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Joe - that sounds like fun. Make the best of it.

Last night was weird. Thunderstorm lasted about an hour or two. But it was Boom, Boom, Boom almost continuously. It sounded just like a 4th July fireworks. Its been light rain all night and supposed to rain very hard today. They have posted flood watches, but not a problem for me. I live on the side of a hill, so everything flows down the street into the ocean.

I wish I could send Ron some of this rain. My cucumber patch is growing like crazy. I need to pick them.

Hey Tru - try my recipe if you have lots of cucumbers. They are really good done this way.

Bread and Butter Pickle

4 quarts sliced cucumbers
8 sliced onions
½ cup salt
4 cups sugar
5 cups vinegar
1 ½ tsp Turmeric
1 tsp celery seed
½ tsp cloves
2 tsps mustard seed
Ice for packing vegetables

Pour salt over sliced cucumbers and sliced onions. Pack in ICE. After 3 hours bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Add drained and rinsed vegetables and heat through. DO NOT BOIL.