[greeneyes]

Pinging the list.

[5thGenTexan]

So I canned about 24 quarts(2 cases) of chickens. Used the bones to make broth. Still have one last batch of broth to can in the pressure cooker.

OK, you have got my attention! I have only heard of canning vegetables at home. I would love to learn more about canning meat.

[Marcella]

It got up to 96 today about 20 miles north of Dallas.

We have been gone for 20 days, got back last Saturday. We were in Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia, Ohio (son lives there), Penn., (sister lives there) New York (daughter lives in Ithaca), Tennessee, Kentucky, and Louisiana. We are too old to make that trip again. We need to be in Ohio where his son lives and son has been trying to get Bob to move for a few years. Oh, yes, we went to casinos if the state we were in had one or more.

About Johnny which is really why I am making this report. He had his last chemo two (or is it three now) days ago. He said it is a bad one but I see he has posted on a few threads on FR so he's not totally in bed - yet.

He weighs 125 lbs. which is a miracle as he was barely over 100 lbs. during the first part of this cancer. He has kept a daily record of how many calories he could get down himself and that has paid off into more good lbs. of weight.

I don't know yet what the “last” chemo means. We will go see him within the next few days and I'll have a report.

I haven't grown any food this year and it hurts my soul since I put so much effort into learning how to do it. I'm going to have tomatoes and a couple or three of other foods next spring - I promise that to myself.

There is a heavy metal archway here and I want that archway covered with Tromboncino squash but being metal and in Texas heat, it scorches/cooks the flower vine that grows on it every year. Is there a cure for this to keep the heat from cooking the plant on it?

[greeneyes]

Got to go for a bit and take a med. test. Back later on.

[left that other site]

We’ve had T-storms and lots of rain every day here...not good motorcycle weather.

Oh well, the grass is nice and green!

[Ellendra]

I just finished laying out the sunflowers to dry. 7 paper grocery bags full! It’s going to be a race to get them dry in time, I’ve already had to cut the rotten spots out of some of them.

My pumpkin vines were dying down, so I harvested my pumpkins. 16 pumpkins, out of 2 vines! Normally with 2 vines, I could expect 3-5 of them.

I wanted to say more but my sleepy meds are kickingg in. Nighty night!!!