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Saturday, July 10, 2010

In the early morning rain

We finally got some rain. It started last night and I was pleased to see it was still showering early this morning. It was the perfect early morning for sitting in my rocker and staring out the window, sipping coffee, having a think.

Back in the day, I could play this on my guitar and sing a pretty good version of this song, although I'm not sure I sang the correct words. It's an all time favorite. Let's listen.

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Father God,
Thank You for the blessing of this rain today. Thank You for refreshing us. We have been thirsty for rain, and for You. In the strong name of Your Son, Jesus, amen.

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n. davis rosbackJuly 10, 2010 9:11 PM
that's a good one.
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Refrigerator Pickles

6 cucumbers, washed, sliced thin. I buy pickling cucumbers if I haven't got any from the garden. If you can't find those, the long Armenian cucumbers with the bumpy skins are best because they don't have wax on them, and because they have smaller seeds.

1 cup red or green pepper or some of each, sliced thin
1 cup sweet onion sliced thin
2-6 cloves of garlic peeled
6-8 peppercorns
1-2 whole cloves

Mix or layer these vegetables in a large glass jar (2qt or larger). I use a large clamp lidded jar from the Container Store or a large recycled glass pickle jar.

Mix together:
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/8 cup of salt
1 cup of vinegar

Pour over the vegetables in the big jar. The sugar won't be dissolved really but don't worry, it will in a few hours. Store in the jars in the refrigerator. Later and several times a day, shake the jar to mix and redistribute the pickles. They will be best in about 3 days but we usually can't wait. Will last up to 3 months in the refrigerator.

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In the early morning rain

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