Friday, October 12, 2007
Sometimes What….
...we planned yesterday is suddenly changed today. A glance at the outside thermometer informed me that it is 32 degrees this morning. Spying the shed out back I saw frost on the roof. The two bird houses just to the back and sides of the shed need to be cleaned out. The new branches and vines at the base of the trees need to be clipped off. The two big plants and the Patriot Rose need to come inside. The fountain pump needs to be cleaned and taken in. The lawn ornaments need to be gathered up and put in the shed. The umbrella table and chairs need to be taken off the deck and put in the basement. This was not what I’d planned for today.
Yesterday went the same way. I had planned crocheting a few more squares and maybe a little kitchen cleaning. What transpired was completely different. When we canned marinara and chutney on Tuesday it had involved buying tomatoes which we bought a little more than it called for. I ended up with five large tomatoes left over. I swear there has got to be some Scottish blood in me somewhere because I couldn’t see just letting them rot. Jay found a recipe for Sweet Salsa which with a little tweaking might not be too hot for us.
When pulling the canning equipment and jar back upstairs I debated bringing the stainless steel pot up for cooking. I told Jay we needed a another pot for smaller batches. He called and found an eight quart stainless steel pot at Ace Hardware. Thinking of all the canning that will probably be done again next year we went out and bought it before we started the salsa. I had not wanted to make a salsa before because our stomachs don’t like hot (seasoned) foods but this turned out fine for us. The results were nine 8 oz jars to add to the food closet.
I immediately hauled everything back downstairs and last night knitted one and crocheted three more squares.
This morning I have 21 instead of 10 squares to box up and mail to Pammie this afternoon. I don’t know how much outside work I’ll accomplish but I can afford to get a little dirty today.
Hopefully I won’t have a ‘but first’ day today. ( You know those kind--when you start something, see something else and say to yourself --but first I’ll do this then finish that). You probably hear about a lot of those days in my life.
A special congratulations to my nephew Clyde and wife Nancy. The are new grandparents of a beautiful baby girl!
