It Begins ~ Rhubarb ~ Recycled Vintage Coffee Filter

Canning season started early for me this year (giddy excitement).  I canned jelly yesterday.  

This was the first time canning with my new stove.  It heats up much faster.  I wanted to get a feel for it, before I start canning fruit jams, which tend to be the beginning of my yearly canning.


Every year, I lose a rhubarb plant, and last year had to re-plant again.    Hubby said he would build me a raised bed this spring, just for rhubarb.

Eating Well magazine has a few recipes I would love to try also.

We have made rhubarb BBQ sauce in the past,  and it was delicious.

I found a packet of seeds (rhubarb) in my seed container, so I'm starting those.   Hopefully, the cats will leave it alone.  One of these days, Hubby will get my green house built for me.  I'm not bugging him yet.  I want the root cellar first.

 (before)

 After

I fixed up my porch sign.  Hopefully, it will last another year.  I do have to take it down during windy tornado weather.  It's kind of at the edge of the porch.

The kids are enjoying the convenience of cotton balls and q-tips at the sink now.  This actually helps keep their sink a bit more organized.

I gifted my hairdresser a knitted dishcloth.  I used the smallest of my scrap yarns to tie a bow around it.  It appears, I need to re-stock my knitted dishcloths next.