Today I focussed on preparing for the coming storm, rest, and posting an update on my garden, which I haven't done in a while. And got some other things done too...
In the Kitchen:
| For lunch I cooked up some left over herbed sausage meat from yesterday, that I formed into sausage shapes. I had these with some sliced cucumber, red cabbage, and homemade rich red sauce. Yum! |  |
| I cooled, strained and poured the stock, which I started in the crockpot yesterday, into containers - 2 for the freezer and one for the fridge. |  |
| Dinner was lamb chops, trimmed and baked in a roasting dish with kumara and potatoes, and served with steamed broccoli. |  |
In the Garden...
A tropical storm is working it's way down the country, predicted to bring lot of rain and strong gales. The first is sorely needed, the second of concern! So today I added extra support to my sunflowers, moved some pots, put away any loose items, and closed up the greenhouse this evening.
I also did a photo tour of my garden, and posted it HERE.
I also found a hypothermic, sodden duckling in the chicken's water bucket when I went to feed them - it had managed to climb in but couldn't get out. Ducklings swim well of course, but also need time to warm up and don't spend long in the water at this stage. I brought it in, dried it off, and kept it inside my t-shirt for an hour or so until it warmed up, stopped shivering, and became feisty, then returned it to it's mum and siblings.
I also did a photo tour of my garden, and posted it HERE.
I also found a hypothermic, sodden duckling in the chicken's water bucket when I went to feed them - it had managed to climb in but couldn't get out. Ducklings swim well of course, but also need time to warm up and don't spend long in the water at this stage. I brought it in, dried it off, and kept it inside my t-shirt for an hour or so until it warmed up, stopped shivering, and became feisty, then returned it to it's mum and siblings.
Today's Thrifty Tips and Handy Hints
Save vege cooking water: Don't salt veges until after they've been cooked, and save the water they were cooked in and steamed over to either make soups, or to pour on the garden (cooled of course). The water contains nutrients very useful in either situation.
Prevent smelly trash bags getting ripped open by animals on collection day: Place all bones and such into a bag in the freezer, and pull out frozen bag on trash day and put straight in the rubbish bag. Animals won't be attracted to it, and you won't have ripped open bags spreading trash around. Also make sure you rinse bags and trays that have contained meat very well before putting in trash, or consider freezing them too.
Prevent smelly trash bags getting ripped open by animals on collection day: Place all bones and such into a bag in the freezer, and pull out frozen bag on trash day and put straight in the rubbish bag. Animals won't be attracted to it, and you won't have ripped open bags spreading trash around. Also make sure you rinse bags and trays that have contained meat very well before putting in trash, or consider freezing them too.
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