Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Several more nice summery days, but

there is a big bunch of clouds hanging around way out in the Pacific that will probably make there way here by Thursday. Can fall be far behind?

Ken continues his tests with no clear answers and just a lot of speculation. He is scheduled for a spinal tap on Thursday as they continue to look for an infection or a virus. The pain has lessened and he is more ambulatory, but is in constant fear of taking a tumble. He has even driven a little this week. To be continued.

I defrosted the big chest freezer today, which had not been done in years. It turned out to be pretty quick and easy as I was able to remove the big slabs of ice from the walls before they fell and melted. So it is back on and cooling down. That freezer is 35 years old, and I'm sure eats a lot of electricity, but I think we will just leave it in place for the time being. With the new refrigerator and its large freezer, I could almost give up having a second freezer -- almost!

Last Thursday, Elisabeth and I drove to Yakima to buy fruit, taste wine, and eat some good Mexican food. As we started home, my car began to chug and smell funny. After some fits and starts, we happened on the service entrance for a car dealership wherein we met a very nice sales manager who correctly identified the problem even before the mechanic put it on the computer (bad coils) and after retrieving new parts from the local VW dealer, he had us back on the road in about an hour at an unbelievably low price. We were very fortunate.

Colleen came down on Saturday and we canned peaches, and tomorrow I have some apricots that will be ready for jam. I want to go back over in the next week or two to get pears and anything else that is inviting. Ciao

3 comments:

quilter said...

My freezer is nearly empty and when we pull out of the driveway it will be empty and turned off. I don't know if we save much in electricity but it is forcing me to manage my food a lot better. I'm eager to hear how you like your freezer jam and I'm really eager to taste it.

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