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Good morning. It's 76F on its way to 85F. Very pleasant with a nice North breeze. My wife just finished her last harvest of green beans. We picked approx. 24 gallons (raw) this year. When canned, that gives us inventory for several seasons. Today, I'm harvesting jalapenos, and it looks like I'll...

Good morning. It's 72F on its way to 99F. Hot and sunny. Sic .... hunkering down sounds like a good idea. My sister texted me that the wedding was cancelled, and they are stuck in St. Pete for a few days. I plan on working in the garden most of the day. I need to clear out a few beds for fall...

Good morning. It's 71F on its way to 99F. Mostly sunny and hot again. Got a text from my baby sister (the one from Colorado Springs). She's in St. Pete for a wedding ..... she's not liking this Debby thing at all .... nor the humidity. I'm mowing later this morning. My wife is pressure canning...

Good morning. It's 69F on its way to 94F. Mostly sunny and pleasant. Sic .... looks like rain. One of my sisters is in FL (not sure where but I'm thinking SRQ) for a wedding. She texted me the WX forecast. Have fun! You guys getting cute with the BBQ :P! BBQ sounds great ..... I might have to...

Good morning and what a glorious morning it is! The past few days have been brutal. Today is different. It's only 72F on its way to 94F with low humidity! Finally! It will be short lived though. Today, we're giving more produce away to my sister .... maybe 8-10 large flats. It will totally fill...

Good morning. It's 71F on its way to 96F (RF 104F). Had some storms blow through last night .... got 1/2" and it doesn't look like there's any storm damage. I guess folks to our north got hit real bad. Nice cool-down from past couple of days. Yesterday, it was so hot, dusty and smokey that it...

Good morning. It's 80F on its way to 100F (RF112F). Another hot one. Mowed yesterday and harvested a ton more stuff. I need to trim today. My wife is taking 6 large fruit boxes of tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans and jalapenos up to our daughter's work. Some is for her but most are give aways...

Good morning. It's 78F on its way to 100F (RF 115F). It's crazy humid and hot. We are under an excessive heat warning for the next few days. I didn't mow yesterday ..... I need to do it today. First, I need to get fuel for the mower but need to wait until some of the other stores in town open up...

Good morning. It's 81F on its way to 100F (RF 107F). Partly sunny, hot and breezy. One morning meeting and then mowing. I'm tired of picking cucumbers and tomatoes. We've harvested over 250 cucumbers off of just (2) plants. It's insane! I need to get out and pick the superhots. They're out there...

Good morning. It's 75F on its way to 85F. Humid and cloudy with T-Storms in the area. Red sky in the East from the Sahara dust and Canadian wildfire smoke. Nothing exciting is happening here. Processing more green beans and making more pickles. I also need to make some spicy ketchup. Futzing in...

Good morning. It's 72F on its way to 86F. Humid and sunny but not very hot. Picked another 4 dozen cucumbers yesterday and (2) 6 gallon buckets of tomatoes. Plenty of produce processing on today's agenda. I also need to trim. The cherry tomatoes need picking too. My wife is having a "girl's...

Good morning. It's 69F on its way to 93F. Plenty of sun. Looks to be a 6-month sabbatical for me at work. I will miss the incoming $. All of that income was 100% play money! Yesterday, we harvested a couple buckets of cucumbers and a full 6-gallon bucket of green beans. My wife also cooked down...

Good morning. It's 71F on its way to 96F. Partly sunny and very warm. Seems like Uncle Ben is an expert on more than just rice! My company is asking me to take a sabbatical because I have been a Contractor for too long. I will need to take a 6 month sabbatical before I can come back again as a...

Good morning. It's 64F on its way to 94F. DR: I think a .410 might be the ticket for those squirrels but it's very difficult to thin out the herd. You take care of one and dozens show up for the funeral! Early voting today followed by futzing. Grilling some chicken this evening. Beverages later...

Good morning. It's 67F on its way to 87F. Should be a nice day. The oppressive heat comes back tomorrow. Mowed and trimmed yesterday. The fishing trip was average. Lots of fish caught but the number of trophy fish caught was down. Today, I've got a BBQ lunch meeting at 1300 and then I'm futzing...

Good morning. It's 66F on its way to 83F. Apparently the cool WX has followed us down from Canada. It's nice today in the Land of Oz. We are completely over-run with garden produce. We'll be processing every day for the foreseeable future. We have several weeks worth of work ahead of us. We have...

Good morning. It's 76F on its way to 96F. Rain to south. All packed up and ready to go. Leaving here at 1300. Heading to my fishing partner's place and will spend the night. Then up very early tomorrow morning for the 15 hour drive to Northwest Ontario. Be safe and be good.

Good morning and Happy National French Fry Day! It's 75F on its way to 95F. Breezy, sunny and very warm. Mowed yesterday. Probably just futzing around today. Heading out on my trip tomorrow afternoon. Sic ... freakin' intestinal issues suck ... I know from experience. I have been getting old...

Good morning. It's 71F on its way to 91F. Sarting tomorrow, the daytime temps will be close to triple digits for 5 days or so. Late night match ..... rain delay, extra periods ..... ugh! A little groggy this morning. One business meeting this morning and then I expect I'm gonna mow. Futzing...

Good morning. It's 72F (22C) on its way to 91F (33C). This is the last day of the nice WX. The oppressive heat comes back starting tomorrow. I harvested the sweet corn yesterday. My wife is busy processing it this morning. Today, I have a business meeting mid-morning and then I'm futzing the...