The two hours load shedding were a nightmare. As the power went of, almost immediately I was soaking wet. I struggled to get the air con going - first, I had to evict Mewthos from his place on the night stand, then I had seemingly endless issues getting it to turn on! Fiddling with that tiny plug, then it would go on and right off again. At first I thought it was because Mini had emptied the water again - nope, that didn't solve it. Eventually I figured out that a) one of the USB plugs on my power bank doesn't work and therefore I can't have my WiFi AND my air con on at the same time. All that took an hour to figure out!
I think it may be worth investing in another power bank, one that works properly! Remember, the torch on this one has NEVER worked! Hmmm, I just tested both ports, and they both work. So that means that either the cable can't handle the load or the power bank can't run the air con (which I suspect takes quite a bit of power) and the WiFi router at the same time.
So, a late and lazy start to my day. I only got up near seven, made myself a fresh pot of coffee, now I'm working up the get-go to process the avocados. I COULD just freeze them whole, but I want the pits to grow trees. That means, I need to peel and cut them, pack that into freezer bags, then see if I can seal them like that, or whether I need to freeze them before I seal the bag.
And then I need to wash all the pits, make bottles, and set everything up, so they can grow! HUGE job!
Half eleven and I've packed almost 3kg of the avocadoes in freezer bags, the rest is not quite ripe, yet. Now for the pits. I've put them in a bowl of water, for now.
Right, avo pits are each set up to grow. I took a short cut. Instead of using three toothpicks per pit, I just turned the bottle top upside down and placed them in that. Where the pit was too small, and fell through, I cut a hole in the cap.
I've set up the mushroom kit, made garlic oil and planted some 6 cloves that were sprouting. I placed the mushroom kit in the spare bedroom, under the sleeper couch. It's dark enough, and the room doesn't get much sun, so it shouldn't get too hot. Nor too cold.
It almost one. It's too hot outside, even in the shade. 33 Celsius in the shade! I sat in the sun for just a few minutes, when I was filling the avo bottles with water - too hot! I'm wondering what I should do now ...
Well, I've decided on my first freezer meal: Burrito's! I've actually been wanting to make them for a while, only, I didn't have avocados! Now I do! The only ingredient I don't have is lettuce. I'll have to do without.
Aaand power dropped. Just for a second - but enough to crash my PC. Sigh ... I need a new UPS. Not now, though.
I'm thinking of cooking the potatoes, then freezing them ... they'll have to cool down completely, before I can freeze them.
Going on three and it's over 34 Celsius in the shade! Potatoes are in the pressure cooker. About half, all that would fit. I'm thinking of making myself a spaghetti and tuna dinner ... but I'm too lazy, ha ha! I think I'll just have some potatoes with butter.
Tomorrow morning I'll start in the garden, when it's still cool.
Okay, I've washed the dishes - kitchen is clean, again. Flower fountain is working, again.
Aaaand another update on load shedding. No load shedding until 05:00 tomorrow morning, thereafter Stage 1. So our power will only be off from 05:00 - 06:30.
Right. I've packed the potatoes into bags. I tried vacuum sealing them, but there's too much liquid in the potatoes, so I've put the bags into the freezer. Then I cut the rest of the potatoes, they're in the pressure cooker now. I've had a bowl of potatoes with butter. Working with food all day, I'm not really hungry. You know how that goes, right?
Now the internet is playing up again.
Well, the second batch of potatoes are packed and in the freezer. I tried vacuum sealing the first batch - still too liquid. It'll have to wait until tomorrow. I'm thinking of doing the butternut as well.
But first: I will spend the morning in the garden. Until it gets too hot! For tonight, it's quarter past six ... time to sit with mippies on the veranda, then shower, then bed.
I was just feeding the ferals, when my tenant came up to me to ask for a favour! I said 'No!' without even asking what. A few minutes later, I was sitting on the veranda and he came past ... slowed ... stopped ... came back to talk to me. I'm not happy with his response. Yet. I'll give him time and will see ... he's on his fourth chance now.
And this is why I have to refill my desk air con every single evening! Two fountains, more choices outside, and Mini insists on drinking the water out of my air con! And yes, she opens the lid herself. I keep it closed.
I'm starting to get a headache ... I wonder whether it's weather related? Well, I hope it passes.
And now it's almost eight. I've showered and I'm ready to call it a day ...
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