See what happens when we take the day off.
And no, I did not get a sleep in, instead there was a murder in the bedroom when Our John forgot that I was having a sleep in and WOKE ME UP!@!! at 5am. I told him that hundreds and hundreds of people in more than fifteen different countries knew I was having a bloody sleep in!! How could he have forgotton? I hid the body, then lay in bed without moving and rested. I had a rest-in until milking time at 6am.
Ah well. There was plenty to do. Fresh Icecream. Apple Butter and Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce. In fact I am making Icecream with Apple Butter today!
The Sweet Chilli Sauce had to be labelled ‘for the very brave’. So I am going to work with it in tiny batches, until I get the recipe just the way I want it, then I shall share. I use the chilli sauce in gravies, stews, as a dipping sauce, it has many uses, it is one of my favourite finishing flavours, so I need to write down what I do. We always have so many peppers.
Some of us are not working as hard as others. 
Summer Sauce and Apple Sauce (for winter apple pies) are almost always on the stove. Or in the crock pot. Or cooling waiting to go in the freezer.
Hairy MacLairy has a message for Laura, who reminded me that we cannot put him in with Mama unless he has a harness on with the pink chalk so we can get some idea of Due Dates! 
Of course I cannot deliver the message. I told Hairy that that kind of language belonged in a paddock. He sighed, looked around at the paddock he was standing in, gazed wistfully at the shut gate, then returned to his corner to practice his sad face. 
Daisy is also having a moan about being left in the concrete yards due to the rain. Lovely lovely rain. No fat cows pogging up my fields Daisy. Just eat your apple peelings and be a good girl. Tomorrow is a new day. Anything can happen tomorrow.
Good morning. We did get a lovely drop of rain. Almost two inches and it is still so wonderfully hot and humid that everything is growing at the rate of knots. It is wonderful for my fields. The tail end of Isaac flicked past and is gone. There may be a few more showers today. More is always welcome but I am happy with my two inches.
I do hope you all find some loveliness today.
celi
On a yesterday and on this day a year ago. Oh you are in for a treat. Perfect Sunday reading. TWO little stories. The day I almost married the Marlboro Man. and My Mother had a Purple Suit. I must have been on a roll that week. Both of these go into the little book of stories from the beach. I hope you enjoy them.
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
61 responses to “Wet Farmy with a Flying Peahen…”
Oh no! I feel your pain!!! Can’t believe you didn’t get your sleep-in. That seems to always happen around here too. Mike will do his best to keep the kids out of the room, but one of them always manages to slip past him to wake me up. 😉 Love, love, love the picture of the kitty!!!! Also like the summer sauce shot. Good stuff. Glad you got some good rain.
* Pusscats: sheesh, you’re good actors! Brilliant photo!!
* Hairy: you must have been witty if ‘she’ won’t even tell us! Yep, empathize!!
* Peahen pics: you timed it to perfection!
* Celi – Bet you did not sleep 5am – 6am 😀 !!!
I can hear the grass growing from here! Oh you must try again for that sleep-in and first put up a big sign on your pillow saying DO NOT WAKE ON PAIN OF DEATH!
I had to laugh about Hairy. Mean, I know, but it’s so funny the way you tell it. I loved ‘that language does not belong in a paddock’!!
This sounds like something my husband would do 🙂
I am glad you are enjoying the rain..I just love how clean and fresh things become after rain
Glad to hear you at least got 2 inches of rain. We only had a few showers. According to the weather maps, we were supposed to having thunderstorms but nothing like that hit here at all. We thought the Cubs game might be affected but, instead, it was a sunny afternoon at the ball park. I took the Boys Upstairs. It was their first game and they enjoyed themselves.
I hope you post your recipes for apple butter and the apple butter ice cream. I don’t have an apple ice cream recipe and this sounds like the perfect one to have.
Don’t men get preference over sleep ins..???… love your blog…
Hi Celi, Where d’ya hide the body!! lol! Fabulous post as always. Lovely photos tfs. Have a wonderful week.
Regards Florence x
Morning, c. Did you sort out a “tell-tail” for Hairy? I’m having trouble catching up on reading posts since being away, so forgive me if you already posted the answer.
That sauce looks wonderful!
so sad all your tomatoes are finished.. i love the summer sauce.. c
Wow, that’ll teach me to skip a few days. Rub it in C!
Oh, I somehow knew that this plan to ‘sleep-in’ would be foiled! A good laugh for us though! Sorry!! Hope you do get your much deserved sleep in soon 🙂
In December, i will get a sleep in then. You can’t be having too many at the moment either! c