tuesday is the new monday? i can get used to this

and i CANNED!!!!!!!!
not a lot just my blueberry orange compote/syrup/sauce thingie
(6 pints of fresh blues, 4 cups of sugar, the zest of each of one lemon and one orange, peel off the pith and slice both into the kettle- one 3'' stick of cinnamon)
i got 13 jelly jars........ from the looks of the kettle i thought i would get 18-24 jars but this is ok too
i have about 1.5 pounds (fresh weight-i bet it's more like 1.5 oz now) of mushrooms in the dehydrator
and i was to can sweet red roasted peppers but bernie ate most of them....... one for breakfast, two for lunch and i only had about 7 so that isn't enough for a canner load of jars.
i love canning
i felt better this weekend and yesterday so i was able to do this
now today i have the dish disaster aftermath of the weekend
due to that new water faucet with it's low flow design, my portable dishwasher doesn't work much so i have to hand wash the dishes....... i just use the dishwasher to rinse and dry
so things get a bit backed up in there when two people are using the kitchen

in duck news, lilli is over her brood and loves mommy....phoebe is in the middle of the moult and is pretty sure mommy and everyone intends to eat her.....
amelia is over her moult so she's cool again
prudence is just prudence and wanders around after worms
the boys......well malcom is again challenging us
i wish he'd grow out of this hormone hell stage.....he's in the moult too so it's to be expected.

we are flooded again from the heavy heavy rain we had on sunday....standing water everywhere
but the pole beans have sprouted! (i planted them what? friday?)
i keep checking the kohlrobi and beets....and no they haven't sprouted, nor has the spaghetti squash or the parsley, or basil
i am going to be putting in more basil seeds, some dill and nasturtiums, along with some catnip i think.... i am having a feral or stray cat problem out back, the cat piss smell is getting strong, and my cats don't go out
speaking of my cats, they are back to marking territory in the house again. the new neighbors have cats that they let out....and i suspect that the cats are peeing on the house, also possibly out back but i am not sure yet.

we are behind again this year with getting our wood in
i will be calling the wood guy in about two weeks for 6 cords at least
although i want 10
bernie and i have been arguing about the wood... he is now 'over the wood thing'
ahem...........tough shit as we now heat with wood. i am not spending 6 grand a year on oil.....for a cold house!
so we heat with wood
poor bernie huh?
well i guess i am going to have to stack myself then
cause the wood needs stacking

well everyone i hope you had a wonderful independence day-
in between the hot dogs and potato salad, i hope we all remember how lucky we are that we are free
some folks aren't so lucky even today
and even today there are some americans that don't fully enjoy all our freedoms..... such as gay folk who can't marry.....
take good care

vi