Last week I was busy with stuff, man, stuff. ... (Do you remember where that line is from?)
The mundaneness of the harvest season. I could tell you what I was doing, but ... well, it's all sort of a blur. When I wasn't working, I was working on preserving, prepping for preserving, feeling overwhelmed or tired, or thinking about hunting. Which is coming up right quick.
I was also working towards an early deadline for work since we had Monday off for Labor Day.
A three-day weekend looked really good by the time I signed off of work on Friday afternoon.
The weekend was a productive one.
Saturday we went to town to get some needed staples and once we got back home I did a quick tidy up before heading out to the garden, to give it some attention after ignoring it almost the entire week.
Tomatoes!
So many tomatoes were ready for picking, and I said to my husband "Salsa time!" Well, salsa time again. I've made a batch of salsa already and was waiting for the next flush of tomatoes to come in.
Red and ready to be made in to something delicious.
My husband came out to the garden and helped me harvest what ended up being five gallons of tomatoes.
Some of the slicers were HUGE.
I saved these two for sandwiches.
This is just the start. There are still a ton of tomatoes on the plants, waiting to blush red.
I've made a few batches of salsa this weekend. Yum!
When I started prepping for salsa I had an idea ... Oh boy did I have an idea.
I decided to scrap my original garden journal idea and make a video of myself making salsa.
Eeks!
I've never done anything like this. I haven't looked at the video clips yet.
It's coming soon, to a Youtube near you. I hope. Unless the clips are dreadful. Then I'll go back to my original idea.
Other aspects of the weekend included a foggy trip to town. I do believe this was Saturday. How dreary!
Then, on Monday (happy Labor Day) we got up at our usual time. Well, my usual time, I don't know what time he got up. 😆 We made an early trip to Menards to buy some supplies for a project.
Check out that sunrise.
When we were at the store I meandered my way over to the Halloween decor.
I also saw one of those shelves that is in the shape of coffin. It's interesting. Not for me, though. I decorate for just Christmas. Plus, it was $30.
When we got back home my husband started working on his project. Pictures to follow in a later blog post. I went out to the garden and did something new-to-me.
I've never planted anything in the fall. My growing zone is too short to have a second grow season.
However, it's not too short to try growing a second crop of radishes.
Radishes and lettuce. I forgot to take a picture of the container I tossed some mixed greens lettuce seeds in. Don't worry, you aren't missing anything.
I know I've said it before; my crafting has slowed way down. I've also been focusing on one cross stitch project. Mostly.
"Love is Patient, Love is Kind," by Artful Offerings. This is a stitch-along piece I'm working on with Denise over at Black Ribbon Stitch Studio.
I started a new vanilla sock.
Toe-up this time.
It's been ages since I've done a toe-up sock. I suppose I'll have to dig out my Wendyknits book when it's time to knit the heel.
What else .... Oh, yes, I worked a few rows on my Porkie Island Shawl. No photos at this time. The shawl was in time out for a bit because I messed up a row. I had to rip back four rows. It was not a fun time. I seem to be back on track now.
Today was back to work. I woke up to rain. It started raining sometime last night and it helped me sleep. I slept very soundly.
My sense of time is a bit off, thanks to no work yesterday. This week is going to be a busy one, I'm thinking. If I have a successful opening weekend, next week is going to be even more busy. Wish me luck on that one.
