Ketchup

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Because I live in a remote place where I have to order groceries a day or 2 in advance and it costs an extra $12 for them to be transported on a boat and so I don't order groceries until I have a substantial amount of things to order.
I can't just go to a grocery store. The best I could do is ask a restaurant for some, but I rarely plan to make grilled cheese sandwiches when I get home.

The only way to get to where I live is by boat, sea plane or hike. Or helicopter. So yeah, after 3 nights of making grilled cheese sandwiches w/ no ketchup I decided to make my own.

Wut?!??! Do u like it there?    Where (if u don’t mind disclosing) are u? And how long have u lived there? I admire that although I know I’d go bat shit crazy after about a week of living remotely like that. I remember a 10 day visit to Kauai which was lovely for the first 5-6 days and then I couldn’t wait to get off of what felt like a spec of dust in the middle of the Pacific. I rarely visit cities (I’m perfectly content in the suburbs) but I NEED grocery and convenience stores around me (and DoorDash for restaurant deliveries). Good for u. 
Are you like super zen and an earth goddess from ur lifestyle?

I mean I'm happy making my own ketchup and others around me are canning everything, making applesauce with the apples from the local public orchard and making cider and everything. So I feel like i have a long ways to go before feeling like an earth goddess.

I am in the North Cascades. I've been at this location for a year and 1/2. I lived at another location 34 miles from here for 2 ¹⁄₂ years.

It does drive me crazy sometimes, but the pay off is the beauty of this place. Its amazing. When I do go into town to do my own shopping (every other month or so) I buy a bunch of junk and eat a bunch of junk food.

I love it here.
Thx

So happy to hear that it suits u and u love it!! I think people who live sort of “off the grid” must have a special kind of internal fortitude or peace or something…IDK exactly what it is except I don’t think I have it and I admire it.