Yep, that’s right, chicks, not poults (baby turkeys). It seems Mama turkey found a nest of chicken eggs and decided to sit on them instead of making her own nest. Oh well, she IS a good mother and it’s the second time a turkey has raised chicks on our ranch and last time she raised the whole batch.

Will got most of our tomatoes not only staked but mulched and caged, too. We’ve got to buy another roll of concrete reinforcing wire to do the last 30 or so tomatoes. Boy, there are a LOT of tomatoes in the garden this year! We’re out of money so in the meantime, we’re busy tilling, weeding, and mulching the rest of the crops. Today Krystal and Will are working on the isolation patches of squash.

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I’ve been kind of under the weather with another bout of diverticulitis and finally had to go to the doctor for antibiotics. Whew! After three days the meds are working and there’s much less gut pain. Boy, how I hate that. So today I’m kind of easing back into the swing of things gently. No, I won’t overdo.

Our adopted son, Javid, is still in need of a donated used laptop or tablet to use while he’s forced to lie in bed to keep healing his previous pressure sore. So if you have one around you’d part with, please let me know, okay?

Our rhubarb is HUGE again this year. The stalks are the size of baseball bats and the leaves are higher than my head. Wow! One plant would make a million pies! I need to get busy and can up some sauce. My friend, Jeri, found that if she extracted a couple of pints of juice from cut-up rhubarb with her Mehu Liisa juicer, then canned up the rhubarb as well as the juice, the rhubarb was just right for sauce, not being watery like regular canned rhubarb. Great for rhubarb crisp, too. Yum.

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The broccoli and cauliflower is doing great this year, as it did last year. All mulched and weeded, they’re shooting up. Can’t wait. — Jackie

6 COMMENTS

  1. My husband has diverticulitis as well. Always get an extra script for antibiotics because it always happens on the weekend :) Jello & broth for a few days.Hope you feel better soon.

  2. Cindy,

    How nice of you. Let me know when he gets it ready to ship. I know Javid will be real happy.

  4. Jackie, I have a laptop I am willing to part with but the thing needs a little work and clearing out. My son in law can do that but he is traveling so much with work right now that he hasn’t had a chance to do it. I will see if he can take it home with him and get it re furbished.

  5. Jackie, I have a small lap top that you are welcome to. The only problem is that it is a small one. Let me know if you want it and I’ll ship it to out to you.

  6. Hi, I really enjoy your Blog. It would be great to see a picture of your Mama turkey and her chicks. Thanks, Jo in Oregon

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