I especially like the convenience of pressure canned meats. They work fine for most casseroles, soups and stews... and canned ground beef can be turned into tacos or chili or added to spaghetti sauce in 3 shakes of a lamb's tail. You don't have to worry about your freezer dying and losing all...
Have you seen the picture of a July 4th parade where the only person standing for the flag is a disabled Vet? He was able to pull himself out of his wheelchair long enough to show respect, while everyone else is sitting on the ground or in chairs, sipping sodas and eating snacks. Really sad...
DH especially liked my name as my mother pronounced it-- she was a French emigree. The way she pronounced it, you would have expected it to be spelled Murielle- with the accent on the last syllable.
I found clearjel at our local Cash & Carry- a restaurant supply. I've also found it at our local extension office.
There's two kinds of clearjel- the type that requires cooking, which is best for canning, and an instant type which is perfect for making instant pudding mixes instead of the...
Early twilight is our favorite time of day. We like to just sit with a glass of something- wine, iced tea, lemonade... whatever. The herbs and flowers smell their strongest after the heat of the day, the ducks are wandering around being silly, and a lot of the wildlife comes out.
Imagine the poor fellow who was christened Positive Wasserman Jackson....
Talking about southern accents... my real name is Muriel, a pretty name I always thought. Until my cousins came from Oklahoma to visit once and pronounced it "Merle".
My father's name was Pat (not Patrick) Knight Nicholson
I have a book called Remarkable Names of Real People. My favorite in there is Supraporn Poopatana
Made a low carb "potato" salad using the one and only cauliflower I got of decent size, hard boiled duck eggs from our Campbells, some of last years homecanned dill pickle relish, celery (store bought- I can't seem to grow that), and rat tail radish seed pods... with mayo and home made dijon...
In medieval times they called it "garbage soup". I accidentally called my MIL's leftovers soup that one time. Took a while to convince her I wasn't insulting her cooking, lol
Gardening puts you in rhythm with the seasons and the earth. Many of the eastern religions stress being in harmony with the cosmos, which starts by being in harmony with the part that is closest to you. It's a lot easier to do that by gardening and spending time outside than by watching TV or...