Choke Cherries and Money Savers

Yes, we are still alive.

We have just had a lot of life come at us at once.

I'll fill you in on that later,

but wanted to show you.

 Here are my choke cherries all picked, cleaned, 

and ready to juice for some jelly.
(Working on Christmas gifts now.)

What do you think of that great metal bowl?

It is actually one of two.

I call them my fruit bowls.

They are just deep and wide enough to hold a lot of fruit

without crushing it.

They were purchased for $1 each ~

on clearance in the automotive section of the store.

They are really for changing oil.

Also, if you need buckets,

check out the automotive department.

The same buckets that you will find in the cleaning section

by the mops and brooms is often

a fraction of the cost if you get them in the auto section

of the same store.

The only difference being maybe the color.

Other items you might find cheaper over there are

scrub brushes, buffing/polishing cloths, and spritzer bottles.

If there is something you need along those lines,

you might just check out the automotive dept.

before buying it from the 'regular' dept.

and save yourself a couple dollars.

Tonight, we'll be cleaning the elderberries

into the other bowl:)

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches