That is the lovely noise that the lids make as they are cooling and they create a vacuum seal. It is such a cheerful sound. We got another bunch of jam canned. This time it was a Blackberry Cherry Jam. It is an amazingly rich dark colour. [thumb:631:l][newline] The flash brightened the colour quite a […]
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Jam Packed Birthday Weekend!
Last weekend was a busy one. On Saturday we went down to the Farmer’s Market and bought lots and lots of fruit. I had ordered a water bath canning kit from Lehman’s and it arrived last week, now it was time to make jam! We decided to start with two strawberry recipes from the Ball […]
The Barefoot Hiker
The Barefoot Hiker by Richard Keith Frazine Did you ever go barefoot as a child? I did, but then somehow as I got older I fell into the trap of thinking that shoes were required. Even though I was always quick to kick off my shoes at home somehow going barefoot was something that ended […]
Last Sunny Day
The forecast is calling for rain over the next several days so today was the last day to enjoy some sunshine. [thumb:582:c][newline] We decided to try another recipe in the sun ovens to take advantage of the weather. [thumb:583:c][newline] Once again the sun oven worked just fine. And the result? [thumb:584:c][newline] Marbled Cheesecake. Another dessert […]
The Site Goes Up, The Site Goes Down
You may have noticed our sites pulling a disappearing act from the web this last week. We host our sites ourselves at home, which has some great advantages. The disadvantages is there is no “back up” when we’re experiencing technical difficulties. It seems our DSL modem is dying. A replacement is on it’s way but […]
An Inconvenient Truth
As surprising as it is we didn’t watch this movie until last night. I just placed a hold request for the book at the library. I thought the movie was well done. It didn’t change my opinion at all, since I already accepted the facts of global warming. It did serve as a good reminder […]
