Just keep plugging away

 Sometimes it seems like I'm making no progress at all. We are 4" short on rainfall for the season so it's water the garden twice a day in hopes of saving the crop. So far, so good. I've been able to pick and freeze both green and wax beans, peas, and squash. The tomatoes, cukes, and lettuce are on the way to getting ripe. Then just for more excitement, last Monday I developed an infection involving my dialysis. Every time I get a bad cold, as the cold germs are leaving my body, I get an infection. So now, as I shell peas and slice beans, I can do a treatment laced with antibiotic. Just one more adventure to embark on.
  My garden this year has been quite successful. The only 2 vegetables that I tried to grow that I had problems with were celery and parsnips. I should have looked into how to grow celery before I did almost everything wrong when I planted it. The parsnips on the other hand, have me confused. I've never had problems growing parsnips before but this year has been different. The first planting of parsnips didn't germinate very good so I made a second planting. The second planting was even worse. I've got 6 parsnip plants in an 8" row. Maybe my seeds weren't all that good, I can't find any other reason for the poor germination. Oh will, I'll try again next year
  Sunday night I made fried chicken with a twist. I sliced chicken breasts into strips, dipped the pieces in egg then flour, then fried until crisp and brown. Now the twist. In a bowl I melted !/4 cup butter. Then I added some minced garlic, a bit of cayenne pepper, and some mustard dipping sauce and mixed it all together. I added the chicken to coat then placed the chicken on a rack on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. The parchment paper will catch the drips so they don't cook fast to your cookie sheet. Then I put the chicken in the oven at 425 degrees for about 7-8 minutes, then turn the chicken and let it cook for 5 more minutes. I may hurt my arm here patting myself on the back because I gotta tell ya, IT WAS DAMN GOOD!!!