Frodo, thanks for the link to the insulation stuff. I'll bookmark that for future reference (I know the link was for Chris, but it looks like useful stuff). Is that to just go up on the insides of the boards that are surrounding the air conditioner? Or is it applied differently? Its not too late for the duct tape!!
Nice pictures and the figs look great. I should check and see if my fig trees had any that the birds, squirrels, and deer didn't beat us to.
Speaking of bacon, I heard there is a type of seaweed/algae called dulse that supposedly tastes like bacon when fried. If its available anywhere in my area, I might try it.
Yikes! Was that actually lard in there?
I got my oil changed, air conditioner filter change, and engine filter changed on my car the other day. They brought in the engine filter to show me how dirty it was. I had been expecting it to be worse. They appreciated that I got an undercarriage wash first. I had a coupon to get tire balancing along with oil change, but I decided that I didn't want to wait longer and the wash didn't get the mud off the tires/wheel wells. They actually thanked me for skipping that one. LOL. Other customers there talked about being happy with the work they did and the salesman remembered me and asked if I was still looking for a Ridgeline.
My brother had made red beans and rice in separate containers and then left them to rot. Both got full of maggots. He eventually put the rice one on the counter and the beans (in the container) in the kitchen sink. He didn't have the courtesy to go dump the contents outside. So I had to dump them out the back door and spray them out using the faucet next to the door. Gloves came in handy. Then I let them soak in soapy hot water in the sink for awhile before scrubbing them out.
And now my cat who has been wanting my attention all day for the past two days just jumped on me and wants to be held. He's been following me around and wanting me to pick him up, sitting on me when I sleep, following me to the bathroom, and yowling like its the end of the world if I get more than 5 feet away from him.
I'm waiting for the post office to open at 10am so I can go get mail-- should have some packages-- and then go to the pharmacy and pick up my mother's insulin. The cat will have to deal with my absence. LOL.