Don,
Congrates on your 40th! And I think your family
has good taste to send to you New Orleans – I know you'll have a blast! Love the
picture of your pantry! Looks like you and your better half will make it through
the winter with no problems even if you can't get out and about!
My grandmother was a late pioneer from the Ozark
Mountains in lower Missouri. After she came to live with us here in Colorado, there
was always a lot of canning going on in the fall. That fact that we lived in
the mountains when I was a child made it even more necessary to can and
preserve food. There were several winters when I was small that the mountain
passes were closed off and the towns I lived in were isolated from the rest of
the world. We had food thanks to Grandma. 
Locally, foods are also ripening quickly. It's like
everything is suddenly realizing fall is coming and the plants just have to
give their final effort to produce. Instead of canning, I freeze. I'm hoping
that we don't lose electricity. I've been able to freeze lots of squash and
beets, got beans put up last week. Want to do another couple of bags of beans
next week along with more beets. We're not much into fruits – I've thought
about jams and preserves but haven't taken the time to learn how to do it.
A gentleman that I work with is deep into canning
and preserves. He even makes cucumber jelly ... don't think I'll go that far.
I'm amazed at my students when I tell them I've been
freezing for the winter – their remarks remind me of the grasshopper and the
ant. I don't like being compared to an ant, but I do like being able to eat
what I want to eat any time. Is that the independent hippie in me?
In case you missed it, we are NOT on a collision
course with an asteroid. Through the various renditions of the story, the
asteroid kept getting bigger and the title print got bigger too. But, NASA has
assured the world that this collision will not happen in September. Puerto Rico
is saved along with everyone else.
What did strike my attention was an article by Tia
Ghose about a wormhole created in a lab using magnets. By creating a 3 layer object,
with the inner most layer a spiral-cylinder covered with yttrium barium copper
oxide to bend the magnetic field, the wormhole is able to deliver information
energy impulses from one place to another. Right now the thought is medical
applications based around the MRI machines that already exist. What do you
think will happen in less than 10 years?
So my better half and I are watching the weather
last night; observing the path of the cold fronts that are sweeping down from
the north and colliding with the usual warm air coming up from the Gulf of Mexico
and we noticed that according to the weather maps, weather stops at the north and
south borders of the United States. ... I'm not sure what you get instead, but
according to the maps, it isn't "weather".
Only two weeks left to buy Transports! These are
delightful 2 – 3 story e-zines available through Amazon filled with short stories
that Wormhole writers have penned through the last 5 years. Some of the stories
are serials that take place over several Transports; others are individual stand-alone
stories. Both Tammy and Jeff put together short story transports this spring
which are still available. Take advantage of the low price! These quick reads
should not be missed!
Have a great week!
Carolyn
Images downloaded from Google Images
Fig
1 – Silverton Winter retrieved from Blizzard buries
Silverton - The Denver Postwww.denverpost.com
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2 – Canning; retrieved from Canning
Fruit Royalty Free Stock Images - Image: 34678789www.dreamstime.com
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3 – Freezing food retrieved from How to
Freeze and Store Food | Epicurious.comwww.epicurious.com
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4 – Ant Grasshopper retrieved from MORAL
OF THE STORY: THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER | PORTABLE LIFE ...eagleman6788.wordpress.com
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5 – AsteroidEarth retrieved from What happens if you try to land a Hull E fully
laden? - RSI Community Forumsforums.robertsspaceindustries.com
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6 – Magnetic Wormhole retrieved from Scientists
builds the first magnetic wormhole - Tech Enticewww.techentice.com
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