Jars and jars

Because I spent the day doing this...

(That's four pints of pickles cherry tomatoes for future salad dressing, 3 1/2 quarts of bread and butter pickles, and 2 1/2 pints of sweet and hot pickle relish.)

You get no real post, but just a couple of pictures.


Earlier today I came across D. giving G. and L. a piggyback ride. It was a pretty impressive feat.



This is Y. looking at M.'s new giant fish tank. M. got a good deal on it, and being someone who collects tanks like other people collect shoes, brought it home. There are now quite a few fun fish and snails living in it, and Y. is pretty fascinated.

And I'll end by sharing the announcement that L. made a few minutes ago. It seems that she, G., K., and Y. are going to put on a musical, to be performed next Saturday. And eaves dropping on their conversation as they worked on the casting for said production, it is to be a musical of the Lord of the Rings.

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Tiffany said…
Ah! I love your posts so much. The precious, beautiful ordinary. It must be savoured. Your posts remind me to do just that. Thank you! :) Tiffany in Australia
8/25/2018 10:13 PM
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