Johann’s Sweet-Hot Pepper Relish – How do you make that stuff?
My Mom has been a canner/preserver for as long as I can remember She and my Dad have been inveterate garden-keepers for almost as long as they were husband and wife. Mom grew up on a farm, where keeping a large garden was just one element of her family’s near-complete self sufficiency. Each year’s harvest [...]
What happens when the alternator dies…
We got what will be a well-remembered lesson in what happens when the alternator in a vehicle dies. Debbie, Lindsey, and I (and Bob the dog) were heading up to my parents’ place in Nottoway County yesterday to cut their grass. My Dad has been getting chemo treatments for the past 9 weeks, and has [...]
Recording music is hard work.
Debbie and I are participating in a series of recording sessions to make a CD from “The Master’s Plan.” This is a production that my church’s Music and Fine Arts Ministry did for a long time, but stopped about 10 years ago. They used to perform it at the Carpenter Center and the Mosque (now [...]
