farmerjan
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I have gotten 2 mice in the last 2 days in the traps after not having caught any for weeks..... and no harvesting fields nearby either. One of the cupboards that I moved here , had had mice get into it and what a mess... having to clean it all out and am going to put a new coat of minwax stain on the middle shelf that is permanently fixed in it when built for stability... as there must have been flour/meal worms that actually "ate" into the finish on the wood....I took and scrubbed it all out with water and detergent and dried it all , just like I scrub down the moveable shelves before I put them back in. But want to redo this one shelf just to seal it back up.
I have been doing some more stocking up too... have stuff piled everywhere while I wait to get the stove flex hose installed and things put back into some sort of order so I can start getting the kitchen organized a bit better. Will go to my favorite "discount" store on Tuesday and see what canned goods they have.... my freezers are packed. Just brought home the jersey steer I had worked up. I can eat for a looong time....
Thankfully, I had some bacon put back in the freezer, then picked up several packages when it was at a reasonable price of like 2.49 a lb..... even the store brand ones aren't too bad for some things....Keep trying to pick up some seafood when I can find a few sales as I like the variety....but for now my concentration is on some canned stuff... and paper products. I try to always get a pkg of toilet paper every time I shop.... and often some "kleenex" tissues for nose blowing... some paper towels but I mostly use cloth dish towels. Oh, and clothes detergent and softener, and some dish detergent.
I also got an order of Tattler canning lids delivered and have some metal ones also ordered. Buying in bulk is a little cheaper. Also ordered some of the old fashioned rubber rings for my old bail top lid jars.... Next year I plan to can as much as I can possibly do..... getting the stuff now will help with not being able to find it when the crunch is on next year. Going to get some pectin for jellies/jams... although I like to have the fruit butters to spread.... and less sugar. And I should have my stove and everything else all ready to jump right into canning and preserving next year too... even have my new knees to be able to stand on!!!!
I have been doing some more stocking up too... have stuff piled everywhere while I wait to get the stove flex hose installed and things put back into some sort of order so I can start getting the kitchen organized a bit better. Will go to my favorite "discount" store on Tuesday and see what canned goods they have.... my freezers are packed. Just brought home the jersey steer I had worked up. I can eat for a looong time....
Thankfully, I had some bacon put back in the freezer, then picked up several packages when it was at a reasonable price of like 2.49 a lb..... even the store brand ones aren't too bad for some things....Keep trying to pick up some seafood when I can find a few sales as I like the variety....but for now my concentration is on some canned stuff... and paper products. I try to always get a pkg of toilet paper every time I shop.... and often some "kleenex" tissues for nose blowing... some paper towels but I mostly use cloth dish towels. Oh, and clothes detergent and softener, and some dish detergent.
I also got an order of Tattler canning lids delivered and have some metal ones also ordered. Buying in bulk is a little cheaper. Also ordered some of the old fashioned rubber rings for my old bail top lid jars.... Next year I plan to can as much as I can possibly do..... getting the stuff now will help with not being able to find it when the crunch is on next year. Going to get some pectin for jellies/jams... although I like to have the fruit butters to spread.... and less sugar. And I should have my stove and everything else all ready to jump right into canning and preserving next year too... even have my new knees to be able to stand on!!!!