Mechanical Update

I ordered another control panel for the oven. The buttons are worn out on the old one and now won't activate the controls.

I did open up and look at the bad control panel, but I'm not clever enough to repair it. The problem, I believe, are bad mechanical switches on the circuit board.

The control panel is not available new, but I found a used one for about $40.

This is the second repair that I've done on this Whirlpool gas oven. The first was to replace the igniter.

December Harvest

We haven't had freezing temperatures yet in the San Joaquin Valley. I picked lemons and about 6 quarts of Roma tomatoes.
I pick tomatoes at the pink stage, and let them finish ripening indoors. Birds will almost always get bright red tomatoes. I have 4 cats to patrol the garden and catch birds, rats and gophers.

Did you know that tomatoes and peppers are perennial plants in warmer climes? I'm sure that here we'll eventually get a freeze, but I'll let them grow until then.

The lemons are Meyer lemons, which are technically sour oranges. I'm going to juice and can this first batch.