Good morning, everyone!!!
Oh my my, what do you get when you give two women a garden and a kitchen to work in? Crazy Canning Ladies :)
This summer has definitely been an adventure. We've most assuredly reaped what we've sown in more ways than one.
This entire experience has been a great big learning experience and a wild trip to say the least. I tried paw paws for the first time last evening. Discussed what we might make out of the millions we need to gather from the woods and made yet another game plan to make this happen.
Harvest season has been an experience I would not trade for the world. We stay positive even in the midst of disaster, such as the pizza sauce we turned our noses up at last evening. Laugh in spite of ourselves such as when we don't have enough of the right ingredients and improvise :)
We've learned to step out of the box. Stretch. Look around. And then do whatever feels right at the moment. We solve world problems and smaller issues as we stand over a hot stove or a Kitchenaide. We discuss deeper shit, like life, like letting go of negative thoughts and introducing the positive aspects of life.
If one of us is having a bad day. We drop it all and head to the woods or take a walk around the pond to refresh our souls and get back at the task at hand. This allows us to put things back into perspective and push forward in those things we enjoy doing.
Laughter is good for the soul. Laughing at yourself well it's not just funny, but good to let go of the self inflicted image of your own perfections. Nobody's perfect in this life. So embracing your own imperfections is simply freeing and an amazing feeling all wrapped up in one.
I've found in the midst of wanting to scream I can still embrace this peace. I've found that I am not my problems, but my problems are just a part of life. Obsessing over them solves nothing, so handing them over to the Lord and Lady is the only choice.
I've found that when you do not give 'enough' attention to the bad things in life, the bad things try harder to be recognized. But that's okay, they are recognized just not given all my time, only enough to hand them over to the higher powers that be.
It's okay not to like something but don't spend all your energy expressing how much you don't like it. Turn that shit around and spin the positive back to the forefront. Your mood depends on it.
Life is funny, brutal, exciting, and yes, depressing and hurtful. That doesn't mean you have to dwell in the negative aspects. Seek out the funny and exciting to get you through the brutal, depressing, and hurtful. It's a matter of survival.
Creating is a wonderful way of grabbing ahold of the good things in life. Gardening to me, is just another way of creating. You grow the seeds, you tend to the plants, you harvest the plants, then you experiment and find new and unusual ways to use these fruits of your labor. It's a first hand look at you become what you focus on.
I don't mind one bit being called a crazy canning lady. Because frankly, this old crazy canning lady is enjoying the process that we call life.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!
Oh my my, what do you get when you give two women a garden and a kitchen to work in? Crazy Canning Ladies :)
This summer has definitely been an adventure. We've most assuredly reaped what we've sown in more ways than one.
This entire experience has been a great big learning experience and a wild trip to say the least. I tried paw paws for the first time last evening. Discussed what we might make out of the millions we need to gather from the woods and made yet another game plan to make this happen.
Harvest season has been an experience I would not trade for the world. We stay positive even in the midst of disaster, such as the pizza sauce we turned our noses up at last evening. Laugh in spite of ourselves such as when we don't have enough of the right ingredients and improvise :)
We've learned to step out of the box. Stretch. Look around. And then do whatever feels right at the moment. We solve world problems and smaller issues as we stand over a hot stove or a Kitchenaide. We discuss deeper shit, like life, like letting go of negative thoughts and introducing the positive aspects of life.
If one of us is having a bad day. We drop it all and head to the woods or take a walk around the pond to refresh our souls and get back at the task at hand. This allows us to put things back into perspective and push forward in those things we enjoy doing.
Laughter is good for the soul. Laughing at yourself well it's not just funny, but good to let go of the self inflicted image of your own perfections. Nobody's perfect in this life. So embracing your own imperfections is simply freeing and an amazing feeling all wrapped up in one.
I've found in the midst of wanting to scream I can still embrace this peace. I've found that I am not my problems, but my problems are just a part of life. Obsessing over them solves nothing, so handing them over to the Lord and Lady is the only choice.
I've found that when you do not give 'enough' attention to the bad things in life, the bad things try harder to be recognized. But that's okay, they are recognized just not given all my time, only enough to hand them over to the higher powers that be.
It's okay not to like something but don't spend all your energy expressing how much you don't like it. Turn that shit around and spin the positive back to the forefront. Your mood depends on it.
Life is funny, brutal, exciting, and yes, depressing and hurtful. That doesn't mean you have to dwell in the negative aspects. Seek out the funny and exciting to get you through the brutal, depressing, and hurtful. It's a matter of survival.
Creating is a wonderful way of grabbing ahold of the good things in life. Gardening to me, is just another way of creating. You grow the seeds, you tend to the plants, you harvest the plants, then you experiment and find new and unusual ways to use these fruits of your labor. It's a first hand look at you become what you focus on.
I don't mind one bit being called a crazy canning lady. Because frankly, this old crazy canning lady is enjoying the process that we call life.
Everyone have a lovely day!!!
Blessings to all!!!