Remember the grape juice Marty started last October for wine? Well these are the pics from the bottling stage. He decided to leave the wine in the carboy a little longer and we are excited to see the results. It should be ready to celebrate the baby in February or March.
The barley is in a middle phase for beer. Marty is interested in malting, so we'll what that turns into! It is a lot of fun to make these projects in our neighborhood. We all have a good time together and usually, there is something for everyone to do. The guys at church are doing a beer exchange instead of a cookie exchange. It's a great way to come together and share different recipes.
Marty is helping me out with eating well and turned his lovely carrots into an amazing carrot soup. The baby loved it - she's getting stronger everyday with her kicks!
Thanks to Granny, I was able to make some very cool cork boards for our handmade sale. She sent me all the supplies I needed and the end result made a lot of people happy. My housemate, Dawn, gave me some coins from Asia that I turned into push pins for keeping notes on the boards. I used some fancy ribbons on a few and when I ran out of corks, I covered some old sheets of cork with fabric, painted the boards and made tacks out of buttons. Thanks, Granny - Happy 80th this month!
And, for all of those who would like to see the latest on this growing baby... here's a pic for you. I think she's about 2.5 lbs right now.
We want to congratulate Jodi and Patrick Wicker on the birth of their daughter Sophia Therese! We are so glad you are all doing well.
