Well, it’s back to work again. I didn’t get any gaming in yesterday, but I did get just about everything else done that I wanted, and a few other things that I thought needed doing.
In other news, the goodies from the CSA are starting to taper off a bit. Most of the vegetables are cold-weather crops like spinach, kale, carrots, and potatoes (which is really just more of an end-of-season crop, but you get the point). Plus, the number of winter squashes grows. I have quite a few in my pantry as we speak. Overall, we have about a month left to go, and I expect things to be tilted a bit in the winter squash direction. That suits me fine—I prefer things that will keep for a while, especially considering my freezers are mostly full from the long season. If I were trying to make this all last all year around, of course, I’d have a lot more. But even so, I estimate that I could live for at least a month without going to the grocery store at all.
I also ordered some of their meat. I don’t have enough room in my freezers for goat or lamb, but I picked up a few chickens and, of course, a heritage turkey for Thanksgiving. I’ll be brining it, and I can’t wait! I may even need to pick up a new roasting pan—I usually only cook turkey breasts.
Especially given the cost of heating energy in the winter, and add in the fact that I’m considering a trip abroad next summer, I’m quite pleased that I’m heading into winter with a fully-stocked pantry.
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