Nothing really new at the moment on the cooking front, although I am itching to try some old fashioned cakes...we shall see. Other than that rehashing the same good old bbq recipes that are tried and true, mostly because they are quick and easy. Tonight's concoction involves portabello mushroom burgers with the side of potato salad. Oh the nice part tho is the fact that I could use thyme from the garden as it appears to have taken finally, that is unless goliath swamps everything out of there...we shall see. I have definite tomatoes appearing on the vines which is a great thing and I'm already contemplating what I shall try to grow next year. Could be interesting as I hope I can get the little ones involved in growing a bit next year too. Although not sure what I'll grow as it seems one of my choices I don't think will grow properly here, peas (sob), most years it's just going to be too damn hot for them, shame although maybe I could do them as an early spring crop, hmm maybe strawberries. I don't want to overrun the garden completely with produce as I want to keep it manageable.
Plans for a new roof are well underway and we have put down the deposit, so I think at this point there is no real return. I hope the cool roof we are putting on will make a difference with cooling costs, and my husband is considering putting in a 2nd vent fan to reduce the heat up there as well. Oh and I've been heavily influenced by a new friend to start hanging out the laundry to dry. It's a habit my Mum always did, and one I've not done in years due to mostly living in apartments or renting space and not having the availability of a line. However, there is no reason why I can't save ourselves a little electricity and quite honestly I love the smell of freshly hung laundry to boot.
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