Are we living our dream?

[Mini Horses]

Sounds like you're doing fine, without inspiration!

Oooh, I have an onion/cheese fritter I want to try!! You reminded me wish I'd read this an hr ago! Before the ham sandwich

 

[Mini Horses]

How's it going now days? Touch base.

 

[Medicine Woman]

Nature called so I got up and convinced myself to get busy. I wanted to get more done before anyone was up but DH was maybe only 40 minutes behind me.
I hope I’m not sorry but I just ordered some 6X300 foot black fabric weed barrier and 100 stainless steel 6 inch staples to hold it down. It was just an idea to try to deal with my needs in the easiest way possible in my condition.
I’m trying to finish up some watermelon rind preserves today. Hopefully this morning. DH was going to feed them to the chickens but I’m too cheap. I can’t find the potato masher but I did chop them in very small chunks. I added pectin cuz I wanted a jelly consistency. I realize it won’t taste like watermelon by the time I’m done with it. But DH goes through a ridiculous amount of jelly, jam and various preserves. Might as well fill my empty jars.
It’s about ridiculous how I own private property but have to be afraid of parish officials bullying me into keeping the grass under control. And it’s so hot to get out there and have to take care of so much. Tell you the truth; if the black fabric does the trick, I might consider buying much more of it for the orchard, my old home and whatever I can manage to deal with.

 

[Mini Horses]

I enjoy making jelly, jams & preserves but, now almost no one around here eats them. Kids & grands all grown up. I've shared with friends, who always want more -- but, they don't want to return my jars! I want them back, even empty.... They're $$$
The sugar & fruit are bad, have you priced pectin lately?

 

[Medicine Woman]

Pectin does usually bite. When I discovered I could make my own from the pith of my oranges I was surprised. I have attempted it but never to the extent that I felt I had succeeded. Maybe next time . I mean I now have more time than money so it averages out. So I know I didn’t get the preserves canned according to this morning’s schedule but the hot water bath is in progress now. I wish I could just look at whatever I am canning and instantly know how many jars to take out.
You know it’s crazy how much work I did before HG and DD got up and while DH was tending to the animals and I went down for a nap, got rid of so much fluid, got up and BAM!!! A bunch of dishes waiting for me on the table!! I guess I’ll just deal with them cuz I’m pretty sure they are from the one who did those outside chores. . I am willing to bet DH can sweat more than all of yours . OVERSHARE!!!! But in all fairness we have a really warm climate. So as of Friday I got a handicap license plate, I turned in a plate to save insurance money and I tended to a late registration for DS on a vehicle my dad gave me when he got sick. DS immediately reimbursed me. Currently bossing the girls around on laundry.
DH put a new incubator right on the side of my comfy chair in the living room. Strangely it doesn’t smell bad yet but it’s not time for a hatch yet. He plans on fetching a cage from my house to repair it.

 

[Mini Horses]

Chicks!! They are fun at first, then work, then more work if freezer fill. . I just incubated some that hatched 3 wks ago. For layer pullets & freezer roo. But only a few since a hen had hatched a few, plus I'd bought a few. It'll all work out.

Are your a combo hatch or just freezer fill? Maybe sales.

 

[flowerbug]

i used to make and give away a lot of strawberry freezer jam. now i have a few jars in the freezer for us to use and that's it. i enjoyed the work, the whole growing, picking, cleaning, making, etc, but when the critters started getting almost all of the harvest that took a lot of my enthusiasm away and last fall when i turned the whole patch under it was with a feeling of relief that i wouldn't be primarily working for thieves any longer. a good electric fence would have likely helped but i don't need yet more stuff around here to maintain at the moment... so until things change or whatever, it's just onwards and not looking back too much. if someone wants me to make jam for them they can buy the fruits, etc. and pay me to do it. i'll be sure to make the price worth it for me too. my guess is nobody will ever take me up on this... i'm good...