The geese have already started heading south. I can hear them honk and take flight- it is the grandest sight to see them fly right by my little balcony, eye level with me. I love to see them in flight and, although some people think geese are a nuisance, I think they are beautiful! It […]
The canning pots have not taken a break over the past week or so, nor has the pressure canner … I had hoped to start school early (as the girls keep requested to crack open our books – Praise the Lord!) but these tomatoes keep ripening 🙂 and they must not go to waste … […]
“Ma and Laura picked the tomatoes… There were enough ripe tomatoes to make almost a gallon of preserves.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder , The Long Winter I am so grateful – we have an abundance of tomatoes and I do mean an abundance – flowing out of our garden. It is wonderful! […]
For the past week or so, things have been so busy. Coming home from our camping trip at the beginning of the month, it feels like the to-do lists have not stopped. It is all work at home type projects so for that, I am grateful. You will not find me out running about off […]
It’s canning season! What have you canned for your pantry already? There are so many fun recipes out there to try – or time-tested ones passed down from mothers and grandmothers. This year, along with dill pickles, we added bread and butter pickles and a cucumber relish, to our canning to-do list. The girls helped […]
