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Chunky peanut butter with organic grape jelly on sprouted grain bread.

As usual, there's the pbj sandwich, but I have another one today, too.

Swiss cheese with a chicken patty on oat bread with mayo and Dijon mustard.

This could benefit from a slice of tomato and some greens. Unfortunately, we are out of both!

speaking of grape jelly - today I'm making a batch (16 oz.)of grape jam using red grapes from the trellis in our back garden.

I would love to be there or your jelly jam!

We had monsoon type rains in Kansas tonight. I was checking people out through the door at my job. Suddenly the rain started pelting down and the wind was blowing it sideways. It came through the door, across 20 feet of vestibule, and about 6 feet into the store. AMAZING! It was raining 2-3 inches per hour. This storm stretches from near the Texas/Mexico border to the Great Lakes.

Are you finished with your big storm?

Connie, yes, finally the wind has died down. We trimmed our big cedar tree in the back garden yesterday so it can't reach the neighbors' yard now. Surprisingly, as my DH climbed the ladder to within a few yards of the top a black bird started buzzing around his head. There were 2 nests about 4 yards from the top so DH just cut off to one yard about the nests. The other nest held a dove, which didn't bother to get up during the trimming - what trust.

Here is my grape jam recipe I wrote up today -

Grape Jam Recipe

Connie, take care ... Susan

That recipe looks like I can actually do it! One of the few things that I have tried to make that did not do anything that I wanted it to do is grape jelly! I'll try this summer.

I had a cheeseburger on a bun with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, and pickle.

Today a had chicken salad open-face sandwich made with left over chicken breast, chopped cucumber, and mayo on a slice of my homemade sourdough bread. Yum.

Connie, I made that grape jam a couple of times this Autumn - I think it will work for you - the secret is to use the candy thermometer until the correct temperature is reached.

Thanks for the tips Susan! Also, your sandwiches sound delightful.

My husband had simple bean tostados today. He slathered refried beans on a crispy tostado shell, sprinkled it with cheese and microwaved. Then, he coated the top with salsa. I would have added lettuce, but that's just me.