The tomato season has now come to an end. The mass amounts of rain have killed off almost all of our tomato plants. I am sure, that without the rain, we would still be getting more tomatoes.
Every time we struggle with the loss of anything in our garden, I remember the pioneers, and how they struggled. I remember watching a Little House DVD, where the family is sitting at the table eating dinner. Their dinner consisted of berries. Plain berries. No sugar, no coffee, just berries. I remember how cheerful Charles was, and how he was counting his blessings of just having those berries to eat.
Last night I asked my husband if he thought he could go a week without any processed or pre-made foods at all, including store bread. He said he wouldn't have time to make all that food from scratch. Isn't it amazing how much people rely on convenience when it comes to food?
I think I may challenge the family to this challenge. We'd be giving up store bought pretzels, bread, butter, cooking oils, and things like that. We'd have to make bread from scratch, and I know how long a loaf of that lasts around here (ha ha ha!). I'll have to ask the kids if they would be up to this.
Now that the tomatoes have ended their season, my priorities have changed. I have replaced my time with a large "to-do" list. Yesterday I already started working on it, such as install a new toilet seat, and clean off one porch. So much work was neglected, but with the changing of seasons, I think we can get it all done.
