tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post8070041385074459928..comments2024-03-29T00:38:02.505-05:00Comments on My Freezer is Full: Independence days- week 4Judy Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post-38697893675770392812009-01-03T10:41:00.000-06:002009-01-03T10:41:00.000-06:00Localzone- Thanks for stopping by. The lettuces a...Localzone- Thanks for stopping by. The lettuces are in an old window box from the backyard that I brought inside. I have it set up on a table in the basement under the lights I use for seed starting. I just hope they are big enough to eat before I'm ready to start planting seeds. I don't have that much space under the lights!Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post-41608576745330094772009-01-03T10:05:00.000-06:002009-01-03T10:05:00.000-06:00I am late to commenting, but I wanted to do so and...I am late to commenting, but I wanted to do so and say how good it is to read about other beginners in the Independence Days challenge. You have more experience than me though! Reading your canning experience has motivated me on my own goal for food preservation these days. It is hard to start this challenge in the winter I think, when so many of the things to do are more difficult (e.g. planting, harvesting, preserving).... how are your lettuces doing - did you plant them inside, or out in a cold frame?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post-16765726758468132192008-12-29T19:17:00.000-06:002008-12-29T19:17:00.000-06:00Matriarchy- No offense taken. I still feel like a...Matriarchy- No offense taken. I still feel like a beginner a lot of the time- there is still so much I don't know how to do and so much to learn. I wish I had paid more attention to my Mom when I was growing up- and that she had made more of an effort to teach me. I'm really trying to make sure I stay connected with J14 and bring her into all of this so she has a clue. She helped me make chutney this summer- it was her first canning adventure!Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post-52187588267473464802008-12-28T22:40:00.000-06:002008-12-28T22:40:00.000-06:00Hooray for the pressure canning success! I have n...Hooray for the pressure canning success! I have not done anything beyond water bath yet. I do want to be able to can stock - it would save a lot of room in my freezers. I have to freeze bones, too, because I have no more room for stock.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry if I implied you were a beginner to gardening or food storage. I know you are not, just to the Indy blog challenge. <BR/><BR/>You know, I found that the blogging itself motivated me. I wanted to be able to post stuff in all the categories. And to post pix, you have to actually finish stuff. It helps me be less of a procrastinator.<BR/><BR/>Earlier today, DH and I went down in the cellar to check on our cider fermenting buckets, and DD15 yelled, "Hey, don't you want the camera?" Everyone knows Mom is blogging.<BR/><BR/>DH and I have both been "underemployed" since May, so I guess I am used to the low-level anxiety of money worries, and I don't feel much worse about it in the winter. It's so much harder to face a lay-off around the holidays. It feels like more of a smack in the face. You have every right to be in a funk (not that you need my permission). Making lists and plans often helps me feel better.<BR/><BR/>What a good idea to consult the Root Cellaring book to plan for next year! I have that book, too.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1412316033303635508.post-14127212830799211312008-12-28T20:41:00.000-06:002008-12-28T20:41:00.000-06:00It is easy to get down during the witner. I like ...It is easy to get down during the witner. I like to really focus on crafting and creating. It makes me feel happier when I am making pretty things. My hubby got me a canner as a gift, also. I haven't used the new one yet but I used to do a lot of canning. They scare the wits out of me as well but that is because I saw my Mom's blow its top once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com