We had a nice walk although it was busier than usual for a Sunday. We’re usually the only ones there. I think it’s because of the heat.
I cleaned the bathroom and sent Bender( robotic vacuum) around in the bedroom and living room.
I went to the Auburn gym for an hour and just got home. I did a quick kitchen zone tidy/clean. I’d done it not so long ago so it didn’t need much.
Yesterday my daughter and I went to the local nursery and got some lovely plants. I got another birdbath and 2 geraniums. It was fun. Before we left I finished baking the 2 sourdough batards. They came out beautiful. I’ve been adding about 100 kg of ww flour and that adds a nice flavor.
After settling in after getting home I started in on my pressure canning beans. I wanted to do garbanzos and black beans in pints. I think pints will overall work better for us as a side dish or addition to soups/curries. It all went brilliantly and now I have 8 pints of shelf-stable beans.
It’s too hot to go outside at least for me so I may just read or knit.
I ordered a 10″ Lodge cast iron skillet because the antique one had developed a crack. I traded for this cast iron in the late 1970s. The woman was an antique dealer and this pan was probably early 1900s. I was sad it cracked and FYI, once there is a crack it’s not safe to really cook in it. I checked eBay for a Wagner but wasn’t willing to pay the price. Lodge does a great cast iron so I’m sure it’ll fit right in. I still have the 12″ antique one she also gave me and that one is fine.
Tomorrow I plan on going to the pool. I’m hoping all the 4th of July travelers are where they want to be and not on the road. I’ll probably try and swim one other day this week.
On the political scene, what a sad day for America. Letting the Christian woman deny services to LGBQT+ people, the ending of affirmative action, and blocking student loan forgiveness. It’s bullshit. The SCOTUS is totally out of sync with what the American people want. Yes, there are the nay-sayers, helping people with student loans but there are millions of people even older people who are still stradled with brutal loans. Why not help out people who need it. So what the fuck they willingly signed those papers. We’ve all done stupid things so give them a break. then the Christian stuff totally unglues me. It is out-and-out discrimination. What’s next ?
This country is going back 50 years and it’s getting worse.
Tahoe Girl 
That’s not “Christian” behaviour – it’s bigotry, small-mindedness, cruelty, racism and intolerance masquerading as Christianity. I don’t think many people understand what Christianity is about. I have a Masters degree in Theology and we were never taught any of those things. I’m sick of people blaming Christianity when, in fact, Christianity is the exact opposite of what these idiots want to do.
The longevity of your cast iron pans is amazing! Do you find they take a lot of work to keep them seasoned properly? And sourdough batards sound lovely. I can’t even think a pout the conservative majority on the Supreme Court without wanting to throw up. So hateful and loving their privilege. Enough said.
They’re easy to keep seasoned. Just don’t put them in water. I use a special scrubbie and then just wipe out . Then I’ll dab a little olive oil on the inside. the new Lodges come pre seasoned so that’s even easier.
I think the simple solution is to require people to pay their loan amounts – but not the astronomical compound interest which means they will owe hundreds of thousands more than they borrowed and never be able to pay off these loans! It is a racket!! You can’t even refinance – the interest is added into the amount you are refinancing and you pay even more!
That’s so true . it’s the interest that’s the culprit and people just cant get a head.
I have longed to get a cast iron pan. Someday I hope to get one.
I concur on the retrograde of the country; it is a sad thing to witness.