Cleaning up.........

 

Once again I'm attempting to clean off table tops.  I came across a pile of scraps and decided to cut them into logs for my ongoing project.  6 more blocks makes 22 total.  I need more light pieces so when I find a pile of light scraps I'll do some more cutting.

What do you do on a nice cool Saturday?  Bake of course.  I had a half package of frozen cinnamon rolls that I wanted out of my freezer.  They were all frozen in a heap so I had to microwave on a thaw cycle so I could pull them apart and let them rise.  There was a packet of cream cheese frosting in the bag too.  I ate one right away while warm, put 3 in the freezer and left 2 out for the next 2 mornings' breakfasts.

It has been a really strange summer for tomatoes.  We normally get some really hot days in the summer but this year we had several hot days in a row a few times and the tomatoes stopped ripening each of those times.  Now I'm back to a bountiful harvest again.  We have just 70s and low 80s predicted all week.

I love August.  Even though some plants are starting to dry up there are always the few stragglers that are just getting going into full bloom.  In August the days are so bright, the air so clear.  I think I would know it was August even if I didn't have a calendar to go by.  There have been a few years when August has been way too hot and humid but the normal August here in northern IL is ...well it is hard to put into words....clear, bright, blue skies, and the air just feels so pure.  By the end of August more plants will begin to dry up, seed heads being prepared for winter.  This is the last chance to enjoy summer.  Temperatures are down in the 50s to mid 60s at night for good sleeping with windows open.  Any day that I can have windows open is a good day.