It dawned on me (like last week) that I had never posted my IMK October post. I really don’t know where that month went and I can’t believe it’s November. Sherry (the IMK host) is eeking out that the holidays are nigh. I’m with you girl. (You can read Sherry’s post here.)
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Are you ready for a double post today? Here goes as I combine October and November (thus far).
As of last week (Oct 30 to be exact), we experienced two hard freezes right in a row.
I’m glad that earlier in the month we were able to enjoy a final caprese salad.
I tried my best to save the spicy basil plant (pictured above) but to no avail. It’s dead now. 🙁
Before the killing freeze, I picked lots of peppers.
A lot of jalapenos have been dried…
and turned into powder.
With the final jalapenos, I made salsa verde.
I picked a few green chiles and roasted and froze them.
I almost hesitate to highlight this pepper but it was prolific this year. I dried a lot of them.
May I present the Peter pepper.
I hope no one is offended. These are a hot pepper but have a great flavor. I dried a lot of these too.
I went to the garden and flowerbeds and picked everything that was blooming for some final bouquets.
I have two curveballs this week.
First, we traveled to Kerrville, TX for the annular eclipse on Oct 14. It was amazing and I can’t wait for the total eclipse in April.
Did you know that you could use a colander from your kitchen to view the eclipse safely?
Learned this tip while we were listening to the NASA telecast that was being done live from Kerrville. We also had our eclipse glasses.
At the end of October, I was lucky enough to hear and meet Ann Patchett! 
I can’t wait to read this!
See you in December! Yikes!!!!!
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