I have been working like crazy lately. Like that is something new.
I made 24 loves of zucchini bread, six of banana bread, a batch each of hot pepper relish and kiwi pineapple jam. Yesterday, I had some help squeezing pomegranates.
It was a lean season this year for fruit. The frost this Spring, took almost all the fruit in town. No joke.
Hopefully...with a little tree trimming this Winter, the fruit will be great big and beautiful this coming Spring.
I know that in apple trees, if there was a lean year with very little fruit, the following year the tree will likely be loaded. It is the unused 'energy', stored from one year to the next. I hope all fruit trees carry that same trait. AND...that it doesn't freeze in an untimely manner this coming Spring.
Early this year, my next door neighbor died suddenly from diabetes. On Mother's Day, her only child came and scraped weeds from the empty acre between us. It was so heart wrenching for me to 'feel' his pain, I couldn't tell him how sorry I was about his Mom's passing.
This weekend, he was over at the house, having a garage sale. I finally screwed up enough courage to go talk to him, and say how sorry I was for his loss.
That made me think about all the other losses that happened this year. The saddest one is my Sis. I miss her so.
She loved decorating for the holidays. It didn't matter WHAT holiday...she had them all covered. It was something she could do no matter how bad she felt and it gave her comfort and a sense of accomplishment. I am sure it also satisfied her artistic bent.
Anyway...I want to say Love you Sis. And Mom.
Miss you both bunches.
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Today...I am taking in my Fair entries. Hot pepper relish, corn relish, orange marmalade, and banana nut bread butter.
Next Wednesday is the baking stuff...apple pie and zucchini bread.
Then...the next week is my application for the Next Food Network Star. I am hoping this year...I will get what I want. My own TV show would be good.
What I really want is to buy the two acres next door and build a 'canning shed' where I can teach canning lessons. Maybe even film my show in it so I can stay here and have a life.
I can 'see' it in my head...just waiting for it to be a reality.
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