Canning Pears

There's an orchard not far from us - maybe 45 minutes away. We've already been a couple of times this season. We bought apples, pears and pecans but the Asian pears are ready now so we're going back this week to get those.

I still had pears in the fridge that I hadn't canned so today was the day.

I canned 30 pints of pears TODAY! Yes, I'm tired. But, I also did other things. Vince went out and cut the okra so I rinsed it, cut it up and filled two trays for the freeze dryer. I filled one tray with sliced pears and filled one tray with pear peelings. The peelings will get crispy and are a bit tart but they're really good for snacking. I also like to put them in the blender, make a powder and add it to overnight oats. It gives them a pear flavor and thickens the oats a bit more.

At some point in the middle of all this, Vince said "Are we eating lunch today?" Hmmm . . I had broccoli, chicken and barley in the freezer so I grabbed a block of that out of the freezer, defrosted it, baked it and cooked some of the okra I had already sliced. Lunch . . DONE in about 15 minutes.

Then I made (still not baked) a loaf of the Sourdough Wonder Bread Copy Cat Bread. I made the stiff starter last night so I should have started the bread early this morning but it was after 3 before I got back to the bread so it may be a bit slow rising. It's 8 p.m. . . I'll try to get it in the oven by 9 or 10 tonight. Just not enough hours in my day.

Chad, Nicole and Roxie (the youngest Corgi) camped last night on a river south of here. Addie spent the night with a friend. They all met up today and the two families went down the river . . kayaks, canoes . . I think some were in kayaks, some in canoes . . not even sure but Chad, Nicole, Addie and Roxie came by here for a while. They had stopped and bought hamburgers and sat out on our deck to eat them. Vince was watching football so I sat out and visited with them. I never get to spend enough time with them.

Hoping to get a little cross stitching done tonight . . both dogs are asleep on my lap. I should be able to stitch a few hours! Hope I don't forget about the bread!  :)