This morning was a jam making morning! Someone had asked if I have a juicer. Yes, I have a Breville juicer and I love it but don't use it for making jams and jellies. There's no right or wrong way to do most things . . if you're happy with your end result, then you're doing it correctly. So, please don't take this past as "my way or the highway". For jellies, I boil the fruit, with just a ...
Nothing to Blog About
Last night I was thinking about what I would blog about today. I try to upload the photos the night before and that way, IF we don't have internet the next day, I can drive down the driveway to the top of the hill and post something from the phone because . . you do know . . the world would stop turning if I didn't have a blog post! :) Since getting the new internet, I've almost gotten over ...
Parenting
I'm Facebook friend's with Chad's second grade teacher. She still talks about how sweet he was when he was in the second grade. He was such a nice kid and then, he turned 13. I remember the day he got off the bus . . back before he was no longer allowed to ride the bus! I stood at the door after he walked in and made a smart comment wondering . . where's my boy. I don't like this one so ...
A Bit More Fruit
Yesterday I talked about most of the fruit in our orchard but there were a couple of trees not mentioned. We have one apple tree. I don't know what kind of apples these are but these are so sour, you absolutely cannot eat them. They make decent pies and I love adding cinnamon and sugar to them, cooking them down to serve with BBQ or for breakfast. More than anything else, they're good for ...
Pirate’s Pantry Cookbook
In 1976 I was working for an attorney. I was supposed to be filling in for his secretary who was on maternity leave for six weeks but she decided not to come back to work; I decided I loved that job and stayed there for 5 years. When I left to go to work for a larger firm, I cried. The attorney kept saying "You don't HAVE to go!" I knew I didn't have to go but, if I was going to stay in that ...
Yarn Arrival
Yesterday a bit of yarn arrived. I'm pretty happy with my restraint in ordering yarn lately. This all came from The Loopy Ewe. First, a huge thumbs up for the U. S. Postal Service. There had been some problems with our packages. I heard they were getting hung up in Abilene but I have no idea if that's a fact. They would scan as departing Lubbock, TX. The next stop should have been Abilene but ...