is it to rain........or isn't it?

that is the question (to paraphrase the bard)
it's sort of darkish, and it's after 8am
yesterday was a sort of quiet day,
chickens (henrietta declined to go out) however dulcette happily was running around with the others
ducks (lilli got multiple baths)
dishes
gardening -i put tin foil squares around the squash plants and one around a bush bean to see if that made a difference and now i have to tie up the 'bush' beans as they apparently didn't get the memo that they were supposed to be BUSH beans.....not semi runners
pantry organizing..... oye
i took something like 12 boxes of pasta down to the freezer..this is the new stock that i got for .67 a pound ( i would have preferred 37 a pound but what can you do)
i ordered co2 absorbers to put the new pasta up in canning jars.......eventually i will get mylar bags to put it all up with.
i also make sausage sandwitches for supper that i really really REALLY liked...... with fresh onions and dried sweet peppers.....(love them dried sweet peppers you know...... i use them all the time)

i have pork chops for tonight...... but i am also going to hard boil some eggs i think....

bernie took the old gauge off my canner, as it's registering 5 pounds just sitting on the desk.... no good
there is a new one that will take it's place and that one registers 0 so that's good

canning season is off to a very delayed start due to my gauge but i am determined so it will be much better then last years almost none exhistant
and i have two turkey in the freezer i am going to roast, and process
that will give me stock as well for the canner..... loves me some stock in the canner
loves me some stock on the SHELVES
the more stock the more secure i feel...... i don't know why
but winter means a lot of soup around here so i like a LOT of stock in the pantry.
i used to do a stewing chicken monthly, for the 5 gallons of stock i go through a month during the winter (stock is not just for soup anymore, it's the basis for gravy and sauces too)
anyway, stock is coming up too

now in bean news!!!!!! i got a FLOWER and it's PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shouldn't be long now huh?
i also found my BT so that will be mixed up for the weekly spay on the cucubits
the cucumbers don't looks as vigorous as i would have liked so they will be getting a mulch of compost and manure from the chickens

and the new brussels sprout plants will be transplanted to larger pots prior to going into the garden
i have to start new zukes and patty pans in the house as well.... to plant out in case of vine borer invasion
i have spaghetti squash out there and two patty pan, along with a few butternut plus a climbing zuchinni
i didn't put a pumpkin in (next year pumpkin and spaghetti, pattypan, ***i want to get an orange pattypan*** and assorted sweet squashes)
i am going to replant more bush beans and some more squash later in the season

i also need to get the fridge cleaned out
and the bathroom plus the living room and bedroom oye

i am not getting there

has anyone noticed that?

ok i am going now
cause i am distracted