It seems we put somehing up every day now. Today it was sauerkraut. Jim brought in three beautiful heads of cabbage. I did the slicing and he did the crushing and salting. We got seven quarts. They should be done fermenting in three days. How lucky that Fred Meyer has a coupon for Hillshire Farms ring sausage that makes it 2 for $4. By the time the sauerkraut is ready, we'll have sausage to cook with it. :-)

Yesterday it was plums. Jim juiced about enough to make 5 gallons of wine. I gave about 6-7 pounds of nice, ripe plums to a dear friend so I wouldn't have to deal with them. I also gave her zucchini and cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.

I have spent a lot of time of my current article for Ruralite Magazine, and that has put me behind. Tomorrow I have to work for the Times-News. But Friday I hope to make plum preserves and lemon curd. Jim says the raspberries are on, and I already have pie crust in the freezer, so how easy can you get. Tartlets! Yum!

I am reading "Miss Marsham's Repose" by T.H. Elliott. Those who enjoy Harry Potter stories will like it. Fascinating!

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