Hello, Alice. I am around, but find myself doing more reading than posting.
I usually check in while I have my coffee in the mornings before I get busy with my garden work. This time of year is busy with the weeding, picking, and canning and freezing of all the fruits and vegetables. Every summer I say I am not gardening next year, but every spring I cannot wait until it's time to plant. Go figure.
I have been making pickles. We only have four cucumber plants but they are producing a lot. I have to pick them at least every other day. Our squash did so well that we were able to eat a lot fresh, freeze some for winter, and still have a lot to give away. The tomatoes are getting ripe now and I have canned a few jars of salsa. I hope to can more next week. My peppers are loving all the rain and hot weather we are having. My wax beans did pretty good but they are done and we pulled up the plants. I haven't decided what, if anything, we will plant in their place.
We haven't been buying many things from the grocery store this summer. Our freezers are still packed with some things I want to use up before restocking. I haven't seen any good sales on things either. A new grocery store opened up in the little town closest to us, but we were disappointed after checking it out. Prices are higher than I was expecting so I guess we will continue to drive a bit further to have a better selection of stores to shop. But not until we eat down what we have in the freezers.
Emily is staying overnight and tomorrow with my mother-in-law. Tony and I are planning on going to Tennessee and maybe checking out the produce auction to see what they have for sale. I would like to get some October beans to can. The ones I planted have maybe one good picking left on them and then we will pull them up.
Well, that's about it for my little world. Hope you all have a great 4th!