Wednesday - oh yippee! It's the MIDDLE of the week! WAIWO 07-24-13

Summer Breeze - still waiting for borders!

Rained yesterday - a LOT!  Waited and went out to weed this morning - STILL wet - or at least wet enough.  I did some weeding in paths, weeded some of herbs - and that's about it.  If we don't have a monsoon rain this PM - I should be able to weed the rest of the tomatoes (excepting those I did this AM before I decided it was too wet!) and pick beans, cucumbers (which I didn't touch this AM and which SOMETHING has walked through and may have infected the cukes with that powdery mildew - keeping a CLOSE eye on that.  If so - then OUT the plant will come - and NOT to composting either - to a trashbag and dumped.  Powdery mildew will spread to squash, melons as well as cukes - and similar virii (viruses???) will attack tomatoes, peppers and eggplants as well.  Ugh!  Wish it would extend to weeds - would almost be worth it - particularly if it wiped out crabgrass!

Still - romas are ripening - one "fell" into my hands - will eat at lunch along with my "pea-picker" cherry tomatoes.  Yellow pears are LOADed - just green as gourds!  Drat it anyway!  They're my favorite for eating out of hand with those grape tomatoes a close second!

Catching up on what I didn't get done Monday or Tuesday otherwise.  Hopefully will get caught up!

Haven't made kitchen map - BUT know where most things will go...... Some probs though:

1. Food storage 
1. OBVIOUSLY has to go on metal shelves - in dining area
2. Soln - a "curtain" to fit around inside of metal shelves - on rods so I can pull back or even tie back
2. Food preparation
1. See baking arrangement.  Also pots and pans - was SUPPOSED to go in a center island - which has not happened - and frankly, with table in there - it isn't overly likely.  Still would love to hang pots and pans - but then I'm not fond of headaches either!
3. Baking
1. I LIKE storing mixing bowls, etc. in drawers - may keep them there.  And obviously - flour, etc. in small amts can be stored above with major amounts (bulk wheat storage) over on shelves which are nearby).  Would prefer to move the canisters though.  Maybe a "shelf" arrangement? with something on top???
4. Appliance garage
1. don't know how much of a "garage"it is - BUT - between stove and sink below cab is a good possibility.  Also counter is small enough it is out of way of major mixing, etc.
5. Clean up area 
1. Obviously the sink/dishwasher area.  
2. Also holds glasses, plates, etc.
3. wish it would hold dinnerware trays.
4. SOLNs - 
1. Carry food to table - same with dishes, etc. - on tray.  Carry used dishes back to sink on same
2. consider moving towel/dishcloth bin to inside of laundry area.  That drawer can become new dish utensil drawer.  Not sure if big enough though.
3. Cups on double rack above saucers, etc.
4. Need new dish drainer and rack - needs to be DW safe

Also behind on studies - somewhat.  but pretty much as usual.  Will study then clean then study then clean, etc. until either done with studies or with housework - if such is possible!

Oh yeah - re the housework - the reason I have scheduled SO MUCH is because with the advent of heat and then monsoon rains - the blasted mosquitoes, gnats, and anythning else came inside where it is cooler and where there is live food (me!)  So in self defense (I don't LIKE mosquitoes, stinging/biting gnats! nor any other little critter that belongs OUTSIDE) this place is getting a major clean - and then hopefully son will spray!

Canning things - oh yeah - on my schedule - BUT have to wait until first of month (and check) for money to get lids, etc.  Until then - it is dehydrator time - which is my first choice on most things anyway - except for pickles/jellies, obviously!

Am "drilling" on facebook on list I belong to - getting some things done and out of the way.  Also drinking tea - a LOT!  Weather lovely out - just wish mosquitoes and allergies would LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!

Will be heading back out to harvest stuff in another hour - then dehydrator - here I come!  Who knows - I may actually get my refrig clean tonight!

HOUSE - ahhhhhhhhh - housework successfully avoided for another day!!!!

GARDEN - weed, re-plant, etc. - am Late with fall planting!  Still - only by a day on most - and still early for leafy stuff!

• weed
• DONE Beans
• DONE - The Roma side anyway!Tomatoes
• Other
• DONE - romas onlyTie up tomatoes
• DONE Check out sweet corn SOMEONE - uh, some ANIMAL flattened!
• Harvest - on hold until PM - still too wet out
• DONE raspberries
• DONE beans
• DONE pea pods
• DONE - one Roma ready and maybe 5 cherry tomatoes (I harvested a bunch yesterday) tomatoes as ready
• DONE cucumbers
• DONE herbs
• DONE early potatoes?????? (mixed bed- 1 of 3 - some potatoes dieing back in first bed!)
• DONE Eggplant?

STUDIES  - 4 days only (I figure I will be helping out at Lynn and Nathan's at least 1 day)

• Religion - each day's readings/mini books

• Read It's a Mitzvah Ch. 12, 130-135
• Song we sing -  47, 63
• Math - 1 lesson per day
• Lesson 58
• Russian - 
• Lesson 15 - needs lots of review!
• Creative Writing - each day's lesson
• 10-4
• Social Studies - hold this week
• Science - hold this week

KITCHEN

MENU

DONE B: Fried eggs with cracked pepper, toast and butter

DONE L: Cheese sandwich?  May make cheese spread which I dearly love - too much dearly love! Melon

DONE D: Leftovers - this is when my microwave (which replacement sits in a big box used for a coffeetable in my living room waiting for that "someday" when son will install.  Melon