What the rain does.
I’ve been feeling a bit under-the-weather the last couple of days. I don’t know if it’s the barometric pressure or what, but it’s gotta stop.
Speaking of the weather, we have FINALLY received rain… and tons of it. The grass has been getting crunchy underfoot and the garden has been looking sad - literally sad. It’s been so droopy and dry. However, the hard rains of the past two days have brought it back to life. I love this weather. It’s supposed to do this type of thing the whole week. I have my fingers crossed. It’s difficult to beat summer thunderstorms in the South. I can leave the humidity aside, but give me summer storms any day.
The garden has been doing pretty well. We have a TON of cucumbers. The tomatoes have not been fruiting as well as seasons past, but the ones we do get are delicious. I say this with exception to our sungolds, which are extremely prolific. I’ve been picking and roasting, picking and roasting. I put some up in the freezer last night so we can use them in the winter. Basically, all I do to roast them is cut them in half. Place them, cut side up, on a cookie sheet/pan. Drizzle them with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then roast them for 30-35 minutes (or longer) at 400 degrees.
The blackberries have also been doing well. The bush has spread and the berries have been huge this year. The bush is still very small, but next year we should have a pretty good lot of them. I was able to put up a couple of containers of freezer jam, which is not much, but more than we’ve been able to do in the past.
Well,chores call. If this rain keeps up, this whole house will be clean.
