I'll be on the register from 10 to 2.  I can't answer the phone then.  The best time is after 7 pm.  I don't drive at night so I'm right next to the phone.

My cleaning dynamo will be here around 10 so I'll be all spiffy today.  After she leaves, I have a recipe I want to try for supper today.  I was going to do it yesterday but I just wasn't up to it.

We've got rain today.  I'm not sure when it started but it's nice and gentle....just enough to water the posies but not loud and ominous to scare the puppies. 

I wish you all a lovely day.
Make it your own in every way!

Added note:  GLORIA and AMY you sneaked in while I was typing.  GLORIA, yes the melatonin does help me but not every time I take it and I don't take it ever night.  Also, when I started it, nothing felt different the first night but the second night I got the first good night sleep I've had in a long time.

Have to scoot and feed the pups.  The boinger is going off and they both heard it!

G'Day all. Lloyd, if you read this before you leave home, I notice you said you on you are on your way to Canada, do you remember ? I wonder,  I told you I have relatives over there, their son is in the RCMP, HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE JOURNEY and hope you do not 'Bump' into him !  , take care, catch you soon.
                                             Cheers. Roley.

This is in the IP at the moment..will let you know how it turns out.

https://www.wholesomeyum.com/recipes/how-to-make-cabbage-soup-with-ground-beef/

Amy, I went for the Cabbage Roll Casserole, but there were so many things in the way of getting there that I gave up.  I made a casserole once in the oven and we loved it so I thought I'd give the recipe to Tom.  I think if I can find my original recipe and send it to Tom, he might be able to improvise.  He won't use a cookbook, but uses only recipes on his tablet which is more convenient for him. 

Mary Ann

Mary Ann , try these sites.
https://www.melaniecooks.com/instant-pot-unstuffed-cabbage-rolls-casserole/15835/

https://www.simplyhappyfoodie.com/instant-pot-unstuffed-cabbage-rolls/

https://www.berlyskitchen.com/instant-pot-unstuffed-cabbage-rolls/

Maybe there is one there that you would enjoy. I love the fact that it is all in one pot and you don't heat up the house with the oven.