Hey guys! How is everybody doing today?
Boy, we’ve missed the rain the last couple of days, and it has been pretty warm. BUT, it has been absolutely beautiful. It just feels good to be outside, working, sweatin, getting something done, and then looking back at the end of the day and going, “Yeah, man…it’s lookin pretty good.”
Honestly though, when you’re doing your job, working in the garden, or shelling and canning your vegetables, or just piddling around on a “do-it-yourself” project around the house, isn’t it rewarding to take a few minutes and appreciate your day’s labor. It does me.
Speaking of a “do-it-yourselfer,” our add-on to the food room is quickly winding down…and it’s turned out really, really well for our purpose. We like a couple days at the most, but the worst part was once we started laying shelving out, and then, starting to put all the goods in their new spots.
We could have been done, but for “Mr. Organizer.” I swear, I can be my own worst enemy at times, but I am a peculiar person in that I want things organized. With this being the case, I’ve spent most of the last couple of days, moving goods here, checking out how they look or if there’s enough room designated for them in each spot, then moving them somewhere else if need be.
BUT, for the last three years, we’ve been canning, using our food saver, and picking up a little extra each trip to the grocery store. This has worked out very well for us, but the problem was, say you had 5 rows of green beans, and you had three rows of sweet peas beside them, and something else beside them. Guess what?
Each time you go back to the store and pick up a few other items, come home, go to put your food up and…no shelf space.
Next thing you know, you’ve got green beans, 12 or so cans in about 5 or 6 different spots. PLUS the ones already on the shelf…but no room for more! Then you compound this very shortly, when you have the exact same problem with your corn, tomatoes, canned milk, fruits, stews, etc.
Well in our case now…NOT NO MORE! We is “uptown,” my friends. Every can of green beans or anything else in the room for that matter, are now right where they need to be. YES! Everything has its OWN spot!
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‘Ridin Out The Recession With Dub and Deb in “Miz Judi’s Kitchen’!
Note to Readers: There are a few things that Dub doesn’t know but one thing he does know is that the word ‘Riding’ (as in Riding Out the Recession) is spelled with a ‘g’ at the end. But Dub not only walks the walk, but speaks like he is: down home, true blue, and plain speakin’ country folk.
Dub and Deb are both native Floridians, live in Central Florida, and run a small business as well. They have five children, and seven grandchildren.
Both love to cook, love to laugh, grow a garden, and generally try to “aggravate” most anyone around them basically…all in good fun, of course!
