Friday night we had company for dinner and the evening. It was really wonderful to serve them a meal that mostly came from my garden.... fresh salad with most ingredients picked early Friday morning - lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion, zucchini. The red potatoes and carrots were ones I dug that morning with the shovel which I broke. (Guess it was pretty old). Dessert was a crumble of our fresh raspberries and rhubarb, as well as some purchased cranberries and cherries thrown in. My son and his wife have taught me how to make our own butter, and I make my own salad dressing... it was a great meal!
On Saturday, my daughter-in-law and I canned 115 pounds of tomatoes! Yes - you heard that right... it took us most of the day. But it is so worth it to have fresh tomatoes in the middle of winter that taste like they should, and that don't come out of a can. We have very few things from cans in our household... we are just not keen to expose ourselves to the problems that the metals cause according to recent research. Here is my share - lined up in my "dry" coldroom, ready for when spaghetti sauce is on the menu...
In addition to all of this, this has been an intense week as I have completely overhauled my website. The look is clean, simple, and totally updated. No more black backgrounds. No more "Thistledown Arts". I have decided to go with my name as my brand ... people remember personal names more than a company name when it comes to art. You may have noticed that I have changed the header on this blog as well - but unfortunately, I don't think I can change the URL from Thistledown Arts to Joanne Giesbrecht - unless someone can tell me how...
So, why don't you take a look at my website? I hope you'll like it and find it easy to navigate.
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Have a wonderful week!
