What I do with BIG thread spools - tiny tip

 

I have been working on some projects for Christmas, and in the course of that, I needed some 100% cotton thread.  The only kind I could find came in a large spool.  That won't work on the spool pin on a normal sewing machine, so you can see what I did here.  I put a rigid (in this case aluminum) drinking straw onto the spool pin, and then am able to put the large spool of thread on there and use it normally.  I realize there are special thread stands you can buy for this, but at least in this instance, it wasn't necessary. 

(Pay no attention to my messy desk, please.)

Last harvest of 2022

     It's been a good garden year.  I had to be gone all of August, which threw a bit of a wrench in things, but even so, I was able to can corn, green beans, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, green beans with potatoes and sweet pickle relish.  We got to eat a lot of wonderful sweet corn, and dug 140 pounds of Irish potatoes and about a bushel and a half of sweet potatoes. I froze lots of sliced okra, which I enjoy using in soups and stir-fry with rice. My Garden Fairy planted 5 rows of dry beans, and it seems, as she's finishing up shelling them that she'll have about 4 gallons of the beans which are a combination of Navy, Pinto, and Black beans. So, overall, it's been a great year!

Today was my last harvest, as it will definitely frost tonight.  Here it is!