We're in the middle of redecorating our downstairs floor. So I spent the day sandpapering doors and wallpanels, while Frank sandpapered part of a newly built wall (we moved the door to the living room about a yard two months ago), rebuilt part of the wallpanels and started on the new cupboard in the hallway. I'm really looking forward to this cupboard  (talk about things to get excited about), because it will be my pantry. I really do not like sandpapering, but it has to be done, just one more piece of wallpanels tomorrow and that part will be finished. Then I have to remove the old wallpaper and after that I can start painting, burgundy red for the wallpanels and doorframes (three of them), and a soft yellow for the doors. Frank will finish the cupboard and paint the ceiling. On Friday or Saturday we will put the wallpaper up, one wall in the hallway and the walls in the living room. After that there are just a few odd and ends to finish up. Of course I will post pictures when it's all finished. Oh, almost forgot, tomorrow I also have to put back all the books in the bookcase, which I had to take out, because we wanted to move the bookcase just 12 inches.

Yesterday morning I went to the allotment first and did a lot of weeding , but got to take 4 cucumbers, 2 zucchinis, a kohlrabi, lettuce and endive home with me.  I have been thinking about what to can, dehydrate and pickle for the coming year, because I would like to start soon and do something every week. The weather hasn't been great this week and it doesn't look like it will improve very soon, so prices of fruit and vegetables will stay higher than I'd like them to be. It will be a few weeks before I can start canning my own produce. On a positive note I picked the first real batch of blackberries and I'm putting them in the freezer to save up for the first batch of jam. We're down to the last jar from last year, and my son won't eat pancakes without blackberry jam.

blessings, Ellen

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Posted by Cathy

Ellen,
Just wanted to say "hi". I enjoy your blog. I hope you all are doing well.
Love ya,
Cathy

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