09-10-2026 — That is saucy

Howdy all. Another nice fall day, more or less. I think it drizzled overnight, and it is to be cloudy most of the day. But it is in the 70s, and staying there for the day. I’m indoors today, after doing another “harvest” yesterday.

I packed up 2 gallon bags of tomatoes from the harvest a few days ago.   But I noticed some red on the plants in the garden bed, as I looked out the window.  

I went out to grab them without a bag or basket.  Darn good thing my cargo shorts have roomy pockets.   Twenty more will need processing maybe tomorrow or Friday.  

And there are another dozen out on the plants getting close to harvest.

Yesterday’s cargo shorts haul. Yep, those were all in my pockets. I was holding tightly onto my belt as I walked back into the house. And my biggest fear was I’d forget about them and sit down before unloading them ALL.

I did want to highlight this one from earlier this week. That is a one gallon baggy. The tomato was easily 7 inches long and 3 ½ or more high. I was cutting it up forever!

Today I chopped up around a dozen from yesterday’s picks, and added one of those frozen bags, and some of the onions from earlier this year, and some extra onions/peppers, into the big pot. They are stewing down now. Oh, I through in some Italian seasoning and black pepper/salt/garlic on top. I will likely do a quart of sauce for the freezer, and then add various dead pig and cow meat into the pot to make a pasta sauce. If there is enough, I’ll freeze a quart of that too.

Normally this time of year, I start doing my Xmas collecting for my card packages. Or building things for them. It is kind of nice to not have that pressure. Yes, I did order a box of cards to send out — but at a single, or double, Forever Stamp postage. I’ll do my year-in-the-rear-view letter sometime in early November. Procrastination won’t hurt much this year.

And I am still looking for a bargain price to get my personal present from me. I want that 4th EcoFlow DPUX battery. It is holding firm at $2399 at both Amazon and the EcoFlow web store. Last year it dropped as low as $1799. I’ll jump at $2199 at their site (using a coupon to lower it another $200), or at $2099 from Amazon. Hey, since all of those websites are monitoring me, which of you are going to drop the price first?

There is also a big expense coming yet this year after my early October checkup on my Dental implants. I then need to get the Caps for the two teeth from the regular dentist. That could be anywhere from $1000 to $2000, or more, dependent upon insurance coverage. I don’t think they will cover any more this year, so it will likely be on the higher range.

Hey, but I’ll be getting money from the government soon. Didn’t our president just illegally offer each of us $5000 to vote in his party this November? Somehow I think that even if his people filled the congress, that $5000 would be as likely as the other tariff refunds, DOGE refunds, detaxing of Social Security benefits, and what ever other monetary promises were made. And no, I think there is ZERO chance that gas will drop to $2.00 a gallon, immediately after the election.

Yesterday, I took a quick wallet hit at the local grocery. How I spent $100 for 2 bags of not much, I’ll never understand. Anyway, I checked gas prices as I drove there and back. Range for regular gas was right around $4.20 a gallon. But Diesel was like a penny short of $6.00. Wow. just two years ago, it was under $3.00. That increase has got to be pushing inflation. The latest “report” says wholesale inflation was up about 5 % year over year. I don’t buy into the “report” now that the people supplying it are hand picked to replace the prior teams that were dumped because the president didn’t like the numbers they were reporting.

As a Senior, getting back my Social Security money I paid in, I’ll likely get at 3% or so increase this year as COLA. I know my cost of living has gone up a lot more than that. And so has yours. These numbers, while still not looking good, are as phony as a Trump dollar coin selling for $30.00.

Ugh, I’m getting political again. I hate that I do that. Here’s hoping the people vote in the congress team they want this election season. And if that gets me a $5000 refund, so be it. The people get to make the decision. I just hope they make the decision to Enjoy life