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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
Stocking up for Next Christmas
I've just bought 80 Christmas cards online that were being sold off extra cheap. That should be plenty for us for next year (I think we sent about 70 this year, and have a few left over). This is something I've often planned to do, but in the past I've always forgotten until about February when there are none left any more.However, I did last year - also this year - remember to stock up on cheap Christmas food that keeps. This year, the day after Boxing Day, I bought two jars of mincemeat, 2 of cranberry sauce, and 3 of chestnuts. They'll keep till at least December 2010, so will do two Christmasses if we don't eat too much next year. Actually, the real danger is that I'll take it into my head to stuff baked apples with mincemeat next autumn or put cranberry sauce out in March.
While I was buying the cards, I also took the opportunity to buy an advent candle. We've not had one before, but I've always rather liked the idea, so maybe next Christmas will be the one!
We had an advent candle at school when I was about 9. I remember it was quite a fat one, and it took some time to burn down the requisite amount. Our teacher used to burn it during storytime on the carpet at the end of the day, but after a while it was beginning to get out of time - the candle thought it was December 5th when it was really December 10th. The teacher took it home, and said she was trying to burn it down far enough in the evenings. If I remember correctly, eventually she decided it was taking too long, and chopped the top off (leaving the wick intact) with a bread knife!
The one I've ordered is rather more slender than the school one, however, so hopefully we won't have that problem.
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17:31, Wednesday 7 January 2009 .. Posted by gilsanlaGreat idea on the cards, etc. I always take advantage of after Christmas sales to buy my wrapping paper, cards, and cookie cans for the following year. I don't do much other after Christmas shopping, but I do like to stock up on those types of things.
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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.
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