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Sunday, 30 August 2020

Summer Winding Down

    Kathy brought a big bag of tomatoes from her garden to tennis this morning so I am cooking a big pot of tomato sauce for the freezer. Fortunately I am between crops - the first glut of tomatoes are all consumed in one way or the other and I have another load that are still green or just beginning to turn orange.

   I dug up another potato plant last week and got half a dozen reasonably sized potatoes, so will boil up some of them for dinner tonight to have with chicken. One last little painting job was about all I did today.

   Son and DIL are coming for a short stay tomorrow (with two cats and a dog) while their house is being renovated. Not sure how long they will be here but I'm sure we will get on fine. I hope Alison likes to cook! They are both working from home so won't be underfoot too much. I will just keep on with my usual routines and they can work around that. 

   A lovely day today but I didn't get in the pool as it has cooled off quite a bit. Only two more weeks until it is closed for the year, Boo hoo!

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6 comments:

  1. Joy30 August 2020 at 23:37

    Have a lovely time with your son and daughter in law. They are very lucky to have somewhere to stay to get away from the confusion and clutter.

    How do you make your tomato sauce?
    xx

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    1. Chris31 August 2020 at 13:39

      Thanks, Joy. I just fry up some onions, mushrooms and a green pepper and add the chopped up tomatoes. Cook it until most of the liquid has evaporated then blend it. I also add some herbs and sometimes a slosh of red wine.

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  2. Maggie31 August 2020 at 04:39

    It's always bittersweet when the days get shorter and cooler but Autumn brings it's own pleasures too. Hopefully your routine won't alter much whilst your son & daughter in law, plus pets, are staying with you, I imagine having company for a little while will help to adjust to the seasonal changes. Take care.

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    1. Chris31 August 2020 at 13:40

      Thanks, Maggie. I'm definitely looking forward to the company since we are still stuck at home!

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  3. Patio Postcards31 August 2020 at 07:37

    So your quatrain pod grows - hopefully it won't be for too long. My pool minding comes to an end for the summer in a week - I'm with you on the boo hoo.

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  4. Chris31 August 2020 at 13:42

    I got in today but only because I was hot and sweaty from cutting the grass. It was only 72C so I didn't stay in long!

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