So, I decided to try something. As you know I supply all the yarn and the ladies use their time and talent to make the hats. Now that we have 12 ladies crocheting it takes a lot of yarn. I posted in the crochet group if anyone was planning to stop crocheting and was interested in getting rid of their cotton yarn they could send it to Heather and she would bring it in January.
AND, I now have 4 boxes of yarn coming! Can you believe it. 3 are going to Heather, coming from New York and Texas and Nebraska. One is a Tica and her husband works for DHL and that one is coming here. The generosity of people is so wonderful and this extra yarn will help so much. Thank heavens I also have Heather. Between us we watch for bargains and coupons and buy the yarn as reasonably as possible. JoAnn’s 60% off coupons are great. I do buy some very nice cotton yarn here - all the yarn for the blanket - but it is much more expensive so we don’t make many hats from it.
It’s guayaba season and my trees are loaded. José and his helper were here yesterday and picked me a big tub full. I asked Adrian if he had a picker I could borrow. At first they thought I wanted someone to come pick but when I explained I would do it they brought me a long bamboo pole with a hook attached to the end. Today I washed and cleaned and cut up 2 stockpots full. You cover with water and boil about a half hour. Cool and put in the blender, then strain. You end up with the fruit pulp for the jelly. Wait till you see how much I have! I usually do a cup of pulp and 1/2 cup or a little more sugar. Maybe lemon juice. I have mora in the freezer. I may try adding some of that too since I have so much guayaba. I may also try freezing the pulp. I have frozen the fruit and that works.
Tomorrow or Friday I must make a trip to Cartago for macrame cord and cat food. My 3 cats, two strays and the raccoon are eating me out of house and home. I haven’t seen the raccoon in a while or one of the strays. I am in a stand off with the other stray, Pretty Kitty. I open the door and she hisses at me. Now why should I feed a cat that hisses at me?
It’s been pretty boring around here since I have been staying home with Rain. Sometimes she drives me crazy. She wants to go out so bad so she meows and meows and meows. This morning I let Domingo out at 3:30 and Rain started in meowing. I never did get back to sleep. I think it will be an early night tonight.
Few guayaba!
Fruit pulp
Rain and Domingo. She needs the bigger basket because of the cone
My outside light was out. Works great now.
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