Carrot Sticks and Dip!

 Carrot Sticks and Dip!

 

Yum. Feeling a bit like a bunny rabbit today. Picked up some spinach-artichoke dip the other day, and it is now the most satisfying crunch of the afternoon. Walmart sells this stuff in much larger containers and for less money, but United is close to the house. Plus, they have someone to take it to your vehicle and load it for you. Going to have to start doing pick-up at Walmart for the things I need instead of walking around inside United. One of the major drawbacks to that situation is that United has the big bags of chicken quarters that the dogs get fed. Not sure if Walmart has that or not.

 

Cooked a (on 40% sale) brisket this morning and sliced it up for two or three meals. It was not very large, but it does not take much when paired with a potato or some green beans. One thing that got accomplished was a large can of corn frozen into muffin cups for the hens. They absolutely love that stuff. So funny to see them eating corn that way. The corn in scratch is not supposed to be good for them in the summer because it causes them to get hot. And this may do that as well. Or not. Bet they would to eat cottage cheese frozen in muffin cups as well. They love cottage cheese! Who would have thought that the barnyard animals take care of leftovers that well?

 

Trying to keep the house livable today has not exactly been easy. A large fan in the living room has helped, but the AC units simply can’t defeat this heat. The office is the only room that can really be closed up and cooled effectively. Guess that room can be my “nest” for the summer. This evening will be time to put the water on out front to keep my veggies alive. Soaking the ground is about the only way to help the okra, squash, watermelon, and cantaloupe. The tomato plants have given me several decent size tomatoes, but the vines that Jo Ann Hobbs gave me have had some of the best tasting tiny tomatoes ever. Roger Thonton grew some like this one year that were almost like eating candy! These are tiny, but just as sweet as they can be.

 

The floods in various northern states are enough to flabbergast a person, but the fires are even worse since they can spread over such a large area and burn everything in their path. These states with floods are going to have to go back in there and rebuild the roads and any infrastructure that has been lost. Not sure how that will affect places like Oregon with the fires. Someone said that the advantages of living in the wild country are almost wiped out by the wild fires! That is easy to understand. It seems like it has already been a very hard year with all the disasters of weather and droughts. We may find our foods that require corn, wheat, soybeans, and other grains are going to be priced right out of the means of most folks. It may be time for the government to bring back milk, cheese, and other commodities to keep the farmers going and the people fed. If chicken feed keeps getting more expensive, folks are not going to be able to find eggs at all.

 

We know that all things are in God’s control, so it is well past time to ask for His blessings on this nation. The one percent of the people who never have to worry about prices are not the ones who will be asking for God’s help. So, we know what we must do to keep our neighbors and families fed and healthy. May God forgive us and bless us as He sees fit.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.