This morning the air was crisp and the sky was on fire as the sun lit up the threatening storm clouds. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and sat mesmerized by the bright pink and red glow outside my window. An hour later, I found myself laughing as I heard the nearby squeals of teenagers standing at the school bus stop when it began to rain unexpectedly. It was a perfect fall morning!
All week I have been working hard on my fall tradition - canning tomatoes. We pick them ourselves at a local farm and then I happily peel them and stuff them into quart jars. Each fall I put up about 60 quarts and by the end of each summer, we are lucky if we have one or two quarts remaining. Sweet Hubby thinks I am crazy for loving this task, but I find the work extremely satisfying and I look forward to it every fall!
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| This pic is actually of last year's tomatoes. These babies are long gone! |
The cooler air also means that the time for pumpkins is approaching and I am excited about that too!
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Fall is my drug and I'm helplessly addicted!
I love "fall is my drug..."
ReplyDeleteI love fall too, I just hate what follows it.
I love tomatoes. ARe they good canned?
I use canned tomatoes all year long. I think they are really good! Soooo much better than what you get at the grocery store. I use them in soups, sauces, Mexican and Italian dishes all the time.
ReplyDeleteSaturday we will start canning the salsa!
:D I'm so excited after the weather today. Bring on the fall! and the winter. :)
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