The energizer bunny is in serious.....

need of a recharge! I told Mike a few days ago I feel as if I could sleep for a week, no lie! Okay we're still canning, PTL, and working on garden clean up. The tomatoes in the bushel basket are ripening quicker than I'd hoped, we're able to run a batch through the Victorio Mill every other day. Yesterday Cortney and I decided Tomato Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches sounded good for supper, so we milled the tomatoes that were ripe and cooked down, adding seasoning and spices to get that rich homemade tomato soup taste. Just before serving we add a touch of table cream or heavy whipping cream to each bowl and stir in well. YUM, YUM! It hit the spot and what was left over I canned in 4 pint jars yesterday. along with qt. jars of apple sauce. Tomato Soup 4c. chopped tomatoes 3-1/2 c. chopped onion 2-1/2 c. chopped celery( I substituted in 1Tbsp. celery seed) 2c, sweet pepper 1c. sliced carrot 5 bay leaves( I substituted in 1 Tbsp. sweet basil and only added 2 bay leaves) 1/2 tsp ground clove 2 cloves minced garlic 1/4 c. brown sugar( I reduced this as 98% of our tomatoes were Roma and quite sweet on there own, suit this to your taste) 2 tsp sea salt Combine tomatoes, onion, celery, peppers, carrots, and herbs and spices in large pot and simmer until veggies are tender. Puree' in blender and return to pot adding sugar and salt, simmer 15 min. and taste test. To can ladle into hot sterilized jars leaving 1" head space. Process 20 minutes for lints and 30 min. for quarts at the needed pounds needed for your altitude( ours is 12lbs) Enjoy :o) Today we have so much to do, because there is a storm front moving in tonight. Our daytime temps. today are to be in the mid 80's F and the remainder of the week into the low 50'sF. We have apples to pick up before mowing the orchard areas. Mike mowed the main yard on Sunday while Cortney and attended a candle party and a Pampered Chef party. We've run out of bushel basket and buckets, so have to dump a basket of apples in our kitchen sinks. Laundry is about half finished and I'd like to set a goal to get it completely finished today and hung on the lines to dry before bad weather hits, otherwise they will be on drying racks around the house. We need to dig spuds and carrots and collect the remaining onions left out to dry before adding them to the cellar. We have 15+ heads of cabbage to collect as well, but I think if we tarp them they'll fair well as they are a cold weather crop. It seems old man winter is getting a leg in the door, just as Fall has officially begun. It's fore casted later this week that we may get SNOW! Well, the washer is calling and we need to collect clothes from the lines before hanging the two loads we have waiting in the basket. The wind is blowing, so this is a blessing. Take care and praying your day is as productive as we pray ours is.*wink*