It was raining steadily by the time I got home, but there were things to get done outside, rain or not. I spent an hour trimming and planting willow whips, hoping to eventually create a living fence across the front of my property. The trucks and dust create such a hazard, that I had to come up with something. Ideally, one should create a narrow hole about 8" deep in which to place your whips. Since my property is about 20% stone (ergo - two gravel pits), I am lucky if I can pound down 6". I am sure the people on my road think I'm crazy, but that's okay with me. I got fourteen whips planted and thoroughly watered before I threw in the wet towel and retreated inside. Let's hope that they take hold.
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Sunday (a belated Happy Mothers Day to you all, mothers of skinned, furred, feathered, scaled babes) which started with a cozy session with two of my four (counting Layla because she's temporarily my babe).
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| It's a little difficult to get a good pic when they are right on top of you! |
I would also like to point out that Sunday was beautiful. Because of all the baking (pie and barn crew), I didn't get much time outside. I let the sheep out on a short foray into the grass, and did a little tidying up on the deck. Then it was out the door again, to the transfer station, to the garden center to pick up my annual MD hanging basket, Home Depot for a replacement bulb for the halogen light over my sink and then to my sister's for dinner with the bad pie. Sigh. Then a quick trip to the grocery store for cat food, then home again. I arrived home later than I had hoped and I was too pooped to do much more outside. I have another interrupted weekend next weekend, but I am determined to take a couple of days off before Memorial weekend so that I can make some progress. I mean, there should be a least ONE day of nice weather all to myself in five days, right?
Early mornings are all about Slimmie and me. The dogs are not early risers, so Slimmie gets some one-on-one Mom Time. I do adore him.
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Who would not love Slimmie!!!!
Otherwise, your weekends exhaust me. Just reading about them! :-)))
Only thing I'd say, about the pie, is.... Don't use frozen fruit to do it. ,-))))<---Bigggg help, I know.
I long harbored suspicions that after five days of everyone driving around exhausting all kinds of compounds up into the air that those fumes trigger weather somehow. It always seems as if we get the worst of the weather on the weekends... around here anyway.
Isn't he dreamy? He feels like a mink. It's frustrating because I have friends who very successfully bake pies with frozen fruit filling. Pfft. I guess this means I shouldn't eat pie!
Same here. I look at the forecast and it's sun, sun, sun, sun, clouds, rain-hail-wind-locusts for the weekend. I have a sneaking suspicion that, when I finally retire, it will be hellish all week and blissful on the weekends. The Universe is perverse.
God, you must love going back to work because damn your weekends sound like hell! :-) Do you ever find a natural product that worked for flea or tick protection? We seem to be having a very ticky year here.
Happy Mother's Day right back at you!
I get the stone thing, In ancient times our property was a beach, a very rocky beach. Knowing I need to dig a new hole brings on fear and loathing but still I go out and buy fruit bushes and things with root balls. Fur children are wonderful.
I had to go take a nap after reading about your weekend....with my furbaby, who is always ready for cuddles. (and black & white like Simmie). What beautiful greens..yum. Bet your pie was delicious...pretty is overrated.
I don't make pies often because I hate to make crust, but when I use frozen fruit for crisps, I add 1/8-1/4 c flour stirred into the sugar to firm up the filling.
I have a huge crush on Slimmie. But don't tell PT his twin by another mother. On the pie front well I don't too often but when I do it isn't on the low shelf but the middle. What kind of thickner did you use for the fruit? It may have needed more then you thought. And did you defrost the fruit and drain prior to baking or not? Frozen fruit carries a flood of liquid when it defrost. Most likely no help but there you go.As my Mama would say "what do you think it will look like in your stomach?" She did have a way with words. (eye roll)
Love the fencing idea we have a lot of folks out my way who fence with trees or large bushes. Kind of nice.
Oh, sooo jealous of all that beautiful, fresh, nutritious greenery!
The only frozen fruit pies I make are rhubarb and blueberry and raspberry. With the rhubarb and raspberry, I mix up the fillings with the fresh fruit, put in container and freeze. With the blueberry, I just freeze the blueberries and mix with flour (and other ingredients) before putting into crusts. I've given up making crisps or crunches or whatever with rhubarb that has been frozen by itself. ALWAYS turns out way too watery. (This cooking/baking stuff ain't easy!)
If I were the gourmet cook you are with entrees, veggies, etc. I wouldn't worry about baking pies! ;o)
For got to say.....
Love seeing the word "Discombobulated" used!!!!!!!!!!
ED.... I like your long harbored suspicion!!!!
As good as any!
And no matter where you go, just LOOKKKKKK at the lines of cars!
Bahhh-humbug say I! ,-)
Happy belated fur-mom's day! ;) Oh you're lucky to have all that nice produce! I'm going to be planting some more greens today after I finish with the taters.
I always blind bake my pie crust at 425 for about 10-15 minutes because otherwise I always find they are very soggy. I haven't made a pie in ages, but maybe it was just your recipe? For my fruit pies I usually bake them around 400 for an hour or so and I've been lucky with the results!
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