Tag: cucumbers

• My Monday

  For a few seconds I didn’t think we would get our walk in. I got up and didn’t want to physically leave the bed. I had to take my pill though, so I forced myself to take it. Then went back to bed for a couple minutes more. Somehow I found the strength to get…

  Garnetjewel

  July 8, 2024

  American Heritage, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  Allergist, Alma matter, appointments, brother, Celebration of Life, check up, Clinic, cucumbers, Family, funerals, gymnasium, memories, Monday, stories, teachers, UHS Alumni

• The Naked Tomater

  This evening before we take her home to mom’s a little girl got another chance to show off her adeptness peeling tomatoes for canning purposes. In such a short week she has mastered this portion of the process. Tonight we were able to get another batch of cucumbers and tomatoes inside to work them up.…

  Garnetjewel

  August 3, 2023

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  canning, cucumbers, Family, fun, garden produce, girl fun, naked tomater, pickles, process, slicing, tomatoes

• My Thoughts…

  Since last Thursday I feel like a scatter brain. I was able to plan and organize my series and have them straddle each other. All of a sudden I have this one big problem and then vegetables to be canned. Today we canned another dozen jars of pickles. Unfortunately, we lost one jar to a…

  Garnetjewel

  July 25, 2023

  Are These American Ideals Gone?, Family, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  300th, article, batch, cucumbers, Family, garlic, my thoughts, pickles, taste-tested, thank you, time, vegetables

• Time for Pickle Canning

  Sorry folks, our cucumbers have literally been boiling over our island in the kitchen. The day my eye problem happened was the day Mom and I were to set out to make our pickles. It didn’t happen. So today has become the day to finally tackle this duty. Maybe just the first day of a…

  Garnetjewel

  July 24, 2023

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Family, God’s Timing

  batches, canning, cucumbers, energy, jars, kitchen, lids, pickles, spices and herbs, sweet corn, time, vinegar, work