前世、私は魔女だった？I Was A Witch?

秋に仕込んだ花梨（かりん）酒と蜂蜜漬けがいい感じになってきました。

Karin, Chinese Quince liquor and honey-preserved quince I made in fall are coming along nicely.  I used to have swollen throat and fever every month.  An old woman in my neighbor gave me a bottle of Karin liquor, saying, "This cured my asthma."  It's been my home remedy since then.

Last November, my husband harvested tons of sato imo, taro, which I washed, steamed, peeled and froze .  I also made a lot of pumkin soup and froze it.  I made honey-preserved ginger, yuzu jam, quince jam, and amazake (sweet koji) and shio koji (salty koji), and sugar-free jelly bean.  Koji, which is my name, is an edible bacteria originating from Japan.

Every day cooking is boring, but preserving food like this is fun.  In front of a simmering pot of jam, I fantasized about a witch stewing herbs in a past life.  

The encounters with Reiki and Karin have made me appreciate these small joys in life.  I hope my joy inspires someone's. 

Phew, it seems I am wrapping up today's post on a spiritual note (^ o ^)/