Dear Jan,
Canning beets was part of the preparation yesterday for the Thanksgiving dinner we were serving at our house today. This make sense if I also tell you that our refrigerator is full to the gills with crop share veggies, and I needed to make room for the anticipated copious leftovers.
Becky, Mike, Max and Claire spent the afternoon and evening with us, grateful to be together and grateful to have wonderful food and laughter and hugs. I was also grateful that my refrigerator was no longer full of beets when it came time to put away the leftovers!
We are incredibly fortunate to have the problem of a too-full refrigerator. I know that many are struggling to have enough while I have so much. Tomorrow Wilson and I will sit over coffee and write checks to the charities we support, and I’ll keep this in mind as we decide how much to give this season.
I hope you are finding much to be thankful about this weekend.
Love,
Ellen
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
November 25th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Beautiful beets! Wish I could have been there.
November 26th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
There is a Mormon hymn that starts with, “There is beauty all around.”
Yes.
November 27th, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Okay, so Erica may have to do a beets colorway. Very nice! Glad you had a chance to feast with Mike, Becky and their kids. Sitting down with people you love is the best part of the day — though really good stuffing can compete!
November 29th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Those beets are beautiful. (And it’s funny…I was thinking just what Jan said, even before I saw her comment. There are infinite colorways out there!)
Glad you had room for all those leftovers; it’s always a bit of a juggle to fit them all in, but I’m not complaining. =)