Yesterday I woke up early with the odd and not very familiar session that I had a fox terrier's tail up my right nostril
Yup, I was right. That's what it was.
After that start the obvious thing to do next was to get up and make a batch of Okra and hot pepper pickles:
The man at the local hardware store says they have had a real run on canning jars. Makes sense to me. Or there may be other Nova Scotians in town. We absolutely can't get over the great produce, here. Sad really when a grown person calls his wife into the kitchen to say "look at all the juice in this lemon! Can you believe it?" I suspect we will be coming back this way.
Of course we are the same couple who are amazed that everyone doesn't have their laundry out on the line. Where we come from people would kill for drying weather like this.
I am having a great time. Even the golf is going well. I am keeping myself motivated by the thought I will have to make more clothes for this. Can't you see me in a skort?
Back to sewing.
I have decided to transfer my first set of Simplicity pants pattern alterations to a new pattern, this one with a higher waistline and considerably more design ease, 3 1/2" at the hip. I should have it all cut out tonight and then there is no stopping me.
Stay tuned.
The okra pickles are gorgeous, definitely deserving of a blue ribbon!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried pickled watermelon rind? It's my absolute favorite and nothing beats it with a tuna sandwich.
I'm really enjoying your Nova Scotian take on the strange world that is Florida! And I think you'd look just fine in a skort.
ReplyDeleteI adore home canning! Glad to find another enthusiast. :)
ReplyDeleteIf we hung our clothes outside to dry here, they'd be moldy before they were dry. ;-)
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