So far, so good. My break from writing ended at 7am this morning as I went back to my story. A secondary character has grown significantly since I went on vacation so I spent all morning reconsidering the opening chapters in light of her changed position. It was not the kind of writing day you can measure in page production, but I think the story has more depth now, which is every bit as important.
I kept canning through the weekend…. and have more pantry adventures lined up for the weeks ahead.
If you can stand to see more pictures of preserved food, here they are.
I wound up making another batch of pickles. This is what pickles look like when they are called “cucumbers.”
You chop them into messes and boil yourself a batch of pickle water.
The day’s production – pickles and homemade salsa (red stuff in the back)
Ummmmm… pickle love.
I also froze a bunch more peaches and green beans (not together in the same container, though) and I made plum jam and dilled green beans (in the back)
And today I made another batch of spaghetti. For those of you who care, one-half a bushel of Roma tomatoes with a bunch of garlic, onion and herbs thrown into it cooks down to six pint jars of sauce.
I’ll post about the TWISTED teacher contest tomorrow. Be sure to drop by Sarah Dessen’s blog and congratulate her on the birth of her baby girl, Sasha!!