Here's the planter bench that overlooks the garden with marigolds and phlox growing inside. I show this bench periodically for Granny up in Washington, because she seems to like it, I reckon. :)
And even though this looks like ketchup in a styrofoam plate, it's actually plum butter. As I was juicing the plums recently, I looked at all of the leftover pulp and thought "there's gotta be something that I can use this stuff for"....Anyway, I just made 5 half pint jars of very thick spread, or what I would refer to as "butter" - although I have no idea what it'll be used for later.
In other news, it is extremely hot here now - reaching well above 100. Jude is staying in the shade and drinking plenty of water, but doesn't eat much when summer hits. Her weight has dropped significantly - as it does every year. Anyway, I'll be glad when things cool down a bit - for her sake.
Jeff
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Did you make that bench?
Lisa
Tomato Thymes - of course, I've built everything on the property. :)
The plum butter looks like it would be dynamite in blini, if you Southerners ever do that : )
Poor Jude. She needs a swimming pool. Maybe you should build her one!
I don't envy you hauling water, and I hate using city water. Drought stinks, doesn't it?
Well it has been hot. I'd pour it over vanilla ice cream.
Ahhhh, I can just see myself relaxing on that bench, big glass of iced tea in my hand....thank you for thinking of old Granny :-)
Nice crop of grapes! Bummer that you have to haul water to give things a drink. No wonder you have a rainwater storage system! Hope you get relief soon, that can't be much fun.
~~Lori
PS, I like the planter bench, too. All it needs is somebody's keester parked on it with some iced tea.....or something cold!
I am right there with you, no rain and crazy hot. Summertime in Georgia and Alabama isn't for the weak. :)
Seems like that "plum butter" would be good on a toasted bagel with cream cheese.
Stef - I'm not sure what blini is....Oh, and I bought jude a little kiddie pool a couple years ago and she wouldn't even get in it. lol
Daphne - I'll find some uses for it, and have even thought about putting it over turkey or ham, maybe?
Granny - you wouldn't be sitting there very long right now, because it's scorching hot outside!
Lori - I have spent countless hours sitting on that bench alone during the past several months, and have shed a river of tears. It means alot to me - to say the least.
Kris - it's just brutal.....I'm gonna try a jar of that stuff when the opportunity presents itself, but don't know what on, yet....
Nice looking grapes. Our wild ones are doing good even with lack of rain and excessive heat. We had to fill a 55 gal barrel with water to take to the south garden to water. Our rainwater system, based on yours, down there was empty.
Too bad Jude wouldn't use the pool you got him. Our dog is in the pond ALL the time. I guess some dogs are water dogs and some aren't.
Let us know what you decide to do with your plum butter. My mouth waters thinking about all your plums.
My dogs won't even go outside if it's raining. They'd probably have heart attacks if I put them in a pool!
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