The Good Day All Thread

@Netty much of the Midwest to the eastern part of the US has been under snow storm alert for several days.
Snow can be beautiful and a hazard. Sending good vibes your way. Stay safe.

 

You made it to the other side @Netty! Congratulations! That is a LOT of snow and a LOT of work.



That is a beautiful picture of Thunder. Hubby is very partial to shepherds. - he loved the photo. To quote "WOW! What a beautiful dog!"
The promise is he gets puppy pick next time around the puppy go round.

Today I sorted the onions, and took out any that looked like it was getting ready to sprout. The large Aisle Craig and Expedition don't keep much past January. The next few days will be French onion soup, caramelized onions and diced onions for the freezer. Thank goodness they are sweet onions, so not teary. There are two laundry baskets of onions to process.

I managed the first long walk in a long time, and it felt great.

 

Mel—Congrats on being able to make that long walk. A nice bracing walk and a frisse neus. Just the ticket.

Did you have many dodgy onions?

 

So glad you’re ok with all the snow. luv French onion soup what a great idea. A great way to warm up and use home grown onions.
Give Thunder a big hug from me and all my furry pups say hello
Stay safe and warm

 

Thanks Sjoerd. It was good for my soul, that's for sure.

All of my onions that were soft ball size ( 4- 5 inch diameter ) are beginning to show signs of softness ( a little green bit at the top or a not as tight of a skin). The smaller keeping onions are still doing great. I kept about 10 of the larger ones that didn't have green showing and were in the best shape. They will live in the refrigerator drawer now.

I have some seed for next year that is supposed to be one of best long day keeping onions available. They are smaller and globe shaped. "Patterson onion seeds produce some of the finest storage onions with very round shape, good uniformity, and strong skins that allow many months of storage.". I'm hoping they will be great keepers.

I do have a soft spot for the larger milder onions though. Every onion has it's place.

I have a chopping volunteer tomorrow that is excited for French Onion Soup, with the question mark of " will we be putting lots in the freezer for later?"hahaha I'm using up some different stocks to make it- some beef, venison and maybe one with lamb stock if needed.

 

Good Wednesday morning all. Currently -17°C and clear. The wind is blowing and I'm almost afraid to check the state of the driveway. Yesterday, I had to take the snowblower down the driveway to get rid of some drifts. Then I spent almost an hour clearing out a wide path to the back door. In December I bought 2 couches online and figured I had better make sure there was a clear way to the door. After I was done I found a message on my phone that delivery was scheduled for mid February. I called right back and cancelled them ... who the heck wants to wait 2 months for delivery? I'll head to a local store and pick something in stock. Very disappointing, they should have mentioned the long delivery when they were ordered.
Today, we are off to the dressmaker to have DD's skating dress shortened, then off to the rink tonight.
Have a great day all

 

Good chilly morning to you all! Our local weather forecasters are having a field day, trying to scare the daylights out of everyone. Night temperatures have been in the upper 20's, and daytime has been in the high 30's and low 40's. There is a remote possibility of sleet or a skiff of snow, and all the forecasters are telling us to stay in if possible, and to have "emergency kits" of food, blankets, water, and a snow shovel in the car. Has anyone seen a snow shovel for sale in Texas? The department of transportation is out "brining" the highways. A mixture of salt and water is sprayed on the otherwise dry highways. County roads are sanded, to the point one expects to see camels walking around. If you can't overreact there's no reason to react at all!
So today we are staying inside, preparing our "emergency kit", and having hot soup for lunch. Timi the cat is sacked out on the bed. I hope the sunshine coming in the door doesn't bother her.
For those of you with serious weather, stay safe and as warm as possible.

 

Netty— How irritating is that ! I would have done the same; however, I would not buy a sofa without having sat on it. Haha. I’m a nutter that way.
Good luck locally, at least you can ask them directly how long the wait will be, and if you deem it too long, just ask to buy the showroom model….for a reduced price of course.

Mel— so, you are the onion queen. I really like how you do with your onions. We keep our onions in the garage under our apt., and bring more to keep in the fridge as we use them.

Onions that go soft…mmmm not a good sign there. At least you have no signs of fungus, I assume.

Marlin— i hate it when wether people try and scare folk.
Interesting that we use the same term for salting the roads (pekelen). Our municipality spreads a mix of salt and sand if and when we would get snow.

 

It is a pretty Wednesday morning here with fresh snow falling. Angus is sacked out on the sofa while Hubby sits next to him playing solitaire.

All of the beef and venison stock I need is inside thawing and I'll start slicing soon. @Sjoerd - I predict these two varieties to only store for about 5 months. We feast on the largest ones in the early fall, and share with family. The ones I have left and have put in the fridge are about an average of 1.5 lbs? The largest ones this year were 2.3 lbs. ( we ate them as onion rings with the kids). I'm hoping to enter a couple in the fall fair next year.

They are a lot of fun to grow.

My onions are up in the art room which isn't heated. It sits at about 14 C most times. Unless the weather is really cold, then it is about 10C. I was hoping to get one more month out of these large sweet onions but I didn't want to wait too long and have them sprout.

They are Aisle Craig and Exhibition onions. Very very large and mildly sweet. They have a large neck and a thin skin, so aren't meant to store too long. My Candy onions are storing onions and are all doing well. They will last into at least March, maybe longer. ( the room is a little warmer than most winters). I'm hoping next year with the Patterson onions to have storage into early summer if I'm lucky.



I'm off the make the house smell like soup and fresh bread.

 

@Melody Mc. you grow amazing onions!

Patterson always worked very well for me.

 

Good Thursday morning all. Currently -16°C and clear with strong winds. This is the last really cold day, and then tomorrow the temperatures start to rise.
I sure hope my driveway hasn't been blown in overnight as it is errand and shopping day. I have another load of donations for the thrift store to drop off as well. There is not a lot we need so it should be quick trip.
Have a great day all

 

Netty— I hope you get a break with the weather. Warming temps sound good.

Mel— it is treat to hear and see your your lovely onions. Very nice.
We eat our smaller onions first because over here the smaller onions deteriorate first.

I was excited to hear about you entering your onions in the fair. That would be great. I once thought I would like to be a judge. There are courses in Britain. Problem is in Nederland that competitions do not exist. A pity, that.

 

Good Friday morning all. Currently -17°C and clear. Weatherman is calling for some flurries this afternoon, but I'm not too concerned as my snowplow finally showed up yesterday. What had taken me over an hour the past few days took me about 75 seconds yesterday. I'm quite convinced that now that I'm prepared for the snow, we wont get anymore this winter haha
We are up early for DD's skating competition this morning. Heading out shortly with Thunder for his morning walk, then poor guy is going to be in his crate for a few hours while we are gone. We'll make it up to him this afternoon.
Have a great day all

 

Netty— That would be the way it goes, wouldn’t. Typical.
But the competition, how did that go? We are rooting for you guys.

 

Good Saturday morning all. Currently -6°C and lightly snowing. It looks like a couple centimeters fell overnight. I've got to admit that I'm kind of excited to use my new snowplow haha
DD fell on 2 jumps in her competition yesterday, not a good skate, and ended up in 11th place out of 17 skaters. Not a good way to end her season, but life goes on. We are off to the rink this morning, where she will be coaching the next generation of competitors, and continuing to work towards her last 2 gold tests.
I'm off for my morning dog walk. Have a great day all