This was the first year that I have not tended the garden and Mike has had to figure it out - all by himself.
Work has been incredibly busy so I knew that I would not be around to help out.
Since it was his first attempt, he decided to only grow tomatoes and peppers but I think he has caught garden fever.
He is already planning all of the things that he is going to plant next year. ( It only took him 10 years to figure out how cool the vegetable garden is).
Yesterday, I taught him how to get the skins off and to cook down tomatoes to freeze them for later. Although I would love to can, we have a porcelain top stove and you cannot can veggies on it.
Every year, I think about canning because it's the way that our family always "put up" produce for the winter but in reality, it is a romanticized idea. It doesn't make sense with my busy work schedule but I can still enjoy the fruits of our labor even when it is ten below outside by freezing.
Well it's time to start my day in the "real world" so Happy Wednesday to all!
-Jen
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