A Bit Late Shortcake
Ok, so I just realized that my last six posts have all been about strawberries. (Did I mention one-track mind?!?) […]
A Jam of His Own (part 2)
Remember Connor’s bowl of mashed strawberries that was sitting in the fridge, waiting for me to get liquid pectin at
A Jam of His Own (part 1)
Connor has been strawberry picking with me every year since he was one (or almost two, really, since his birthday
Puttin’ up the Berries
We went strawberry picking for a third time a few days ago and picked another twenty pounds, bringing us up
Strawberry Picking at Last!
It’s strawberry season! It has been for a couple of weeks now actually, and I’d been itching to pick berries
Canning Class Week
Last week was a busy week of classes for me. I taught two workshops on making and canning jams, jellies
Summertime Vanilla Ice Cream
Today was the first day that really felt like summer to me. It was gloriously hot and humid (yes, I
Eelgrass for the Garden
This past weekend, Ben and I and the boys headed out to collect eelgrass for the garden. Eelgrass looks kind
The Big Planting Weekend, part II
With my thoughts on the less tangible aspects of our big Memorial day planting weekend in my last post, I
The Big Planting Weekend, part I
Memorial Day weekend is always the time that Ben and I do the vast majority of the planting in our