Canned Tomatoes

Saturday Lucy and I went over to my cousin’s house for a visit. She has a beautiful vegetable garden that was exploding with all sorts of veggies, especially tomatoes. She was sweet enough to give us an enormous bag full (seriously, the paper grocery bag was full). Sunday I spent the better half of a [...]

Canned Corn Relish

I got to can today! Three months ago this would have been no big deal, but it is today. Most days I struggle just to get dinner cooked for Russ and I, but today Lucy took an extra long nap and I was able to make and can corn relish–and then make dinner too! The [...]

Dilled Green Beans

I hate talking about the weather much here, because I was told at a young age that people who talk about the weather have nothing else to say and are only trying to make small talk….BUT, let me just say; I love this weather! The air is crisp, the nights are chilly, and there is [...]

Pickled Okra

Every Saturday Russ goes off for a few hours to practice with his band. It is always in the middle of the day, so any big weekend plans I make have to be reserved for Sundays. I am not one to ever feel bored, as I almost always am working on something, but it is [...]

Mothers Day Gift

Last weekend I decided to try my hand at canning. My mom dabbled a bit in canning when we were growing up, but until recently it never even crossed my mind as something to do. I did some researching online and after buying a huge bag of mangoes last weekend for 20 cents a piece, [...]