Today was the day to recheck the sheep and see how they were doing after deworming 10 days ago. I was very pleased with all but one. She seems to be having a hard time and I dosed her again and will continue all of them on the iron for a bit longer. A shaky breath was drawn as I felt like we dodged another bullet.
I spent part of the day tying up tomato plants and planting a few more. I know, I know MORE tomatoes? People keep gifting me with plants. I am starting to feel like the neighborhood "tomato rescue"! The garden is looking nice just not a lot to harvest yet. Close, though.
The "black pearl" cherry tomatoes that my son started from seed are just starting to ripen. The okra is peaking out of the ground. I saw my first baby eggplant and the peppers are really starting to produce. I picked another large handful of blueberries. Enough to toss in some yogurt tomorrow. Garden chores done I headed indoors for a bit.
I started a big pot of chicken and stock. We are down to whole birds in the freezer and my son wanted boneless breasts the other night, so I cut up the bird leaving the carcass and quarters. I used onions, carrots and parsley from the garden. I tossed garlic scapes in that my aunt sent me and of course some celery (store bought~yuk!) It smells really yummy! I will can or freeze the stock and use the boiled chicken for a cool chicken salad meal. The temps today were very nice but the heat is headed back our way in the next few days and cooler meals will be in order. 
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