pickles

I made my 1st batch of bread and butter pickles to day and my 2nd tomorrow. seem to be addicted to them lately so rather than get the big jar and finishing it in a day or two, i looked up the recipe.
It is a bit time consuming, but easy. All it takes is salt, an onion and pickling cuc's slices at first. After 24 hrs. the pickles are rinsed of the salt. Next, in a saucepan mix a c of sugar and 1 c of vinegar w spices & and boil for 10 min. Cool put in jars and there you are. I think it's cheaper.

The first batch I let the pickles sit on the counter until they were almost yellow. I tried the anyway and they turned out OK after their salt hydration. This latest batch is with fresh ones from the farmer's market this morning.

It's melon time. I love cantaloupe and crenshaw's. Not a watermelon or honeydew,(dad's favorite) person am I. I can still get berries and stone fruit too. I should freeze some nectarines and strawberries. Raspberries are my favorite, I need to make some more jam. I hate doing this in the hot days. The middle of the night is best. It always cools to 50 or 60 in CA. You need a jacket at night. That's why I took a jacket to Michael's wedding , after 33 years away, I forgot East coast weather.

I'll visit spring and fall and sometimes Christmas or for a family occasion.

I can't seem to get in a regular sleep period. I've been taking sleeping pills for the last week. You know if I could I'd be up all night and sleep all day. Usually I come home and fall asleep in the computer or reading in the afternoon and sleep for t20 hrs. or so. Today I forced myself to stay awake till 9:30 then I crashed and woke at 11.

I like fish tacos with a bit of cole slaw on top. Who knew. I was reluctant to buy them.

I'm looking forward for the kids returning to school. Then for the 1st time in a long time I'll go to Big Sur and enjoy the peace of one the most beautiful places on earth.

Then I'll mosey up to see Marilyn in Trinidad. I can only lat 4-6 days there.

Finally after the Mayo clinic et al they or she got an MRI on her lower spine and the found a growing cyst at the base of her spine. Everyone thought she was imagining it. There is one Dr. in Kansas city mo that does surgery. He's done 100 The ones in CA have just started with limited bad results. This tumor can push on the bone and intertwine with nerve endings. It's grown. It should have been found sooner.
Surgery is a last resort with a huge long recovery time. She would have to be on her side and only get up to pee. Beats a incontinence or cauterization

I applied for unemployment today.

Michael got a nice send off announcement from Watchovia.