Yesterday V decided to try out his sniper skills. He managed to bag three chipmunks, one even a head shot. Impressive aim! Especially for someone who has little experience.
I had the day off today. My usual day off would have been next Monday but someone else needed Monday so we switched things up. It was pretty low key. I spent the afternoon baking. Snickerdoodles and some biscotti. I then packed up a care package for Justine with cookies, chocolate, tea, her forgotten knitting project and a few other odds and ends. I included a couple of Corelle bowls since she managed to shatter the one she took to school with her. She was lamenting the fact that she could no longer microwave her oatmeal. Poor thing. I've been collecting things for a few weeks or so but the broken bowl was the impetus for sending off the package this afternoon.
We had a cold front move through today with dropping temps, showers and wind. Tonight should be fine but we're supposed to be down into the mid 20's tomorrow night. Since we had discovered a couple of peppers still surviving out in the garden V decided that we should dig them up- LOL! So, we found several big old pots in the barn and now have three new plants in the house. His inspiration for digging them up was me saving seeds from the Volcano Hungarian Wax peppers. It was a freebie 'experimental' pepper I got seeds for a few years ago with a seed order and we really, really like it. I'm out of seeds and V was concerned that the seeds I was saving wouldn't breed true. Poor thing, he likes his hot peppers. He thought the best way to preserve genetic integrity was to dig up the plant. LOL! So, we now have a hot Hungarian Wax, an Anaheim and a Sweet Italian pepper in pots in the library. We cut them back quite a bit, some due to frost damage and some just to make them more manageable. We'll see how they survive. At least now I don't have to think I need to try to salvage something in the garden over the weekend when it freezes. I can just let it all go... finally... until next year.
It didn't just shatter. It EXPLODED into a MILLION TINY FRAGMENTS.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Okay, Okay... I'll use the right descriptor!!!
DeleteGet it right, Mom! LOL!!!! I'll be interested to know how your potted pepper plants (say that fast, three times) do inside. I contemplated a jalapeno plant, but pulled it out instead. It's all I can do to keep my Meyer Lemon tree in good health!
ReplyDeleteWe already have one pepper plant inside. We planted one of the Black Hungarian peppers in a pot this spring (to replace Eric the jalapeno- may he/she rest in peace!) We've had great success keeping peppers indoors for years. Eric lived with us year-round for about 7 years in his pot and provided the occasional pepper in January. Now that we've got the new, lovely, huge windows in the west wall of the library we get tons of sunshine in there- perfect for plants.
DeleteI have two big potted geraniums outside that I was just wishing today I had room to bring inside for the winter. But I really don't know where I'd put them. I'd have to take one chair out of our little living room . . . and we only have four places to sit in there now so we could only invite one single person at a time over to visit then, right? Oh, the dilemmas we have to deal with!! I know! What we all really, really need is an attached greenhouse that was heated all winter!
ReplyDeleteI'm letting my geraniums go as well. They're hanging baskets and I just don't have placed for them. But I agree completely, an attached, heated greenhouse is definitely the way to go!!!
DeleteThat is quite a feat for Justine! I remember in those years going to a party once where the big entertainment for the evening was dropping Corelle dishes onto the floor to see if they would break, they did NOT! LOL, there were some pretty sad people that night, namely those that were planning on turning it into a drinking game if they broke, yep the rules got switched pretty fast! Can't wait to see what your peppers do this winter!
ReplyDeleteThe lure of Corelle iw that it's not SUPPOSED to break. But when it does, look out! I'm hopeful for the peppers, they haven't shown any signs of transplant shock so keep your fingers crossed!
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