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This past summer and at the age of 40, I've found myself as stay-at-home mom and homemaker. For the first time, I've had the pleasure of being able to follow the season of fruits and vegetables. From the beginning with strawberries and rhubarb, to all the other berries, peaches, tomatoes, pears, apples, figs and soon even chestnuts. I have been canning, drying and freezing like mad. Yes, it is hard work, but very satisfying. These skills have been handed down for four generations in my family, and it is wonderful to finally be able to practice them. I plan on teaching my own daughter one day.

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