The dogs and I went for a lovely short walk this morning. Met a couple of new dogs in the neighborhood. One in it's yard, and one that charged up to us, but returned to his owner when called. Minor dog tangle on my end, but not bad.

I reached a point of produce critical mass in my refrigerator yesterday so this morning I pulled out all of the little bowls of Roma tomatoes to cut up and steam juice. Run the remainder through the food mill and there is the sauce. I have 10 jars (pint and half-pint) of juice and sauce. Since the peaches purchased yesterday aren't ready I have a day off before more canning. I may be able to can peaches tomorrow, it's warm and the box is open and they smell wonderful but are still too firm.

I have a large bowl of slicer tomatoes that I'll probably dice and can tomorrow. I have a few more ripening for sandwiches and salads. My feed store doesn't have any of the variety I like (Super Fantastic) but I'll check at the neighborhood garden center tomorrow. If I find the ones I want I'll pull several of the plants not producing much and use the green tomatoes for some relish. The new ones will be a hopefully healthy fall crop.

The eBay listings have watchers and I am watching them, hoping their presence leads to purchases. It feels like time for a few eBay garage sale listings. There are things in my donate box that might work.

Next: take a bucket of soapy water to the garden. With gloves and a sponge thingie to pick off big bugs (toss them into the water) and to use the sponge to brush any aphids off of the plants they have attacked.

SRS