It’s Sunday, and it is letter writing time.
So how is everyone, I hope that you are all good. Just a little update on what’s going on this past week.
The veggie gardens are slow going and about 3 weeks behind. But everything looks good. I got a few zucchinis and patty pans from the garden along with a couple of beets and some tomatoes. The corn looks good, the potatoes look good, and the main bednout back with my big tomato beds looks stellar.
The off and on rain all week has been a recipe for frequently cut grass. I could hardly believe on Friday that it is already ankle high again. It took Rusty 5 hours to cut all the grass on Saturday… wow.
I attended a conservative party axe the tax rally with Pierre Poilievre. The rally was exciting, I anticipate that we could have some really good leadership in this country with him in power we just need to get the current party our of power. It was refreshing to hear what his mandate is for Canada I hope we can get him in sooner then later♡.
We cut and stacked wood last week on Sunday, and it’s kind of cool 😎 to see it stack up for the cold season. We still have quite a bit of wood down in the basement ready for this year, so we might only have to use half of what we got this year. I guess time will tell.
I had a big project this weekend. I had a big tote filled with butternut squash we grew last year. When I was rearranging tiddy up the kitchen, the tote ended up out in the side porch. I forgot about it until I was.kovong around so stuff …. yikes, that’s a lot of squash still. So I cut one up and cooked a little bit to see what it tasted like…. awesome, it tasted awesome. Well, I now how to spend the next day or two, cutting, peeling, chunking, and pressure canning it. I ended up with 36 pint jars, and we had a nice big serving with dinner yesterday. It was so good, I can hardly believe it’s 9-10 months old and it still tastes amazing.
My squash didn’t grow as well as last year, so it is really nice to have this bonus squash all canned and some frozen for this upcoming year.
Rusty started on adding yellow to the house. On Friday, he put the stain on some if the boards for the new siding. The pices of wood were really wet, so it took a long time to dry, but wow, the coliur is awesome. It’s gonna look so nice. The area he is working on is where we installed the new windows for the master bedroom. Getting that all battened in looks so good. It’s gonna be one of our fall projects, going section by section to replace the old drafty siding with new tyvec and the new siding. Small steps to our old house reno project. The upgrade in the look of the house is pretty optimal, too.
I am working on recovering a bench for the main entrance in the addition. I got the top repaired and covered in the new fabric. It is gonna be nice having the bench with storage at that door.. little touches that make things look pretty good. I have a few little things in place now that have a home, some antiques, etc. Things are finally starting to take shape♡
The next thing I think we will be doing is getting the shelving into my canning unit. I can then start moving my jars up and getting organized with all the stuff I am putting up for winter. I can do a jar count and finger out what needs to be made and stored♡
I have to say the biggest and most amazing part of the addition is my canning and prep area. The stink and dishwasher and additional counter space is so great to use. The best part is the view, I get to look out the big set of 3 windows while I am working. Looking out to the valley, watching the animals, and just seeing everything out there is so much nicer than staring at a wall♡
It’s been quiet since Rusty’s mom went back home, and I am missing my mom lots, we talk online, but if course, it’s not the same. I wish she could be here seeing this life we have. Hard when you get older, things are different. Your prospective on life is very different.
When mom and I are online, I try to take her on a little tour of the new improvements around the inside of the house and the outside as well. It’s not the same as being here, but I guess it’s the next best thing.
Well, I guess that is all for this week. Yak with you all again next week.
Our love to you all,
Nessie & Rusty
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