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  That contraption is older than I am!  It was my mother's, though I am pretty sure she never made jelly, so not sure what she used it for.  When my dad passed away about 5 years ago, my siblings and I were going through their belongings and ran across it.  No one else seemed interested in it...

Love a story with a happy ending!!!  Great job catching it all on camera too!

Really enjoyed catching up on your glog this morning over coffee!  Was going to try and get an early start on some yard work, but we had a small isolated thunderstorm roll through a couple of hours ago, so I'm waiting for the grass to dry.   Not to hijack your glog, but just wanted to post a...

I see what you mean about the Peruvian Purple.  I like the color of yours too!  Don't think it's the sun here making mine darker,  as it is on the back patio, and only gets sun until 2 or 3 in the afternoon, with some of that being filtered light due to the pergola and grapevines.  My plant is...

Hey Andy, thought of you when I was making this jelly, because if I remember right you planted a currant bush.   This year's twist on my traditional Cranberry Jalapeno Jelly.   Rovada Red Currants     An assortment of Fresnos, Santa Fe Grande, serranos, a couple of Birgit's Locotos, a Hung. Hot...

Hi Paul!  Enjoyed getting caught up on your glog!!!  Your season looks like it is going well for you.   We get a few dragonflies here, which surprises me as dry as it is, but I have never tried to catch one on camera.  I'll have to do that, so you can help me identity them.   Didn't know about...

     I'm eating peppers every day now, so my tolerance should be up some by the time the season's over.  I actually thought about you after that second piece.  Can't remember which super you were trying in the video, but I just remember that you didn't keep it down.  That made me think twice...

Well, I didn't come by here to go on and on about how awesome your grow is, or your pods, or harvests, or pics, 'cause I KNOW how tired you are hearing that from everyone, haha!     I'm with 3/5 King though, not sure how you have time for all of that and work full-time.  Are the days longer over...

Hi Matt!   Loving the pics your getting with the new light box you made!  And the captioning on the photos too!  I used to know how to do that, but I've forgotten now.   Loved the family review of the 7 Pot Bubblegum too!!!  Your wife did a great job of keeping her cool under pressure!  I...

Okay, I'm back.     Oldest son, and the one most likely to give me a hard time, was at football practice, and the two little ones were outside playing so thought I'd "pony up" as Shane so nicely put it.   Here is the first real pod off the NOT Yellow Fatalii.       As soon as I cut that baby...

:oops:   In my defense, I've never grown anything hotter than a habanero before, and those I know I can eat.   It's the fear of the unknown ... and the fear of upchucking my fish tacos.     Tonight I have to walk with my women's group, but I will do my best to eat one of those NOT Fatalii's...

Tonight's dinner = Fish Tacos     I kind of cheated by using store bought guacamole, but I did use some homegrown veggies.  Also the fish was dredged in Zatarain's Southern Fish Fry with some of my Chilhuacle Amarillo powder mixed in.   I'm so sorry that I didn't realize this second pic was...

Yeah, the seeds came from someone in the seed swap I hosted this spring.   Here's another one for you, Rick, my Peruvian Purple.  It's really loading up now!     NuMex Vaquero (a jalapeno type)     Santa  Fe Grande     A couple of NONS:   Cukes       Ludmilla's Pink Heart tomato.  This...

  No pods yet, Rick.  Guess I could just be patient and the pods would give it away ... nah.    ;)     Received some rain last night and this morning, and it's starting to sprinkle again.  I don't have a rain gauge at the moment, but the weather websites are saying it was only a couple tenths of...

I picked my first ripe pod today, but haven't tasted it yet.

Just now starting to have a few cukes set fruit here, so no pickles yet, but seeing that relish of yours has me thinking zucchini relish instead.  Just need a few more ripe peppers, and a couple of ripe onions, and a carrot or two, and I'd be good to go.   Almost forgot, great job on the pie...

Between work in the mornings and VBS in the evenings, I spent pretty much zero time in the garden this week.  So got the front yard cut yesterday, and spent some time cleaning up the flower beds, and pulling bindweed out of the yard this morning.  Then I headed down to the community garden to...

Okay, I'm like 5 pages behind, but wanted to stop by and say, "Hi!"   Today while I was making zucchini bread, I was rummaging through the spice cabinet looking for nutmeg, and found the baggie of chili powder you sent me last fall.  Somehow it had gotten buried at the back of the cabinet.  Made...

Yeah, well, zucchini waits for no man (or woman).  Once it gets going, it is hard to keep up with it, and forces me to get creative.  I made a Chocolate Zucchini bread last week, and used some in a rice pilaf the other day, and I STILL have at least four more large ones in the fridge.  May have...

I thought about sticking a pepper in the pic, just so I wouldn't get in trouble for too many non-pepper related posts ...   Today's project = Pineapple Zucchini Bread         I harvested my first Lumbre pepper today, and a couple more Serranos, Costeno Amarillo, and Aji Chinchi Amarillos, but...