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Cooler weather = bread baking season. My partner made Sourdough specifically for stuffing. Excellent priorities.

well caramelized sourdough loaf on a rack.

Cooler weather today meant I could finally cleanup the backyard garden. I can’t believe how hardy pepper plants are. Most were still alive despite a few months of zero irrigation.


Good morning! The weather in Northern California is starting to feel like fall. 😍


I love fixing cracked main drip line tubing and a bad pressure regulator seal in 100°F weather. I took this as an opportunity to remove previous temporary fixes and an unnecessary valve.

the old leaky tubingthe repaired not leaky tubing



Covered up the avocados again in advance of today’s 110°F weather. Every time we do this it gets simpler and better. Wrapping the sheet around a ladder is genius.

Sheets covering two avocado trees


40 tomatoes harvested today at just over 7 pounds. During cooler weather a few weeks back they managed to set fruit, so lots more on the way. Our peppers, grown for mainly hot sauce, are ripening nicely.

harvested ripe tomatoes, piled high in a metal colanderharvested ripe peppers, super shiny and redSanta Fe peppers ripening, red and yellow agains the leavesseranos ripening, red against the leaves


Ooof. Though I have a suspicion my weather station measures higher than it should. It topped out at 111°F today.

temperature chart


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