Learning to use the GOOD days to full advantage. Last year at this time felt REALLY bad. Wasn't sure what was wrong just couldn't move, breath and sometimes even function. Now having more good days and using them to achive as much as I can. This year has been the year of extreme!!! Snow, Ice, Tornado, Flood and Harvest have been most uncommon.
Last year, at this time, went to several things, Wanette Flag Day and Purcell Loose Caboose and even our own Grape Harvest Festival. Didn't know for sure, how I was going to get through any of it, thankgoodness, I was able to get it done. It is one of those things I just can't do alone again. I did have help from Dawn and Emily at Flag Day. They have no idea that I just couldn't have done it without them. The weekend of the Loose Caboose Festival was one of my good days, Thankgoodness!!!!! The Grape harvest festival was not a good day but did have friends that helped.
Pat decided he did not want to work on the Demi Rosa Ranch and Vineyard and I couldn't do it on my own. So I liquidated everything. I only had one horse, Thunder and one sheep Pickles. Well, I just couldn't live with that for long. I talked to my goat people and found three goats. One is in milk and the other two are babies.
With the milk from my goat I made homemade manicotta last night, with homemade ricotta and mozzarella cheese. I used the herbs I have been growing on my deck, boy was it good.
One of the advantages of extreme is harvest. A friend does the picking and I do the jelly making. I have made Cherry Jelly, Blackberry Jelly, Blueberry Jelly and Sand Plum Jelly. The tomatoes are coming on and the cumbers are looking good.
I have written a manual on canning. I am going to start doing classes on food storage. There is so much that can be done and if you have a clue you will need to get things ready for the future. I bought alot of meat, in the sale bin at my small grocery store today. I have already canned three quarts of chuck roast. I have arm roast and rump roast to can tomorrow. I really enjoy canning and it makes cooking so easy when you forget to take something out of the freezer.
Summer is here and the snakes are also here. I have run into a garter snake and a pgmy rattler so far. We usually have cooperhead snakes. Pat has killed two cooperheads at the front gate but so far not at the house. I'm thinking about getting more cats!!!
Time to get dinner ready or maybe time to hit the pool!!!!