Hallelujah It's Raining Rain!

[dawn_felagund]

Bobby and I had just sat down to supper on the patio, and it started to rain. Because we have a big ol' umbrella, we didn't go in right away, but then it really started to rain, so we carried our suppers indoors and watched/listened to the blissful sound of rain hitting our poor dry soil

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[dawn_felagund]

Homemade chimichurri sauce made with fresh basil?? Sounds yummy! :D

I also am trying again for some squash and zucchini, last time they were eaten by the sandhill cranes. :(

Ours were destroyed last year by squash bugs, so we're also giving them another go this year. This is actually our third year for pumpkins, and we've gotten exactly one fruit because, the first year, the plants were killed by powdery mildew and, last year, the squash bugs got them. Our county had an infestation, apparently. And I spent many hours squatting out in the garden killing those little bastards and went out one day and the plants were overrun and beyond salvation. (Squash bugs smell like Jolly Rancher candy when you squish them which is just ... weird.)

I don't know about giving up meatEnvironmentally speaking, it's much more sustainable to occasionally eat locally raised meat than to go veggie, since most vegetarians eat food grown thousands of miles away and then look down their noses at the non-vegs for not being "environmental" enough. So you're

[angelica_ramses]

Chimichurri!!!! That's considered a local specialty - I mean Argentine. There's even a story that the name came from the (mis)pronunciation of the name of a Scot (Jim McMurray) who wanted to spice the regular beef diet he had to eat here and invented it in the 19th century. The local recipe has chopped garlic, oregano, red pepper, rosemary, vinegar and olive oil. Are we talking about the same sauce?

[dawn_felagund]

Thanks, Eli! I'll be sure to keep you in the loop when I have an idea about the themes. We're thinking of you guys! :)

[samtyr]

I'm glad you're getting some rain at last. :)

[dawn_felagund]

Me too! The plants are like, "Wha--??" :D

[surgicalsteel]

We got rain over the weekend and were so grateful for it - we desperately needed it!

[dawn_felagund]

Oh good! I've been hoping those on my flist who have been similarly drought-plagued were having the same luck we have. When Bobby reported for CoCoRaHS this morning, we had close to an inch in the gauge--woohoo!

[ithilwen]

Hurrah for a good, garden-saving rain!

[dawn_felagund]

Indeed--and it's raining again right now! :) Meanwhile, dare I hope that you all have had a reprieve from the rain?

[ithilwen]

We're still getting a storm or two a week, but I think the amount of rain per storm has fallen off some. So we're not drowning anymore, which is a relief.