vanilla extract in the pantry

yup started the vanilla extract yesterday
i got a cheap vodka because i am not drinking it ( i don't drink) but i am going to cook with it
i added about 13 beans chopped tiny tiny (1/8'' pieces) to a half of the 350L bottle.
the other half was put in a jelly jar and about 4 beans added to that, however i am planning on adding many more to that as well.
my hands, the house and the extract all smelled like vanilla
next i am going to make lemon, orange and lime extracts and i am investigating almond
also pineapple thanks to my friend kacey who makes that one

today vicky is coming over. i have a few beans for her too. (we share stuff like these..... or trade i guess you could say)
and since i am feeling better, i want to start some other stuff for the pantry. mint syrup is high on the list

i started seeds for basil, dill, carrots, pole beans, beets, kohlrobi, parsley and spaghetti squash......so far i see only some sprouted beans. and the pole beans are all three of my very favorites
my italian venezia yellow bean, the heirloom turkey gizzard and the kentucky wonder green bean
bernie never did get me enough raised beds so i didn't get space this year for the bush beans (although maybe when the last of the garlic is out, which should be this week?)

i still need to get more mushrooms dried and i would feel an awful lot better if i had something like 3 dozen large and meaty sweet red peppers so i can roast and can the sauce.
oh and the chicken breasts....i am going to be down in that area saturday and i am going to see if i can get my 3 cases of boneless skinless.

oh i used that oralb toothbrush for the first time last night...it was an interesting experience...... it HUMS
it VIBRATES
and it's just an odd odd feeling, but it doesn't hurt which i thought it would.

also health and energy levels depending. i am going to go back to my big batch cooking
i want to make sure we have whole meals in the freezer...... we had them then i was not feeling well for a while with limited energy so we used them all up.
now i need to replace them. i would like at least a three months supply in the freezers just in case
but really i am hoping that when i get to the specialist that she will figure out why i'm getting these episodes of extreme lethargy and all the other crap that's been going along with it- and maybe we can ditch it completely????????
if not can it be modified to not be as debilitating?
but either way i need to have more meals in the freezer for when i get exhausted like that

now vicky just called she's got to cancel for today, she's got too much produce to leave set (she'll be canning today-boy how i understand THAT)
she's offered me peaches as her trees appear to be overloaded this year...... you don't have to offer me twice.....i'd trade a kidney for a few trees worth of peaches.....
now if i could find that antique cooking pear i used to be able to get.......... (it tasted like vanilla!)

so folks, i am off to the ducks and kitchen today
(and a bit in the studio it looks like)
hope you all stay comfortable today

see you tomorrow, same place? about the same time?