The moon came up over the Blue Ridge mountains looking huge & orange - it was gorgeous! I tried taking a picture, but with a phone camera, it doesn’t show those features.
Sitting on the back patio having my morning coffee. There is no ‘cool’ morning air - excessive heat warnings are in effect. I am not working outside although I have projects & mowing to do. I found out where the local farmer’s market meets, but I am not inclined to get out there with lots of people in the heat.
Inside project: holiday canning! Last year, I caught a sale on cranberries ... 50 cents a bag after the holiday - can’t remember the regular price, but it was between $2.50 & $3.00. I bought 6 bags & they have been in the freezer. There is a recipe for Cranberry Apple Preserves in the Ball book: 1 lb. of cranberries, 3 Granny Smith apples peeled & chopped, one orange, including peel, chopped up fine (in food processor). I saw the recipe on a blog with a reference back to the Ball book - it’s supposed to be delicious per Mavis:
“Cranberry Apple Jam with a Hint of Orange = Perfection.
With cranberries, apples and a little orange, this is the jam you need to have on hand for the day after Thanksgiving to slather all over the leftover bits of turkey goodness. Seriously, this stuff is amazing!
Not only will your house smell fantastic while it’s simmering away on the cook top, this recipe for cranberry apple jam with a hint of orange would be a delicious gift to give around the holidays. It’s simple PERFECT for this time of year.
Heck, if you really want to be the hostess with the mostess, make a batch and send them home with a jar!~Mavis”
Check out her blog under the “canning” section - she has a ton of recipes for jellies, jams, sauces, pickles, tips on dehydrating various veggies & herbs, etc.
Project #2: working on a prayer shawl for a cousin’s wife. She had breast cancer 3? years ago & early this year, was diagnosed with colon cancer. She’s been getting chemo every 2 weeks (2 days straight when she gets it). I do not have internet here (available but not connected to avoid a bill here & back at the other house) so I have to use ‘data’ & I try to use it sparingly. I download podcasts at home via wifi & play them here in the evening - perfect for knitting time.
Our new kitchen table & chairs were delivered yesterday & it all fits the space beautifully & looks good, too. Now, if I can just get mom to the point she is ready to move so I can get a mover for the furniture we need to bring with us!
Neither of us could see a thing - overcast - and now it’s raining on us and intends to do so for the entire day. Family Party at Governor Dodge State Park; grilling in the rain. Oy Vey!
We have a shelter rented but this is some serious rain with flood warnings, etc. Lots of our family will have already been camping so everyone should be a wet, crabby, muddy mess. Ugh! I’m bringing bottles of bubbles for all the kids to play with, so that should be amusing. Can you blow bubbles in the rain? ;) And wine for all the Moms, LOL!
My tomatoes are REFUSING to grow. They. Want. Sunshine - and so do I!
Your day, on the other hand, sounds wonderful! Is Mavis the ‘One Hundred Dollars a Month’ gal? She has some amazing ideas. :)