T Stands for a Quiet Week

 Hi everyone. Happy T day to you. 

Last week I had a very quiet week, and  it was fantastic. Well it did rain quite a bit, but when it rained it made some good inside play time. I was able to start making some art for some upcoming challenges. ❤ And other than 1 day at work (I was rained out of the other), it was great not having to be any place for a particular time.

It didn't rain one morning so I went out and did a beehive check. I really need to check the bees on a weekend when my husband is home so he can take photos. My frames are very heavy with honey, so it's hard for me to hold them up with one hand and take a photo using my phone with the other.  (And being short means I am working with my hands being held at face level, which makes it even tougher.) But for those of you who love seeing the bees, here's a couple of photos that came out OK, but all they show is lots of bees on the frame.

I also made a video of the bees using my phone, but for some reason Blogger isn't letting me access it to post it here, even if I can access it when I go into my photos through Google. Hmm. Perhaps I am saving it in the wrong place. Does anyone know how to access it on blogger? 

I also picked my first cucumber the other day. It grew a little too big to eat because of all the giant seeds compared to flesh. I didn't want to let it go to waste however, so I made a batch of freezer pickles with it.

These are not finished pickles because freezer pickles have to sit in the freezer for a couple of weeks to finish processing. They're really easy to make. First you salt the slices a bit in a bowl and then after 2-3 hours you drain off the excess water. Add your vinegar and sugar as well as your spices, stir them up, and then put them in a container you can freeze. Pop them into the freezer, let them sit for 2-3 weeks and you get your pickles. They aren't fermented, but they're still tasty. And did you know if you have a glut of zucchine you also do the same thing and turn them into pickles? 

 If anyone is interested in the recipe let me know in your comments, and I'll post it.

For my T Day ticket  this week let me share this take out fajita salad the hubby brought home for dinner Friday night. I got mine with steak, and since the hubby doesn't eat his guacamole, I had a double serving. That's always a good thing because I love guacamole.

 For my drink to link up to   Bleubeard's and Elizabeth's blog  I made us each a margarita. And I'll admit, I was too lazy to get out the step stool to climb up to the top shelf to get the margarita glasses so I just made them in some regular drinking glasses. 

These were some of the small adventures from my quiet week.

This week ahead I have a lot on my agenda. It's either feast or famine I think. 😀

Have a great T day and week ahead.