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Can Jam: February is Carrot Time!!
Tigress's Can Jam is back and the challenge this month... is carrots!Carrots are difficult for a few reasons, the most obvious of which is that carrots are a low acid food, which means that they cannot be canned without the addition of some kind of acid. You can pressure can them with a pressure canner, but that defeats the purpose of the can jam ( Read more... ) -
Notes from Home
I've gone into work one day this week, thanks snowpocalypse! It's been frustrating as heck wondering what's going to be open and if the metro's running so I can actually get to work and if I should impose on a coworker who lives nearby to give me a ride, etc... I'm getting to work tomorrow because stentoriansista is dropping me off since the buses aren't running ( Read more... ) -
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Ugh, you guys, I am tired. I don't know why, if it's the fact that I've been pushing myself at jogs, or (lack of) the sunlight, or the stress, or I'm just not getting enough sleep, but I am just a zombie. Unproductive at work, couch potato at home... Last night, I was reading in bed with stentoriansista and then I napped for an hour and a half. (Then I got up, ( Read more... ) -
Mindfulness
I've been thinking a lot about mindfulness lately, mindfulness and meditation. I've been doing a lot of tasks that require attention but not necessarily thought (running, cooking, canning, etc...). My hope with them is to get myself to a point where these tasks are not only enjoyable (I'm working on that with the jogging. Maybe some day...), but ( Read more... ) -
A bit of an update
Not much is going on. I'm tired as all get out. My aunt is visiting, which is adding to everyone's stress levels. She seems to have been having a hard time at this post (understandable - they're working her 12 hours a day, 6 days a week) and has been vegging out to recover. She's already gone through all the Glees we had on our DVR ( Read more... ) -
Can Jam Bo Bam Banana Fana Foo Fam
I'm doing the Can Jam! This month's theme was citrus, so I pulled out my much beloved copy of Well Preserved and gave it a shot.
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Good morning, starshine!
An update!
Ushered in the new year with a small get together of some friends at home, since we all wanted something fun but low key. Since it was my only chance to catch up with mareska while she was here and I had a headcold, going out to a loud expensive bar didn't seem right. So stentoriansista broke in our fondue pot and I pulled my aunt's out of the communal ( Read more... ) -
Expect a canning icon shortly.
OK, I did it. I joined Can Jam Challenge. Canning 12 different recipes in 2010, one a month.
Bring it.
stentoriansista and I have been slowly working our way through the fruits of my August non-stop canning with delicious results, so I'm looking forward to this.