OLDER...

You know you must be getting oldER when you enjoy canning...anything that will store for the winter. We have an abundant garden this year. Tons o' cucumbers. So I decided not to waste, but to make pickles and oh how the vinegar stunk up the house. It drove the kids away, which was excellent so I could turn up my random mix (including the High School Muscial soundtrack)on my ipod and figure out how to preserve these cucumbers. What a successs, 25 jars of pickles later. I am so proud of them that I put them up on the top of my cabinets in the kitchen for a lovely display of my new-found homemaking skill. The next night was strawberry jam and the fine jars are displayed on the other bank of kitchen cabinets. Tonight it's homemade salsa, which is boiling away even as I write. Wow, I must be getting oldER, not OLD, but old enough to actually enjoy canning on my used-to-be night out on the town Friday night. Things have changed when I can be thrilled about such things!