Pioneer Woman at Heart

  Tomato sauce canned.  It's been time consuming this month, so hence the lack of blog posts.  Sigh.  It's been very tiring lately, as well as dealing with life in general.  Canning is nothing new to my blog, so new content is an issue too.  Unless we grow something new or can a new recipe.   I'm continuing to dehydrate more home grown lemon balm for the winter teas, drying more calendula for salves, and so forth. Catastrophe has happened with my husband's cell phone while mowing.  He said he didn't realize it at first, but when he turned around and saw smoke, he new he ran over his cell phone.  More expenses have rolled in.  Life has a way of doing that once in a while. I have not worked on my crochet book blanket in many months.  Canning season can do that too.  It can be very consuming, so much that you often feel left out of fall events. We hear zero from our kids, so we are considering our holiday plans (or no plans) ...

  It's been very hot here, but canning must go on.  Tomatoes are picked and ready for a full day of canning.  I have to run our dehumidifier in the kitchen. We woke up to thunderstorms, so hence more humidity in the air, and today they say the heat index could be up to 110°F.  I have had the radio on the last few days, and today they are talking about closing some schools due to the heat.  Some schools here do not have air conditioning. Say a prayer our power stays on for a full day of canning.  I am seeing that several towns on the out skirts of us, are without power this morning. The zucchini and yellow squash are still rolling in, but yesterday the plants looked as if they were about done for the season.  I guess I will know next week after this rain dries out.  We are to get strong storms tonight, so if the rain stops, and I get a break with sauce reduction, I will need to check on tomatoes again. A couple of the zucchini plants are producing ...