Weekend...
When I got up this morning, I thought it was Monday. Yesterday was a long day for us. We hustled, packed and got ready for a road trip...actually hit the road then got a call to confirm Michael was better needed remotely and stationary between noon and 5pm.
Then it turned out that he was on the phone until 9pm helping to troubleshoot an IT mistake that any IT person, including one taking Networking 101 should know better. When Michael discovered the root of the problem, he told the source, "make sure you explain to everyone the hole you shot in your foot."
At least we have our Sunday.
Earlier this week, I picked up a couple of books on preserving from the library. This is a very new thing for me, and I'm sorry I didn't start getting into this when I first met Michael's grandfather, he really knew his stuff. I really want to be learning something like this from someone in person. My only attempt at this sort of thing was my making my own baby food and getting some lackluster results.
I love fresh produce. I grew up loving most of my veggies (I never got into okra but my parents loved it). My parents grew a lot of veggies, but we ate all of it. They never preserved. And it seems that I've remembered more than I thought I would of my dad's practices. He was a pretty good seedsaver and I think I've been successful at that. And Jana's showing good signs of handling seeds, both saving and planting. She now talks to her seeds when she plants, "Now you grow little seed. You grow big." Then she whispers stuff I can't hear.
My one venture that I mentioned, making baby food, gah. Manually straining squash and carrots...I still got the stringy stuff. This is what I needed! In fact, I want to get this for making sauces and chutneys. Maybe some marmalade. I'd love to do a preserve, but between me and Jana, fresh berries don't last long in the household. Sometimes, they never even make it to the house.
Drying, I'm getting the hang of and freezing is pretty straightforward, I just need to keep looking up times for blanching. Michael's encouraging canning, I guess I should just try it.
Then it turned out that he was on the phone until 9pm helping to troubleshoot an IT mistake that any IT person, including one taking Networking 101 should know better. When Michael discovered the root of the problem, he told the source, "make sure you explain to everyone the hole you shot in your foot."
At least we have our Sunday.
Earlier this week, I picked up a couple of books on preserving from the library. This is a very new thing for me, and I'm sorry I didn't start getting into this when I first met Michael's grandfather, he really knew his stuff. I really want to be learning something like this from someone in person. My only attempt at this sort of thing was my making my own baby food and getting some lackluster results.
I love fresh produce. I grew up loving most of my veggies (I never got into okra but my parents loved it). My parents grew a lot of veggies, but we ate all of it. They never preserved. And it seems that I've remembered more than I thought I would of my dad's practices. He was a pretty good seedsaver and I think I've been successful at that. And Jana's showing good signs of handling seeds, both saving and planting. She now talks to her seeds when she plants, "Now you grow little seed. You grow big." Then she whispers stuff I can't hear.
My one venture that I mentioned, making baby food, gah. Manually straining squash and carrots...I still got the stringy stuff. This is what I needed! In fact, I want to get this for making sauces and chutneys. Maybe some marmalade. I'd love to do a preserve, but between me and Jana, fresh berries don't last long in the household. Sometimes, they never even make it to the house.
Drying, I'm getting the hang of and freezing is pretty straightforward, I just need to keep looking up times for blanching. Michael's encouraging canning, I guess I should just try it.