Cinnamon Grammy you are so right about older men. They are hard headed and stubborn. Hubby needs hearing aids as well but if they gave them to him free he would not wear them. He was told three years ago when they did a hearing test that the hearing aids would help his balance. He just doesn’t seem to care. Guess maybe I should start looking at wheelchairs.
On a brighter note. My granddaughter from CA is here. She is off visiting people she hasn’t seen in awhile and trying to get used to the 3 hour lag time from CA. She should bounce back on the time as she is used to traveling a lot for her job.
Went to the general dollar store today to look around as I had not been there in a long time. Found some good sales. They had Dinty moore beef stew on sale for a $1.50. Only had 4 left so I bought them. Picked up some garden stuff as well. Normally I can my own beef stew but used it up. Got to get everything together to can more. This time I am going to double what I canned last time as it is a fast meal for us when we are really busy. Only have 2 cans of pea soup that I canned so will have to can more of that as well. Waiting for our tax return to come in. But not sure as of yet what we will do with it. There are things we need to do but need to get priorities straight on what is needed the most. I do want to get the camp stove and propane. That is on the list. Looking at having the fireplace checked out also as I know it needs work. If it can be done I want to have it fixed where I can cook in it during winter months. It is large enough to do that but want a pot hanger put in it. If it can be done that will be on my list when the chem. guy comes to check it out.
I also have been thinking about the times when I stayed with my grandparents as a child. I would go up there and stay from the time school was out till school started again. I used to help my grandfather in the gardens picking the veggies and then sitting on back porch with him chucking corn and shelling butter beans. Then would help grandma do the canning. I can still picture my grandmother restringing the blinds when the cords got so old they rotted. Now people just throw them away and buy new ones. Had a neighbor that used to buy new ones every year because she didn’t want to take those down and wash them so she just replaced them. I remember the apple orchard and us kids picking the apples and grandma would make applesauce and I loved the apple pie filling she canned. It made the best apple turnovers you ever ate. Those were the good times. Sure do miss that place.
Also on the sheets. When you buy extra ones, has anyone thought of the different uses they have. I have used them for making curtains. Lining drapes and making dish towels out of the cotton ones. Now it is hard to find real cotton sheets.
Prepperfan, sorry to hear about your husband’s second job. I know it can be rough as my son in law has had to find new work 4 different times. He now has a job that pays well and is doing great at. It is in the same field he was working in so it helped him to get a management position in food distribution.