Little House by the Railway Line

2009 Goals

Learn to make yoghurt
Pickle walnuts
~~Make marmalade~~
Perfect my granola bar recipe
Grow green beans to eat
~~Grow spinach~~
Grow peppers and winter squash
Save seeds from peppers and winter squash
Knit lots of dishcloths
Finish my hidden stars quilt
Make napkin rings
Finish cardigan back
Learn how to do water-bath-canning
Knit a pair of socks

Preserved this Year

February: Marmalade, 10 1/2 standard jars, 2 tiny jars
February: Blatjang chutney, 6 jars
March: Caramelised onion chutney, 6 jars
June: Elderflower cordial, 5 jars
June: Strawberry Jam, 7 standard jars, 3 tiny jars
June: Elderflower cordial, 4 1/2 jars (2nd batch)

Projects in Progress/ Planned

Navy and pink lap quilt
Hidden stars bed quilt
Sampler cardigan
Amish Alphabet Cross-Stitch
Knitted scrap blanket
Planned: summer blouse and skirt

Scripture Memorised this Year

Psalm 8
Psalm 103
Romans 12
Romans 13

Christmas is Coming....

10:33, Thursday 4 December 2008 .. Posted in Bits and Bobs .. 0 comments .. Link

Yesterday evening, I made a lemon meringue pie (complete disaster that ended in tears - I won't go into it). There was a small amount of pastry leftover from the base, and I still had some pastry in the fridge leftover from the butternut squash pie I made last week.

Since it is December (and since I was intelligent enough to stock up on mincemeat last year) I thought it would be nice to start on the mince pies. So yesterday evening I made half a dozen mince pies. I can't make mince pies without singing Christmas carols, so I sang my way through See Amid the Winter's Snow and In the Bleak Midwinter while I was working. We'll start them as a snack when we get home late this evening; I must remember to dust them with icing sugar before that.

For the rest of the evening we wrote Christmas cards and wrapped parcels up. We're going to the first Christmas party of the year this Saturday - which means I need to get out some jars of jam to take as gifts and put the little hats and ribbons on them.

I love Christmas.
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About Me

Hello! I'm Jo, I'm 26 and I live in a small house in England with my husband. I work full time in an office, and in my spare time I help out with Sunday school and the church youth group. When I have time, I enjoy reading, cookery and crafts, and I'm trying to learn about the garden.

Links

The Cotton Patch
Sew and So
The World's Healthiest Foods
Daily Bread
Bible Gateway
E-Sword
The National Trust