Turnips! Turnips are the garden now. Usually what I make with turnips is an awesome chicken or turkey frame soup. But alas, it has been 90 + degrees, not exactly soup weather. So, I’ve been dicing and blanching and freezing for fall.

Last night I heard our little Sheltie dog barking up a storm. She stays in at night, but really wanted outside badly! I knew something was afoot. I groggily opened my eyes and nudged Mark and then –ewww!! skunk! Unfortunately, Lena our big black shepherd dog got the brunt of it. Oh boy did she stink. She did keep the offending rodent away from the red hens, though. A large bottle of white vinegar took care of it, although she is still mildly pungent. I hope the bugger doesn’t come back.

For walking-around spending money, I play in a local folksy type band. It is a lot of fun. I play bass guitar. We have a fun outdoor gig scheduled for this weekend. I am pretty excited about that. If you are reading this blog from a local area, please stop by and see us. We are at the Firehouse downtown. It’s a really cool venue. Non-smoking — yay! And its an actual converted firehouse from the days when they had horse-drawn firewagons. I remember going there as a kid with my dad and eating hamburgers that were huge! The size of my plate. The gig starts at 9 and goes until 1 (yikes!)

Other than that I have been just plain lazy. But hey, it’s summer, it’s hot and I have a hammock in the backyard under the aspen trees