Man, my kitchen is so dark!
I did it! Thank you to everyone who helped wish this jar of canned and properly (I hope!) preserved peach jam into existence. I will be sharing the process and the story on my foodie blog next week along with making pickled cucumbers, cauliflower and beets! I can not say it was easy, there was drama while making it and my lower back hated the process so I ended up in the fetal position afterwards watching Ghost Hunters to recover. Still, I did it!
Another thing that made me really happy this week is my small crop of sweet one millions. This is my entire harvest from three plants this year but it is the first time I successfully grew RED tomatoes. I honoured them in my tomato and cucumber salad and wow, that is what tomatoes are supposed to taste like!
Also, thanks to the wishes, white light, pain killers, anti-inflammatories and me not lugging groceries home on my back... my shoulder is doing much better. I don't want to jinx it because it is still very sore and I have to be careful but there has been progress and that is all I care about. My wounds never seem to really heal but as long as they are not completely debilitating, I am relieved.
There are signs appearing all over the place that Halloween is coming! Yes, I hate what follows it but I am not going to allow winter to bully me out of the joys of my favourite time of year. I have picked up some cool little dishes and props for my Halloween food photography. So much fun!
So that is my happy for the week. Happy weekend everyone!
6 comments:
oh i love ghost hunters!
hope you are resting up well and storing your stength for the darker days~is summer really at an end? it feels like it here.
Congrats on your canning success! The darkness of your photo actually reminds me of my Mom's preserves. When I was very small, her canned preserves were kept on shelves down in our cellar -- earthen walls and floors, cold storage in the winter, dark and cool, the smell of earth. The cellar was reached by a trap door in the floor. Oh, memories!
Awesome happy post! I love your little harvest of tomatoes....what a great pic!
Kudos on all the canning you're doing.
A beautiful jar of peach jam! Won't you love it when you open it in the cold winter and you will have a little taste of summer? I'm so glad your shoulder is healing and you are feeling better. Have a happy weekend eating your yummy tomatoes!
I've seen Halloween stuff out already too. I adore autumn, but I'm dreading winter, especially since I just moved to a town nestled in the Northern Rockies for my nanny job.
Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better. Your peach looks beautiful. Congrats.
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