In September, 2023, I wrote this blog post about canning this Chipotle Beef Soup (link to recipe is included). I followed the recipe pretty much exactly ("exactly" isn't always *exactly* for me) except I may have double quadrupled the recipe because, according to the blog post, I ended up with 12 quarts and the recipe was supposed to make 2 pints. In February, I made 10 more quarts. Last week, I ...
The Gift of Gab
Chad can strike up a conversation with people everywhere he goes. Some of the things he tells me are so funny. No matter where he's working, he has a story to tell about someone (or an animal) he's met. I've probably told some of these stories before but there was a stray dog somewhere they were working. For Chad's lunch, he brings tuna fish, two boiled eggs and a couple more things. He told me ...
Progress on Rejoice Evermore
Yesterday I had a bit more stitching time than normal. We had a bit of rain - not much, but there's more predicted, so I didn't take time to water the garden. The house is all done and ready for the fill in. I stitched more leaves along the lower border and have started stitching some of the flowers. Maybe today I can finish that bottom row of flowers and work on the letters. ...
Daughter-in-Law
As the mom of one child, as Chad grew up - especially after he went to college, in the back of my mind was always "I hope he marries someone I can have a relationship with. I prayed that, in the least, we could be able to get along and not dislike each other. I've told this story before on here but when Chad first started dating Nicole, I heard about it from Chad's previous girlfriend. She and ...
Rhubarb Juice
Several of my rhubarb loving friends have suggested rhubarb "syrup" to add to lemonade to make rhubarb lemonade. I was watching a YouTube video the other day and the lady said she used to add sugar to the juice to make the syrup but now she simply cans the juice and if she wants it to be syrup, she will sugar when it's time to use it - no need to can it with all that sugar in it. This morning I ...
Rejoice Evermore
I am making a bit of progress. After working on Friends & Family through July 8 and started back on Rejoice Evermore on the 9th. My goal is to stitch at least 300 stitches every day and, while I didn't get 300 stitches in every day, my average for the past five days is a bit over 300. I want to do better and for sure I will once the garden isn't quite so much work. My goal, as far as ...