Just fiddling

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  You are probably a little shocked and wondered if you landed on another blog
. No no no!
 I just felt like doing some cyber space spring cleaning and while I was at it, I changed the rug and drapes, moved some furniture around. It has been 2 years (I think) and I have had it look the same. That is highly unusual for me. I am a furniture re-arranger at the heart. Always have been. My Mom would come home and the livingroom would be all changed around. Same with my bedroom. It did not change when I got my own place. Now I do not do that as much anymore. After the disc surgery being BECAUSE I like to move furniture, I do not do it unless I have lots of help. Sucks balls but what am I  going to do.
 The lavender jelly is a hit. It tastes really good. BUT big jars of it is a definite no-no. I made two pint jars of it for our own consumption. Both Fred and I said it will take FOREVER for us to finish that jelly. It is not a peanut butter and jelly kind of product. It is a scone or english muffin kind of product. Something in small jars that you use when you want something sweet and different on your baked goods.
 It is a gloomy MF of a day today. It rained all day yesterday. ALL DAY! I did have a good day though. I went out with two of my friends for a very long lunch. I was treated so I did not blow my budget plans. No No..I did not do that till later.
  I get home around 5pm. The house is dark, dank, and gloomy. The kitchen is a hot mess and I have not defrosted one thing. Totally not on purpose. I thought we would go have lunch at noon and I would be back by 2pm. We had lots to gossip and talk about. It was nice.
So I bought one pizza pie. $13.00 for a large pepperoni. I felt bad but then I just did it. I am right back on the game plan today. I was going to say fuck it and buy coffee this morning. Then I said no. I can use the cash that I have in my wallet to buy eggs and milk that we need in the house. I made coffee.
So today I have not spent any money. I will buy the eggs and milk in a bit. I am in slow mo today. I woke up at 9, took Chelsea to work, made coffee, and fiddled with this blog. Girl had stuff to do!

So if you hate it, do not worry. I will probably change it again tomorrow. I am never fully happy. It took me over an hour to finalize what I did today.

Have a nice Monday all!

Lavender Jelly

Lavender flowers

I can hear the lids popping behind me. Pop! Pop!
Finally I got off my ass and made a batch of the Lavender Jelly. Took me  long enough, huh?

 I need a new pot for making jams and jellies. The one that I have is heavy enough but not big enough. As the whole thing was starting to rapid boil, it started to rise and then went over the bend. I did not get burned and I did not lose alot of the product. I transferred it to a bigger pot that is not as heavy but it did the job. But that cannot be used because I cannot afford to scorch the fruit.

Lavender Jelly

I noticed in the two big ones that I have some floaters. I have not made alot of jelly so I need to practice. The smaller jars look perfectly clear. I need to search out a canner rack that fits smaller jars. If I want to do smaller jars like half half pints, the rack that I have is inadequate and dangerous for me getting burned.
So, there we go. They are all popped. I will give them a while to set up before I crack open a jar to taste. I did taste a bit of the overspill, and it was pretty good. Let me know if you are interested. My jams will be sold at a local Farmer`s Market soon.