Perspective

Did I actually complain about how much preserving I was doing. How quickly one's perspective can change. Ike brought lots of wind to us. We have a very windy little microclimate in our backyard, and the winds were quite high here for about 6 hours. We lost some siding and shingles, but nothing to complain about. The damage to the garden though. If I could just take back my complaints from last week. Canning and preserving will have to wait until next year, since the plants did not weather the storm well.

We are so lucky to live in an area where weather is rarely an issue. Really, we have very few issues here, other than those of our own creation. Another blessing...I will have enough tomatoes from the plants that survived to make some Balsamic Tomato Bruschetta for tomorrow night's wine tasting. YUM!