Monday, September 8, 2008

Saturday's Project and Salsa Report on Monday

The Handrail Project Is A Success
With Tanner's supervision and guidance, I was able to install the handrail on our front steps Saturday! Along those lines, a big THANK YOU is in order for "Uncle Tim" who stopped by the job site at a very opportune moment to provide some critically needed wisdom and the physical leverage necessary to meet an unforeseen installation challenge.
Here's Tanner watching over the drilling process and providing encouragement.

Here we are enjoying a "job well-done" moment.

Salsa Report
But better than surviving the handrail project, Tanner and I returned inside to find 26 (that's TWENTY-SIX) pints of Karen's Side Street Salsa happily resting on the kitchen counter. Five of those being Karen's new Sarah Palin Salsa (extra kick and bite). Add in the 18 pints from the previous salsa session and that's 44 (FORTY-FOUR) pints of salsa. Five and a half gallons of salsa...Ahhhhhhh.

Not only that, but there may be enough tomatoes left on the vines for one last batch this season. There is no salsa anxiety at 368 McClain.

5 comments:

chocolatechic said...

Whoo Hooo.

I have a some more tomatoes to contribute to the cause.

Dean B. said...

Love the idea of the Sarah Palin salsa...actually...I love salsa any way you can it.

(hee-hee)

Old Codger said...

Hello Chocolatchic,

Thanks.

We'll be glad to put them to use.

Old Codger said...

Hello Chef,

Thanks for your comment.

We gave the 2008 "B" canning a taste test yesterday. I think it's already a bit zippier than the "A" jars. Can't wait to try the Sarah Palin Salsa...I might need to have a fire extinguisher nearby. We'll let you know...

Ralph and Brenda said...

Good job ol' boy, good job!!!