Now that the fair is over, I am now concentrating back on my baking business. I withdrew from the kitchen for a couple of weeks, but now I'm back, hoping to bake up some support for my Mexico missions fund. Believe it or not, I am now looking forward to my Thanksgiving event. On the day before Thanksgiving (Wednesday), I invite people into my home to enjoy a large buffet of everything that I make (it's free!). It takes a good amount of time to chart everything that I'll need ingredient-wise, get the necessary ingredients, and then make it all. I get the house all decorated for the Christmas season, so attendees get to enjoy my living room FULL of Christmas. Trees, village, Nativity sets, Santa collection, and more! There's a bit of a snag this year, as time is limited to get all of the baking done. In the past few years, school has been out the full week of Thanksgiving, and I bake all day Tuesday, and finish on Wednesday morning. This year, school goes through Tuesday. I'm trying to come up with a plan to get this all done. I have a few ideas. I might make up all my cookie dough over the previous weekend, seal and chill it, and then pull it out and bake it Tuesday night. I'll get it done, I promise. This is your cordial invitation to visit my home on Wednesday, November 23. The time has not been set as of yet, but I'll let you know when I have a definite time.
In the Spring, I'll be combining my love of baking and the state fair, and will host a fundraising Saturday of "Fair Foods." Yep, I can make most of what is made at the fair. For a donation, I'll have an open house day, invite people to come over, and I'll serve fair foods. Does that sound like something you'd enjoy? Of course, we're still quite a way from that event, so when that date comes closer, I'll have more info about this.
I was looking through my garden area last week, and for the first time ever, I have some cucumbers! It's only like 5 or so, but by golly, I was finally able to coax some cucumbers out of the ground! Better yet, I also have 2 watermelon when watermelon never grew in that plot of land before! I am babying those little guys along, putting newspaper under them to prevent ground rot, keeping them hydrated. My larger one is about basketball sized, and my smaller one is about the size of a softball. My hope and prayer is that they will fully ripen and be ready to pick before the first frost. As always, my tomatoes plants are going crazy with green tomatoes. Not too many red left, as we use some, and give more away. The sunflowers have cycled out, and I will be removing the heads soon, to dry and harvest the seeds. Let me know if you'd like some! These are raw, fresh from the head, unprocessed seeds, but you are welcome to some if you are interested. My biggest one grew to about 8 feet with decent-sized heads. I'm looking forward to next year's crop, as over the past 2 years, I've been working on a tub full of rich compost. Compost is better than fertilizer, and has been known to produce great results in gardens. Compost consists of rotten veggies, fruit rinds, coffee grounds with filters, leaves, grass, and other etc. I have to mix it often, to expedite the break-down process. Excited about the possibilities for my garden next year.
I have taken enough of your time, but I just wanted to give you an update on what's going on with me now that the fair is over. I hope that things are well with you. Thanks for reading, and God bless you greatly!
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