Pioneer Woman at Heart

  Here is a close up of the zig zag coasters.  I love the edging.  I didn't realize it, but it's basically, almost the same pattern as the facial scrubbies, only a different edging.  So....I learned a new edging this year.  I found the pattern on Youtube.  These are my current on-the-go travel project, to use up small scraps of cotton yarn.   Monday was a holiday, so I was able to enjoy the day with my husband home.  The potluck day put me behind with everything, from housework, to the garden to canning.  I finally got the latest canning labeled and put away. First thing, I checked the garden.  We are in a dry spell right now, so I am trying to decide if we have enough "sauce" related items canned, and if we can yank the paste tomato plants.  I still have some in the house to can yet too. Has anyone grown a hot pepper plant, or bell pepper plant inside over winter?     

I'll admit, that some things suffer this time of year, and yes that is a big ol' pile of towels on a kitchen chair.  It's been there for 2 days now, as I have been very busy, and too tired at the end of the day.  We still need to eat and we still need to have clean clothes and linens. Tomatoes are still rolling in.  I've canned ketchup and Lemony-Basil Tomato Soup, and a 2nd batch of ketchup. I've put a start on dehydrating spearmint finally.  I've also made dehydrated cucumber powder.  Spearmint is for tea and both of them are for Tzatziki Sauce this winter.  It is the first year to make cucumber powder, and I am researching the uses for it.  It sounds like it would be great in sauces, dips, and other recipes.  I had a few cucumbers getting too soft to make a salad, and didn't want to waste them (although I am sure the chickens would have loved them).  I do have a better plan to keep the cucumbers "fresh" after picking them. The weather is h...