From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
     finished up last night for the canning season, 20 quarts.   
      
     this is very early for us to be done but the plants don't   
   have enough on them now to do a batch with.  we'll just pick   
   and eat them when they're ready.   
      
     dry bean picking continues.  still have some gardens to   
   check out and finish going through, but most of the early   
   and important beans are already picked.  shelling them   
   all out will take some time though.  good thing i have   
   winter to do that.  :)   
      
     squash is coming along, melons are doing ok, some   
   were watery due to a lot of leaves getting powdery   
   mildew early in the summer.   
      
     it has been a strange season, but on the whole we're   
   doing ok.   
      
     roof leaks may finally be fixed, the roofing contractor   
   replaced the vents that the previous roof replacement used.   
   they just weren't made with a tall enough lip and water was   
   able to come up and over them during heavy rains.  i.e.   
   they weren't the right vent for the job.  i'm tempted to   
   write a letter to the previous roofing contractor to tell   
   them and perhaps they'll reimburse for the expense (not   
   likely).  still it was nice to get through the last heavy   
   storm and not have any leaks.   
      
     otherwise things continue on...  :)   
      
     hope everyone is well?   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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