Just keep boiling it down until it’s the consistency you like!

Mid Michigan! Zone sixers!

This weekend is EIGHT WEEKS before our last frost date!!!

Time to start these plants indoors:
-Eggplant
-kohlrabi (and other brassicas)
-lettuce
-celery
-onions
-peppers (hot)
-Swiss chard
-gourds

It’s 3°F (-16°C) and I’m going outside for an hour to do farm chores. Whooo! Here I go!

Right now!

Going!

..in a minute..

My evening. I guess I’m a little… old fashioned. 😉

Side view of a pot on a stove, full of blackberries

Top view of a pot on a stove, full of blackberries

I had 7 bags of blackberries in the freezer. This is a lot of blackberries. Going to thaw them on the stove, then send them through the food mill, then make jam.

Yes, I take commissions!!! If there is something you think you might like me to make for you, please feel free to reach out!

Knit, crochet, beading 374 new items added to shared album

I make a lot of stuff. I knit and crochet, spin and dye my own yarn, and make beaded jewelry. Here is a folder of stuff I’ve made over the last decade. I update it now and again.

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Two cats sitting in a window watching birds outside

Cat TV is hopping today! I saw two bluebirds, a downy woodpecker, a cardinal, a house finch, a blue jay, and a dark eyed junco all at the same time.

#Michigan

Eight quart jars filled with tomato sauce

I was able to make 8 quarts of tomato sauce from the tomatoes stored in our failing deep freezer. Phew. Thank goodness for extended warranties. New freezer arrives on Saturday!

NEW🐑The Knit Before Christmas🐑Help Shaun the Sheep support Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day! YouTube video by Shaun the Sheep Official

This is adorable.

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