Looking forward to another year of great reads and gardening!
Although I may skip the canning this year. I had really big pile of tomatoes and only wound up with 4 pints of salsa! And for the first time ever, my strawberry jam didn't set completely! I accidentally bought liquid pectin (which I've never used), instead of powdered, and you do things in a slightly different order! Sigh. At least the dilly beans were fine, and as always, pretty darn easy!
I'll stick to reading in these cold months and always looking forward to your great ideas!
Have a great and safe night.
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Happy New Year all!
Those on Facebook already know that I celebrated the first day of 2009 by jumping into the icy waters of Lake Michigan. Actually, this year it was more like a slushy puddle which I found a bit more intimidating, I have to say. However, Sara and I did not wimp out (even though we thought about it as we drove up to Waukegan from Chicago).
There is something invigorating about starting 2009 with pieces of ice in your hair (and falling out of your suit) as you frantically change into dry clothes in the warming tent. Invigorating and a little bit crazy.
Here's to going just a little bit crazy in 2009. ;)
Can't begin to try to top Jen's start to the year...
Eric is currently out in our yard, hacking in one of our frozen raised beds. We didn't manage to get our garlic in before the ground froze, but he's hoping to get them in today.
Our tomatoes didn't produce enough to can. Here's hoping to a better crop this year so we don't have to buy canned tomatoes next winter!
Happy New Year!
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