Tank was supposed to be ready by noon yesterday. I heard nothing from the garage. Attila called them when he got back from work, and they said they just had to check it out to make sure everything worked, wanted us to come get it the next day, Friday. Attila told them his wife would… Continue reading “Keep Calm and Carry On”
Midst of Activity
Tank started to have issues on the 9th of October, I took her to garage number one. Come back Friday, October 12th, he said. On Friday afternoon he said he couldn’t do the job, take it to garage number two. Attila drove right over to garage number two, come back Tuesday, October 16th, they said.… Continue reading Midst of Activity
You win some…
Although I am an experienced canner, I am no stranger to failure. My penchant for experimentation gets me into trouble sometimes, other times it has delightful results. Yesterday was one of the times that things didn’t go according to hopes. The first batch of canned Northern Spy Apples was successful, but for the packaging that… Continue reading You win some…
Last Vegetable Standing
Bex makes hats. Lots of beautiful hats. Bex may be grandly addicted to making hats. I see this as a good thing, and hundreds of other people who will be warm this winter will definitely agree. I can food. I can lots of food. I think I may be grandly addicted to canning food. I… Continue reading Last Vegetable Standing
Sing Your Song
The weather yesterday and today has been grand! Blue skies and very windy, but lovely for a late October day. There are times when a lot seems to go wrong, not tragically wrong, just exasperatingly wrong. Tank was having issues almost two weeks ago, and I’ve been without a vehicle ever since. I’ve had to… Continue reading Sing Your Song