More Supplies for My Tent

Now that I have all the walls and corners made for my 10'x10' frame the work begins on the 2 additional panels each for the wall and corners, plus the 2 gable sections needed by my 10'x20' carport frame.

I've decided to put windows in the 2 new wall panels and in the 2 gable sections which means the 1/4 roll of twill tape I have left won't be enough. So I placed another order with Wm Booth, Draper, for another 100' roll of tape. While that will be far too much for the remaining sections it was $1/ft cheaper to order 100' and it won't hurt to have it it on hand for whatever. (Door ties immediately come to mind.)

I also picked up 3 more rolls of upholstery thread at JoAnn's.

$28 - 100' roll of 1" wide cotton twill tape
$8 - Shipping
$8.37 - Upholstery Thread x 3
$0.69 - Tax
$45.06 - Total

My February Vinegars

Gulf Wars came and went, but my 'vinegars' stayed at home. Lesson learned. Apparently months are needed to brew vinegars in winter.

Good news came this afternoon when I was in my big closet getting supplies and I saw mothers formed on at least 5 of the solutions. The thickest are on the peach (below), pie cherry and chocolate.

The maraschino cherry and pear each have a thin layer; the raspberry and honey appear to have none. The raspberry is in a regular neck mason jar and filled almost to the top so I have to wonder if it's getting enough air. I can't remember if I added any vodka to the honey mixture (another lesson learned - NOTES!), but I can't believe I didn't. I wonder if the anti-bacterial properties of the honey are at play......

Tomorrow I'll check the pH in the 3 with the thickest mother to see if they're ready to stabilize. Fingers crossed!