"How great to have power!" - My resourceful mother is not powerless when storms kill the electricity

Gardening, cooking, canning: I gave up trying years ago,

but Mom is going strong even when faced with a power outage in the midst of canning tomatoes. So I am purloining her stories and photos to share here, to celebrate Mom the Pioneer.

"Such a lot going on here,"

she posted on social media.

"Bad storm Tuesday broke tree off and light pole. "

I had tomatoes in jars to can and no power. So I got twigs and a few dry boards in barn and made a fire in Weber grill and got them done.

"Today REC was here over 2 hours and got new pole in and wires back,

How great to have power again,

Then the tree crew came and cleaned up the branches in no time with a big claw machine. I have pictures on Kindle but won't let me put them on here. Will try tomorrow. Lots of corn went flat too.

No power = NO RUNNING WATER for rural well owners.

Mom, you left out the part where you salvaged water from the dehumidifier for the kettle where you boil the jars to can tomatoes. #Resourceful #Enterprising #Undaunted

Up next: APPLES - she will be peeling, slicing, freezing (or dehydrating) hundreds of 'em, and I need to get myself up there soon to help out. (Photo taken last year by my sister

Here she is in 2016 in another photo taken by the same sister:

And in 2015 (Dad is sitting on one of her quilts) with my sister Lori--and Mom looking hale and hearty:

Mom is 84 now but you'd never know it.

She seems barely a day older than me.

Never in my life have I attempted to can tomatoes or anything else. What a schlub!

CANNING TOMATOES | Hot Bath Method

YOU GO, MOM!!!

And I need to follow your lead with gardening, canning, and all-around resourcefulness.