ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I typically get up around 6:30 each morning. Yesterday, I woke around 6 & today about 20 til. I felt really rested today when I woke up. Got my coffee & sat on the back porch for a bit. I came in & checked email & such, then decided I have an awful lot to can today. I don't have a lot of room in my freezer at the moment, so I've been canning most of my stock & beans. I'm out of cooked beans (or was until yesterday), & I'm tired of running out. I do have some dried, but I like quick & easy, too. I'm on a bean canning marathon. So I began. I have a small closed off kitchen; it tends to get HOT in there. Even with the ac running & a box fan directed in the kitchen, if I open the window, it allows the heat to escape. After I'd gotten all my pots filled with water & the stove cranked up, the heat began to build. Guys, I was canning by 20 til 7 this morning! I opened my window to the still darkness outside & it was the most pleasant sound of canning. This morning I canned to the sounds of the crickets & cicadas. I'm still canning, but it's getting light out. The sweet evening/morning sounds of the South are gone. I'll have to remember to rise early again soon & open my windows at dark, so I can can. What bliss are the SIMPLE things! Have a blessed day! Quote Link to comment
Annarchy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I love watching dawn break the darkness listening to the quiet of the day, even the crickets. During the day, the sounds of life wash out most everything else. Sounds like you had a blessed morning. Quote Link to comment
CrabGrassAcres Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Sounds lovely! I'll be so glad when the heat breaks and I can turn off the a/c at night and open windows! I need to do a lot of canning, just putting it off till it won't run my a/c bill up so. Quote Link to comment
gofish Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 it was foggy when I wnt to work at 4:30 this morning. The sun quickly burned it off when it came up. We were running great at work for the frist 3 hours but then we ran into some issues and it ground into another 10 hour day.. I'm hoping to get 4 loads of laundry done before bedtime so I can get ahead for this weekend.I also want to get the bedrooms dusted and swept. Dh started on the livingroom before I got home so that helps. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 We have an over abundance of crickets this year. I like to hear them outside...not so much inside though. One surprise jumped on me the other day and I thought it was something else. About scared the stuffins out of me. Quote Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Canning with crickets......oh, I had such the wrong idea..... MtRider Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Canning with crickets......oh, I had such the wrong idea..... MtRider Quote Link to comment
The WE2's Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Sounds so cool! That's one of the reasons we love camping...both the night sounds and the early am sounds. I've often heard robins singing before the light breaks, and thought to myself "Lord, they're praising you and it isn't even day light yet". I've thought several times of bringing the gas grill (it has a burner) over here to this house & canning outside to avoid the heat. Could also do it there at the homestead once it gets a little cooler and we can sit outside with it. Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Gees, I thought maybe she had Mr. Jimeny Cricket over helping her can. I wouldn't turn down any help even from a cricket. And he sings pretty well too. When you wish upon a star....gotta fill that canning jar. Hearing that familiar ping...makes my cricket heart want to sing. Quote Link to comment
ArmyOfFive4God Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 You guys know how to ruin a girl's peaceful moments *shakes head* Quote Link to comment
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