I flew down to Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Wednesday afternoon as my first workshop was on Thursday. It was an all-afternoon session on gardening and canning. I’m always amazed at how many folks have similar interests! There were hundreds of people attending the conference, many more than in years past. And my workshops were very lively and pretty full. People asked dozens of good questions and we had intense sessions.
My second workshop was on canning mixed foods and the third was on canning meat, poultry, and fish. The final workshop was on Saturday morning — growing fruit for cold climates. That one was filled to overflowing and folks were standing in the hallway, listening.
Now I’m playing catch-up! Will and I went to town Sunday and bought the last four kitchen cabinets for our house. Wow! Now all that’s left is the center island where all the food preparation takes place and we’ll be done. That’s D-O-N-E!
We spent until 11 p.m. last night filling the seed orders that arrived on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, while I was gone and I took a big bag to the post office this morning.
I’m feeling relatively caught up now. So it’s back to “normal” (if I know what that is …) Whew. I’m so glad to be home. — Jackie
So good to see people interested in trying to learn ways of fending for themselves! So great to see everyone, but especially those younger folks, wanting to learn how to be self sufficient and independent. Jackie, you are a blessing to all of us!
Has anyone at Backwoods Home investigated the possibility of doing podcasts when you speak? and makiing them available on the web site. I listen to a lot of radio programs that have podcasts and podcast archives but don’t know how difficult it is to do.
What a lucky bunch to hear you speak on so many great topics! Glad that you’re home safe and sound and feeling a bit caught up.
I’m sure people were delighted to hear your advice. Wish I could have been there.
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