We hauled in boxes and crates of tomatoes. Then, yesterday, our friend Sherri came over to help pick the sweet corn. As the birds were starting to get into the Seneca Sunrise we save for seed, not only did we pick the sweet corn I’d planted to eat and can, but also two big patches of Seneca Sunrise too. We picked the North Garden, then drove over to the Wolf Garden and picked there. Thank God, it was a beautiful day. We ended up with several crates of each, plus the back of the golf cart/garden mobile full of sweet corn to can up. I guess I won’t be sleeping any time soon. Ha ha!
Well, today is another beautiful, although cool day, with the high supposed to be 60 F. Not bad for October, though. I’m on the front porch, madly seeding out the tomatoes I’d boxed to seed. Then I’ll be adding more to be roasted and canned up tomorrow. I’m hoping to be able to also get the Victorio tomato strainer going so I can get another roasting pan full of tomato puree to cook down for tomato sauce tomorrow.
This time of the year, especially all that’s going on in the world today, we feel like the ant in the ant and grasshopper fable, rushing, rushing to get ready. But it’s so satisfying to go to the grocery store (with its sky rocketing prices) and think “I don’t need that and that and that!” — Jackie
