Wednesday

It's too hot and humid to work outside, so no woodchips got moved today. I did go out and fill the bird feeder, the suet cage and the squirrel feeder, along with the bird bath.

I took a drive through Hines Park yesterday after lunch and noticed several maples have begun to turn color. Tonight at home, I see that the leaves on the black walnut have begun to yellow and fall and that, along with the frantic race of the squirrels to bury said walnuts, raises the specter of an early Fall. Speaking of the silly squirrels, one of them tore up my container garden that sits on the front porch railing to bury a nut! I guess he didn't know that they will be long gone in winter storage by the time he wants to eat it.

Since I'm not moving wood chips, I went back to the door knob project and got the one on the office closet door replaced. I cleaned up the sawdust mess and moved on.

I prepped the chicken for tomorrow night's dinner. I am making grilled chicken with a tequila and jalapeno sauce and tonight I had to crush 1 1/2 tablespoons of coriander seeds in my mortar and pestle. Then I mixed in 1 1/2 teaspoons of coarse salt and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes. This was sprinkled all over the chicken leg and thigh pieces (bone-in and with skin) and it was put skin-side down on a cookie sheet, covered with tinfoil and put in the fridge overnight.

Now, for tonight's dinner. I warmed up the five remaining baby back ribs and two ears of sweet corn. But, this time I covered the ribs with the last of my Sweet Baby Ray's Hot and Spicy Barbeque Sauce. Now that's the taste I was looking for!

I watched TV until 10:00 PM and then went to sleep. I woke up at 1:00 AM and rather than watching more TV or reading (both of which I think keep my up more than put me to sleep) I went out on the front porch and sat rocking in the dark for a spell, then went back to sleep.