Another typical day with temperatures climbing. Dave was out early at 9, quickly fed, and soon after, a hockey buddy of S's arrived to borrow the dump trailer for moving his bales. The fancy bale picker came by and collected 10 large round bales for Dave. I prepared a bison brisket in the slow cooker with fresh herbs for dinner. As I readied it and wrapped up Sunday's blog post, S vacuumed the house and emptied the dirt container.
Dave took this photo of the 2 rascals
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We enjoyed some leftover lunch before I went out to water the plants, while S chatted with the insurance guy and rodeo workers. Later, I went to apply derma gel on Switch and discovered the wire had been snapped again, and a rail was down. Fortunately, there were no casualties this time, thankfully. The handy electrician, S, came over to fix it just as the FedEx guy delivered the GoodFood box we hadn't ordered. Looking towards town, I saw a massive plume of thick black smoke and then heard sirens from Carseland. Apparently, there was an accident involving a small car and a semi-truck hauling peppers at the intersection of Highway #1 and 817.
The fence was mended as the water trough filled. Despite the cooler temperature at 25 degrees, the grass continues to dry out. I sprayed the two girls who waited patiently. Today, I cleared the garden of a dozen cabbage moths using my trusty net. Then, I took a break on the deck for refreshments before S went to sort the boxes that needed burning, and I swept the north side of the garage after rearranging furniture. S lowered the fireball down and took onto the grass for a rinse, in preparation for tomorrow morning's appraisal. I harvested an entire hill of our new favorite fingerling potatoes after shifting the soaker hose and watering the garden.
This is one of the 2 herb pots I have on the go. Each has 3 herbs and were a fundraiser for the library if you remember. I highly suggest having one as they add so much flavour to your summer meals.
Other garden harvested produce
Nathan sent this of little miss independent out for a walk <3
The hockey friend returned with the trailer, bringing a case of beer and replacing three marker lights on the trailer as a trade for borrowing it. The two decided to sit back and enjoy a few beers. Meanwhile, I came in to clean the vegetables and prepare for supper, including some for Britt. I also watered the indoor plants. Supper was underway as the friend left after 6. The frozen bison brisket, cooked on a high setting in the slow cooker for 7 and a half hours, turned out to be so tender - a note for future reference.
I used the extra cooked potatoes and created a tasty
new potato salad. Britt and Dave were out on another night of splendid weather. B took care of her feeding duties while Dave spent time with the babies. I chatted with him for a while as S ignited the firepit, burning old taxes and documents. The townies departed, and we carried on with the purge. It's evenings like these that justify enduring the cold winters here! Among the boxes, we found Sheldon's treasures from grades 1 and 2, clearly inheriting his mom's artistic talent early on. ;)
Baz has the zooms, I only caught the end of it
the pied piper and his herd
Everything was neatly tidied and closed up; I washed all the pots and pans while S pressurized the RO tank. The days are getting darker earlier, which is disheartening to witness. A soak in the hot tub was enjoyed before settling down in bed. We started the latest House of Dragons but I was tuckered tonight and called it.
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