An Afternoon in the Stacks
While Vic was gone, I decided it's time to get serious about my book-making. And sometimes, it's just helpful for research to go to the place with the most books: the library.
Quince
The knobby, bumpy quince is the last of the fruit to be harvested and a sure sign that Autumn has arrived.
Rose Hip Jelly
In my very first year in Seattle, I lived on apples foraged from the Burke-Gilman. Now almost twenty years on, I am foraging rose hips from the bicycle paths to make an old-fashioned jelly.
Crab Apple Jelly
It's old-fashioned, it's an amazing color, and it's not too much work if you can find some crab apple trees. We have plenty of them growing as street trees in Seattle.
Seattle’s Dîner en Blanc
The Dîner en Blanc is the closest I've ever come to being in a flash mob. But forget dance routines or looting, this was a civilized affair creating an impromptu fancy picnic at the tip of Gasworks Park. Ooo la la!
Teaching Jam Making: Hot Pepper Jelly and Marmalades
In canning, like life, there are many ways to do a right thing that will get you to similar outcome. If you ever invite yourself over to make some jam, I hope you leave my kitchen with a few pretty jars and a big boost of kitchen confidence.
Elizabeth, our Diabetic Hamster
My Christmas present turns into a small daily heartbreak as our dwarf hamster struggles to stay hydrated and active with diabetes.
Canning Labels for 2011
This the type of project that I get up and do when I can't sleep. Simple taped bands for this year's canned goods.
This blog started, as many do, to keep the friends up to date while I was traveling. In my case, a long bike ride across Europe and move from Seattle to Boston in 2004.
