Last Week of Vacation
This morning started off with a bit of jammin'-another recipe from the awesome book Canning for a New Generation.
The lavender strawberry jam was such a hit, that I decided to try out another creative recipe- this time Strawberry and Lemon Preserves. This week I stumbled again upon strawberries for 50 cents a pound, and couldn't resist homemade jam! :)
Fresh fruit is an amazing thing, and it is reassuring to know that the world is good enough to produce wonders like lemons and strawberries! The kitchen and my fingers smelled sooooooo good after preparing all the fruit.
It needs to rest for a bit in the refrigerator before it can be turned into jam tonight.
When the jam is ready, an adorable little jar is waiting to greet it!
I made a set of these from empty Bonne Maman jars, twine, ribbon, and little crocheted flowers to fill with homemade bath salts for a friend's birthday, and I had one left over. (The idea came from the According to Matt blog and the little flower pattern is from Attic 24).
Speaking of Attic 24, Lucy has proposed a wonderful collaborative crochet project for an upcoming festival in her town. She has asked that crocheters all over the world contribute granny square bunting to decorate their festival- what a lovely idea! The Mersydotes blog will participate with much joy! Here's what I've been working on:
Once the weather clears up, and we finally get a bit of sunshine, we'll take a trip over to the farm together so you can see how the veggies are growing!
Have a lovely day!
~Mersydotes
The lavender strawberry jam was such a hit, that I decided to try out another creative recipe- this time Strawberry and Lemon Preserves. This week I stumbled again upon strawberries for 50 cents a pound, and couldn't resist homemade jam! :)
Fresh fruit is an amazing thing, and it is reassuring to know that the world is good enough to produce wonders like lemons and strawberries! The kitchen and my fingers smelled sooooooo good after preparing all the fruit.
It needs to rest for a bit in the refrigerator before it can be turned into jam tonight.
When the jam is ready, an adorable little jar is waiting to greet it!
I made a set of these from empty Bonne Maman jars, twine, ribbon, and little crocheted flowers to fill with homemade bath salts for a friend's birthday, and I had one left over. (The idea came from the According to Matt blog and the little flower pattern is from Attic 24).
Speaking of Attic 24, Lucy has proposed a wonderful collaborative crochet project for an upcoming festival in her town. She has asked that crocheters all over the world contribute granny square bunting to decorate their festival- what a lovely idea! The Mersydotes blog will participate with much joy! Here's what I've been working on:
Once the weather clears up, and we finally get a bit of sunshine, we'll take a trip over to the farm together so you can see how the veggies are growing!
Have a lovely day!
~Mersydotes
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