Finally!!

 

Rainy and Chile

 Well, false fall was nice while it lasted. We had cool temps and rainy days last week, but today will bring us to a week or so of second summer. 

However, there is a bright spot-the day is gorgeous, if warm and Hatch Green Chile season is upon us here in Texas. We were actually born and raised in southern New Mexico not many miles from Hatch and then spent 8 years in the Santa Fe area. Roasting green Chile is the smell of September in New Mexico. (So is freshly picked, tree-ripened apples, but that's another story.) But even here in north Central Texas, Hatch chile can be found. A small grocery store nearby was selling cases of big beautiful Hatch green chiles and roasting them today, so we stopped and got one. They are now chilling out in our freezer waiting to be rellenos, enchiladas and green Chile chicken or pork stew! The key is to get it from the roaster to the freezer as quickly as possible, because nothing breeds bacteria faster than lukewarm chile. We don't even peel them before we pack them into freezer bags and into the freezer. They peel better after they've been frozen and start to thaw anyway. If you get a chance, and they are available where you are-getcha some!

Rain!

 So thankful for this cool, rainy day. It's an answer to many prayers!

It's Here!

 

It's That Time Again

Another year has rolled by and I'm 68 today. Hubby took me out for supper this evening and then to get ice cream. We'll get together with our kids and grands later on. I just got a call from 2 of our grandsons. They sang Happy Birthday and told all about their first week of school and how their calves are doing.  It amazes me how early they start school these days! They started the 12th of this month and the other grands started on the 14th and 15th. Our oldest grandchild started university today! Hard to believe she's already that grown up! 

It's still hot-107 today and dry. Hopefully we are going to get a little bit of a cool down this weekend-back into the 90's! I'm glad we're on the downhill side of summer!

How It's Going So Far

 Ok-enough whining for now.  Stay cool!

Yep.