Needed Rain Arrived

 Rained a bit yesterday which was great to clear the smoke we have had in our area. Today we had a couple of gulley washers. True curtains of rain. We are hoping it has helped lessen and or pretty well put out the fires.

The guest mules have tried rolling in their favorite spot but it just turns into a mud roll :).

The potatoes are all dug up and the last batch is hardening off on the tables in one of the garage lean-to's. I think we will be picking one more batch of beans and then let the yet be for seed.

We will pick what's on the old apple tree tomorrow I think. They are mainly good for just things like apple sauce and apple butter.

Some of the family came up to visit yesterday late afternoon and brought things for a light meal with them. Thank you so much. Always nice to see grands and our adult children and in laws that we count as our children as well.

It's been in the 60's F. this week ,very nice. Will be low 80's at the end of the week but that's not to bad. With 50's F. at night. Good sleeping weather.

Everyone take care.

Great Gobbledygook

 Dave has been digging potatoes, first batch hardened off on tables in the sun and boxed up in pine shavings. We canned up some of the turnips, only 5 qts worth so far. Have another batch pulled. Just as many still in the ground. Also made dill pickles and will make more as the cukes come in. Don't know if the pumpkins will have time to ripen.

Looks like it's time to pick the apples off of the other tree. We did one this morning. The one by house didn't do to well but some is better than nothing. It was trimmed last fall for the first time in years.

It' been very hot this week 102 F. yesterday here, much hotter in the valley but normal summer temps for them really. There used to be months of that but hasn't been for a few years. Cooler and 84 deg. tomorrow, with nights back in the high 50's. Maybe some rain coming in for 3 or 4 days only 30 % chance but winds bringing in the cooler temps. on Friday. Sat. 80 deg. F. Yay. Except for hardening off the rest of the spuds. They will have to go into the car lean-to.

Front ramp is finished.

Some of the new bags made.

Monday the 7th we had gotten in from the garden and putting up some extra temporary fence. Everything seemed fine. I had some breakfast, we watched a April General Conference talk etc. I took a shower, got a dizzy while in it. A bit later got dizzy again. The next time were worse with my right side going fuzzy feeling. The seconds later another one hit and real dizzy and right now head to toe went numb.

At the hospital we found out I had a TIA, a tiny blood clot. Oh joy. Spent the night in the hospital and they started me on Plavix. 

After taking the Plavix 3 to 4 days I started getting woozy headed, balance wasn't good, couldn't sleep well at all, felt tired and weak. Took a pill on the 14th of Aug. and decided that was the last one. I was just getting worse.

Today is Thursday the 17th and finally feel more myself. 

Last week on Wed. I also got a heart monitor stuck to my chest. Supposed to wear it for 21 days, can't get it wet, HA. It itches, so I must be allergic to the adhesive. We called to tell them. Just lovely. I told them I would wear it as long as I could stand it. They said good.

The Back Ramp is All Redone etc.

We finished rebuilding the back ramp over the creek last week. Mostly hubby did all I did is help paint and be the gopher and holder as he screwed down the new beams and boards. First we made a new base for the west end.

Took off all the old boards and then the beams. New beams went on. 2x8's were painted with primer cut in half and the ends painted. Nailed to beams and painted.

We have also been picking beans, pulled the beets and carrots. Dried the beet tops. The carrot tops are drying in the dehydrator.

The beets and carrots are all canned up. We are freezing the beans until we have a bunch from the next pickings to can up on the same day.

A granddaughters fiancé came and cut the old maple down some more last Sat. It had a lot of rotten parts that needed to be gone before the snow flies.

We were hoping to get the potatoes dug this week but that  is going to all depend on the weather. Maybe thunder storms coming in for the next few days. We sure could use the rain but also need a week to harden off the spuds.