Tomato Season......

Tomato canning season is officially here. This is the biggest job of the year in terms of canning/gardening. We had our first 1 1/2 bushels of Amish paste ready to go, so the girls (and grandbabies) came over yesterday and away we went.

Sam loved turning the handle, for about 3o seconds, then he was off to other important things.


The result was 17 1/2 quarts of delicious tomato sauce. Only about another 100 quarts to go! It is worth all the work, you can't beat the taste and we like knowing what's in our food.

Of course, some of us just laid around all day, snug and cozy :)

Knitting is big these days as well. Hats and mitts for the little ones.
I am using the patterns from this book and am quite enjoying myself. The author has a website here. She does offer a few of her patterns free on her website.
The weather has turned suddenly chilly. Very Autumn-like, and a nice change, I must say. This summer was the nicest summer in my memory. The days were sunny, and hot, but without the humidity we usually suffer from (at least most days). It was very dry, particularly August, but other than that it was pretty much perfect, weather-wise.

I am working on my fall schedule. My ambitious plans (well ambitious for me, since I am such a homebody) include Aquafit, a knitting class, weekly bible study group, and maybe, if I like it, Tai Chi! I have wanted to try Tai Chi for years, and I'm going to check out the beginner class this afternoon and see how it goes, and hope I don't fall on my...ahem....!

I would also like to have some young mums over for a crochet class, granny squares I think. Perhaps a Saturday afternoon, when little ones can be left home with Daddy. There has been some interest expressed and I would love to do it, so we will see what can be worked out.

This weekend we have grandsons for a sleepover! We should have a wonderful time, the weather looks great so lots of outside play, and a nap for me Sunday afternoon, once they've gone home :-)

Have a wonderful rest of the week,
Niki