Week 42 of 2025

This week I finished the body of the crochet cardigan I am making -

I am not really following the pattern now, so if the sleeves don't work it could be a vest.

We finished harvesting the garden this week -

Here are the beets - trays ready for the freeze dryer and jars of pickled beets.

We had so many carrots this year, more than we could store in the fridge, so I tried some new ways of preserving them. Freeze dried, pickled, and pressure canned slices - 1L & 500ml (quarts and pints) jars (plus lots more to eat fresh).

Tried out a new hot sauce recipe this year too - it is tasty, and such a nice colour (I used three different types of peppers - cayenne, red jalapeño and Aleppo).

The three baby chicks are so curious - they were following GingerSnap!, and one bit him!

He wasn't too impressed.

All the best!♥︎