it's official, VANCOUVER IS IN A DROUGHT!
it seems like just yesterday that the most common comment about the weather in july was "when in the hell is summer gonna start?". it would be cold and damp until august then we'd get some sunny weather and all would be right with the world. but now there's a drought and it's only july! i think it's been about 2 months since we've had a good rain. oh lord, how i miss the rain!
also in years past i wouldn't get any ripe tomatoes until the end of august at the earliest. there were summers when i didn't get to eat any homegrown tomatoes because the weather would turn and the blight would set in before the little darlings ripened. but now the sons of bitches are ready in mid july! yes, i ate my first homegrown tomato a few days ago and i'm going to pick one in a few minutes to have with my dinner.
speaking of dinner, i've finally found a dinner that works for me and rip. the ripper loves hash browns. i fry 2 extra lean ground beef patties, one for me and one for rip. after sticking my patty in a bun i cut the rip's patty into small pieces and toss some refrigerated mashed potatoes into the cast iron frying pan letting them sit for about 5 minutes to absorb the beef flavor and get to a nice warm temperature. i get a burger and the rip gets some meat and potatoes. the rip is a very picky eater.
i love you sons of bitches.
8 comments:
Everything seem to be out of whack. Summer here start fast and hot even before the 20th of June.
Most everything in the garden is doing great. Except anything in the cabbage family.
Coffee is on
Isn't Vancouver on the Pacific coast? I never knew droughts were possible in places exposed to weather blowing in from the ocean. If Vancouver is dry, Calgary must be parched.
dora - they tell us that some big blob of warm water is causing our dry weather.
gb - part of the problem is the warm winters we've been having with little or no snow. this greatly reduces the snow pack that melts throughout the spring filling the reservoirs. it's a double whammy.
It's damn sure hot and dry here now. Good deal with the tomatoes.
rip stands out in the garden for hours snapping at bees and catches a few each day. i hope she gives it up by next year or the bees might get wise and keep out of my garden.
Those tomatoes you was wondering about, are "Early Girls"
So you are saying there might be something to that climate change them scientist fellas have been talking about? Glad you found a satisfying meal for Rip. Take care, BP.
i shouldn't eat hash browns but i love 'em. when i actually make them, i cook with olive oil hoping to keep peter and paul at bay. i'll try and send you some rain, we haven't had two rainless days in a row since the snow was flying.
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