Michaelann Dahlman's blog

Monday, September 18, 2023

 So, how was your weekend? I went to the Mission Farmer's market & picked up 17 pounds of tomatoes from a farmer in the Okanagan. I also got some wonderful cucumbers from Emma's Acres, including one of the biggest long English cucumbers that I have EVER seen!! Check it out!

I also went to the Fruiticana in Abbotsford (the one on Bourquin) & picked up a 25 pound box of tomatoes @ 99cents a pound! Not what I would normally consider a good price for summer, but it's the best price that I've seen this year. I couldn't get all of them canned yesterday, so I was going to do the rest today. However, I forgot that some of my boxes of canning jars got moved downstairs to the locker room  after my apartment's renovation. So I put the rest in the fridge & will get them done tomorrow. But if you're curious, here's what 15 liters of canned tomatoes look like.

Because of the bus strike my summer got a bit messed up, I didn't get much opportunity to get to the Dollar Trees in Abbotsford. I seem to have worn out many of my tank tops in recent years & t-shirts are more difficult to get into, since my surgery. I went to Abbotsford last week & they had no tank tops left & not many t-shirts, mostly smalls & in ugly colours. But I lucked out on Sunday, one of the local Mission Dollaramas had a couple of blue v-neck t-shirts on for only $3.

I've been having some computer issues with Facebook recently, so I am going to be spending more time on my YouTube vlogs & my blog.