Hectic Heaven

productive weekend

I have been breaking the grinder in... I have ground up 20 lbs of hamburger,  made  17 lbs of breakfast sausage,  a couple of pounds of  jerky, and about 8 lbs of summer sausage..  It has been raining here quite a bit so it was a good weekend to stay in and mess around... the jerky and summer sausage turned out a bit salty.. will have to rework the recipe...

This morning we went to the local bowling alley and met my sister and 3 of my nephews and Mom and Dad... Sherell and Jim bowled.. I didnt... just watched and heckled... it was fun...

Tomorrow.. I will make some cheese curds for New Years eve.. we are getting together at my brothers house.. we are a pretty tame bunch... I am also going to take down the Christmas tree and drag my spinning wheel out of the other room... I want to start spinning again.. a bit every day... Its a very calming activity and sometimes that is just what the doctor ordered..