Hello, friends. Happy New Year! Our rain last week consisted of a couple of showers, maybe 1/10" total. So, we're still on well water, but as they say, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. It occurred to me that with all the water canning uses, now would be a perfect time to can as much as possible, saving the precious future rainwater for our personal use. The first day, I canned up all the cushaw squash for J. The flavor is not my favorite, so I'll be making pies with it for him, as he enjoys it. Two other days, I canned various other winter squash, including two massive ones. J believes they're from seeds a friend gave me, which people around here called pumpkin squash.
The girls have started laying eggs again, after many months. We think it was August, or possibly earlier, when we got the last one, so it's a very nice surprise. I requested books from the library, knowing I'd be in town for an appointment. More biochar retorts were made. I've been doing some research on eczema, and found it would be helpful to have a lipid rich barrier on my hands. Savannah Bee Company's products were highly recommended, so I'm trying their honey almond beeswax hand cream first. If you're interested in their honey or health & beauty products, the above link gives you 100 pts. on a $25 order. Each 100 points give you $5 off.
GF bread ends were ground into bread crumbs. Our homegrown red pepper flakes container was almost empty, so the last of our dehydrated hot peppers were ground to refill it. Two items were hand washed, and hung on the line. Our New Year's dinner consisted of homegrown sweet potatoes, collards and field peas, with cornbread, which J ground the corn for. With almost no rain in the forecast for the foreseeable future, I plan to continue to work on canning the winter squash, and may also can some beans this week. I'll end with one of my favorite YT channels, Hey Wanderer. They're two young women, who built their off-grid home from a shed, started a homestead, and just generally get things done. Watching their videos never fails to uplift me, and gives me the feeling that all is well with the world. I hope you enjoy them too.
