{"id":11825,"date":"2026-09-28T13:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/?p=11825"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:45:24","slug":"finally-we-have-some-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/JackieClay\/2026\/09\/28\/finally-we-have-some-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, we have some sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s normal for northern Minnesota to have a period of fall rains. But holy cow have we been blessed! I guess it’s a good thing in one way. I’ve been canning double batches every single day. It’s really stacking up. Literally! Will has been lugging full boxes down in the basement for me. When I went down there to get supper fixings, I was amazed at how many boxes of canned food were down there, stacked up, waiting for me to put them away on shelves. Well, that’s a good thing, right?<\/p>\n

Will’s been busy hauling in truckloads of firewood from that logging site 7 miles from us. We even stopped by there on the way to leave the car at the repair shop and again when we brought it home, each time, he filled up Clifford, his big red Dodge Ram. Then, while I was cutting up tomatoes to roast, then can, he and grandson, Drew, hooked up the big equipment trailer and went to load it full. When they got back, I’d gotten a crate of sweet corn shucked (the very last!), and the tomatoes, peppers, and onions ready to go in the oven. They got a very nice load, which they’ll split between them.<\/p>\n

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This is the load Will and Drew got yesterday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yesterday, David came with his family and picked their pumpkins. I always love watching granddaughters, Delilah and Melanie, rush around to find the perfect pumpkin. Melanie picked a tiny one, the size of her head. I didn’t even know there were any out there that small! Of course, David grabbed two Big Max giant pumpkins that he could barely carry. Then another, just because he couldn’t resist. Boy, there are a lot out there yet!<\/p>\n

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David and his family love the Big Max pumpkins!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, I’ve got the roasted tomatoes in the waterbath canner and the sweet corn ready to cut off the cob and can up. Because it’s sunny this morning, I’m going to help Will split up a big bunch of cut wood and haul it into the woodshed. We’re really late in doing this and feel like winter’s coming like a freight train. Must hurry!<\/p>\n

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I wanted to show you this panoramic photo of the load of wood. I love the trees in the background!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

— Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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