Category Archives: summer

Jammin’!

Last year, the hubby and I set about making jam.  I had made a few half-pints of blackberry jam at my mother’s house, and, once I realized what a simple process it was, and coming home with boxes of peaches and nectarines, we decided to try making a few varieties of jam.

This year, a friend of mine and I made jam together over the course of a couple of afternoons.  We both gained quite the appreciation for those who process boxes and boxes of fruit.  We only had two and were pretty tired of peaches by the end of the second afternoon of our jam-making adventures.

I found all of the jam from last year, and combined with this year, we have quite the selection!  Below are the varieties:

– Blackberry
– Nectarine-blackberry
– Peach
– Peach-blueberry
– Peach-blackberry
– Peach-mango
– Peach-ginger
– Peach-habanero

Clouds, Clouds, Go Away…

So far, this summer, Seattle has not had very summery weather – at least, not consistently.  Prior to last weekend, there was an article going around indicating Seattle had experienced a full 78 minutes of temperatures above 85 Farenheit, and a little over 18 hours of 75+ temperatures.

Short summer.
Then, last weekend, it was sunny for three days – temperatures hit over 85 on Sunday, but it wasn’t so bad that we were dying at home.  I can do that kind of summer.
Then, Monday, we had rain and thunderstorms.
I started grumbling about it to myself – this summer weather is ridiculous!  Last summer, I’d been laid off in early July, and so I just decided to enjoy the summer…I remember it being a pretty nice summer, getting to hang out with my husband (frustrations about unemployment aside).  This summer, with a little baby boy, I was looking forward to walking around the neighborhood with him, letting him soak up some Vitamin D rather than having to give him the oral vitamins.  But it hasn’t happened as often as I’d like.
Then I realized if it were too hot, I’d be blogging about a desire for air conditioning and cooler temperatures…
So, I guess I’ll just be grateful we have a heater when we need one, a room air conditioner when we need one, and family on the other side of the state we can visit when we want more warmth and sunlight.