Hello, friends. As I mentioned, I was working at the gallery last week. Besides bringing a book to read in between customers, I brought soap to wrap, thank you cards to write, which I include in my orders, and holiday cards to write. It's enjoyable to be a bit more social than usual, talking with customers. It's also very nice to have time to take care of some personal things during the down time. Our tomatoes continue to ripen. Shortly before I started work at the gallery, I was able to can a few pints, and it looks like there will be a few more to can. I'm cutting up the imperfect ones for the chicken mash.
Being I was gone every day except Thanksgiving, not much got done at home. We had a simple Thanksgiving. J prepared a turkey breast for himself, and I made mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy, roasted brussels sprouts, and fresh cranberry sauce. The pumpkin pie I froze last week was heated. We opened a bottle of Prosecco, to make it a little festive. I'm very excited to see that Temple Grandin will be speaking at a local theater in March. I've cared about the treatment of animals since at least the 80's, and have followed her for some time. She's a beautiful example that despite being different, you can make a huge, positive influence in the world. There was a wonderful movie about her in 2010, and I see there's a new one on Amazon.
Sunday was all about playing catch up. Lots needed to be put in its proper place. Groceries were bought on the way home Saturday. I was pretty tired by the time I got home, so produce was washed and prepped on Sunday. The chickens were happy to receive their mash again. I've also been opening their gate, after I bring the mash, so they can wander. It made them happiest of all, I think, to have some freedom again, after having to stay in their yard all week. Wishing you a cozy week.
13 comments:
Sounds like a very fulfilling week. Your Thanksgiving sounds as laid back as ours. Simple pleasures.
Temple Grandin is an amazing soul and I’m glad you’ll get the chance to see her. What a gift she is to this world.
Enjoy some sunshine this week!
Wow! Look at all those fresh tomatoes! I already miss summer tomatoes.Only nine more months to go! I will have to look into Temple Grandin, thank you for the link. It's always fun to learn something new. Have a happy start to December!
Hugs
Jane
Simple pleasures, indeed. You said it perfectly. She is a most amazing soul, and a gift to this world.
It is nice to read how much you get done! Your thanksgiving cooking sounds delicious. The tomatoes are so pretty..remind me of M&M's. lol andrea
Your tomatoes continue to ripen! I am down to my VERY LAST 2026 tomato and will bid it fond farewell soon.
Temple Grandin is quite a special soul. Nothing beats a homegrown tomato!
Thank you. I thought those tomatoes were pretty too, and kind of do look like candy, with all the varying shades.
Aw, I know you'll cherish that tomato!
Oh, those tomatoes look so good. You had quite a successful crop!
Earlier you asked me the name of the winner of my cherry tomato contest and I couldn't find the name. (All of my seeds were in a jumble waiting for a rainy day.) My favorite was Apricot Zebra. I liked the mild, sweet flavor and avoid those labeled "tangy." Baker's Creek catalog said they are golf ball sized, but mine were smaller. They might have gotten that large if they hadn't been killed by the tomato horn worms. They were too small to blanch and can but worked great fresh and dehydrated. I sliced them in quarters for my dehydrator machine. https://www.rareseeds.com/tomato-apricot-zebra
Next year, I am putting out a whole row and will make sure my BT is up to date when the tomato hornworms first appear.
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
I never had enough tomatoes to can during the season, but happy to have a few now. Thanks for sharing Apricot Zebra. Just the name makes me wonder if it's similar to Pineapple. I'll check it out.
I love all those tomatoes. Yum. Have a beautiful day.
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