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Yesterday was great. I went to a "Garden Share" monthly event sponsored by a local group. Bring something from your garden (eggs count) or a craft item, put it on the table, and take what you want/need. There were a number of folks there and it was really fun to chat with people and see what...

I need to do some serious canning today. Sausage sauce, stew meat, ragu. Maybe a canner load of potatoes. I tried the canned french fries yesterday - yep, DH loved them. So that'll work. I also have tiny potatoes to can. We'll see what I end up doing. How many folks here have 2 canners? I just...

Sounds like things are going great. Thanks for the pictures! They're great.

Khan Academy has so much great stuff!

Ooh, congrats on your anniversary. I got a Harsch crock off craigslist recently and have a batch of sauerkraut fermenting in there. Hope DH likes it. :fl

I've got a food saver with the canning jar attachment for dry goods. I've yet to use it. Any tips or tricks I should know before trying it? Great description on doing the sugar. I'm considering doing the 25# bag of salt I got at Costco.

So nice to see it finally working out. :hugs

Instead of waiting for foreclosure, you might consider putting it up for sale now and keeping your credit rating up. You'll have more options. And yes - definitely check out the saving money threads here.

Wow. I hope they make it this time! :fl Sounds like a nightmare. :hugs

Sounds great! Happy Anniversary!

What a bizarre day. A gunman shot 9 people - 3 dead, 6 wounded - at his employers at 4am this morning. 7am he tried to hijack a car (one of the 6 wounded). He's still "at large". Schools were on lockdown. DS18 and I made sure the shotgun was in easy reach today and that all the doors were...

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I love Kale. So does DH. But he prefers it cooked to death. So I'm going to freeze it for a bit first, to break down some of the fibers. Then it'll cook down faster.

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Last time I bought bacon (a couple weeks ago) it was $3.99 a pound. Good stuff. But I'm looking forward to getting my pig at the end of the month.

These are leaves, so can be used as infusions - prepare them like tea. A tsp of leaf steeped in hot water for 10 minutes or so. ETA: Don't know if they'd help with fibro.

And I scored some canning jars on sale at Walmart. Yay. OTOH, the "french fry slicer" I bought fell apart. So I exchanged it. The second one fell apart too. I'm bringing it back as soon as my batch of fries is done in the canner. I did manage to get two batches of french fries canned. Yay.

Woohoo - I found them! And DH said I can get another canner. :celebrate

The day started out so well too... I have a big pot of soup on, and a batch of potatoes in the canner. I was even considering buying another canner so I could process the taters quicker.

Well that didn't last long... I cannot find my truck keys. Like, anywhere! I'm going to have to go through and crisis clean several rooms to try to find it. Of course, DS has an orthodontist appointment today...