What's been happening in our neck of the woods?
There's really no way of catching up on everything but I think it's time to add some of the 'highlights' to my blog - especially since I use it somewhat as a journal for myself.
I have to add a recent visit to my hometown. I was a bit excited to see that as my interest in gardening and home preserving was waning others were picking up the bug. These are folks who know how to do it because they really had no choice in the matter as they were growing up. But I heard talk of their kids (my nieces) deciding it was time to put in a garden next year so they could make sure their kids (my grand nieces and nephews) would have the skills should it ever become necessary. I hear a lot of people talking about having a garden for the first time ever or at least in a very long while.
So, while I was visiting I was very happy to help with a couple things I've never done before; picking grapes and making juice for jelly and stripping corn on the cob for freezing. It sure makes a difference when there are many hands to help with the prep work!
The grape jelly will be the best you have ever tasted. Nothing on the selves of the store can compare. It has been years since I made it, but the memories are still there....
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!