see! look to you <----left and there are new things. There is info on getting jam from me, it can be done! just ask!
(Unless you are visiting in August and then it might be prudent to RESERVE your jam and you can eat it on the ride home. But i really reccomend it on toast and not straight from the jar, that's just too sweet!)
you will also see a new photo section "Cute of the Month"
Supposedly I will update this with cute photos of animals and stuff each month, bigger photos will be uploaded to Photographia.
The squirrl is out neighborhood squirrl, she and the Jay birds, who are nesting right now, carouse around together and it's very cute, I have named her Chippy.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
The Blackberry Massacre of 2007
A moment of silence please.....A billion potential blackberries cried out and were suddenly silenced this morning in the name of "weed control".
It was tragic.
however...
...my veggie garden will gain the benefit of more light.
We can always get blackberries on Sauvie, they just aren't free and right in the yard. =( there were soooo many last year.......
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Random things.
I really wanted to blog about Matt's crafty cuff links, but I can't find them, so he is maybe wearing them today or they are someplace that I can't find. See, Matt is crafty too, sometimes. One day I was with J9, we were going to Savuie Island and Matt calls asking where my cuff links are. (Why do I have cuff links you ask? Good question, I had to wear a button down shirt to a formal event I was working, at work, and the only shirt I could find at Goodwill required cuff links, and so I got some, and then lost them promptly upon returning home. So somewhere, there are cuff links.) Anyways, I could not remember where the cuff links had gone and Matt needed some and he got the brilliant Idea of making some out of nuts and bolts. SERIOUSLY. It really looks cool. Smart. Anyway, if I find them I will take a pic.
I have acquired two new pairs of sneakers. I require new shoes maybe twice a year. And it's summer and all my sandals are a few years old and worn and I don't feel like buying new sandals since I only really wear Danskos. I tried crocs, and they are ok, but not for work, I require ARCH support for I may have big feet which are wide, but I also have high arches and if I don't support them they 1) hurt and therefore so do my feet entirely and 2) my feet will turn inward making me look a bit knock-kneed. Anyways, I <3 Danskos but they are rather pricey and I have a new pair from last fall? I think, winter maybe, that are clogs and good for all around everything. My last beloved pair of clogs died a tragic death after 6 good years of service. The sandals, unfortunately are blowing out at about 2-3 years and so I love them but am looking for new sandal options. 120$ for six years? good deal, for 2? not so good.
So I have SNEAKERS, cause you can wear them with out socks and they are comfy. These are no Chuck Taylor's, oh no, these ones are nice to your feet without sacrificing style. Chucks are cool for sure, but they are not nice to feet.
One pair is supremely shoe-wonderful so far. They are by Clarks and are called Privo and they have a bubble in the heal that is for cushioning and massages your foot as you walk a bit. They are also Kristi's favorite shades of Brown and pink. It is very fun to stand at work and rock back and forth on my heals making the bubble squish. This is true! And fun at work right now, is needed.
The other pair are comfy and have good insoles and the loveliest fabric on the tongue and heel and they are green, another of Kristi's favorite colors. All I need now is a pair of shoes in peacock blue and I am in a serious color rut.
Anyways new shoes for working and walking and riding bikes.
Speaking of bikes. I have been veryvery good. The whole month so far I have not driven to work, not a once,and I have outfitted my bike for cargo. And commuting. I am a very cautious biker, I have a rear view mirror and a bell now to make my journey safer. I do not trust cars, as a driver I have watched too many mean cars and crazy bikers, so I am careful. I also have a basket, which I am in the process of embroidering, or something. the basket makes me feel young and girly and not like a bicycling commuter, it feels more like I am out for a jaunt on my bike with my basket and bell, all I need are streamers... and a basket for the back so I can carry stuff like groceries. I love my bike, I have had it for about 7-8 years now longer than any car I think I have ever owned. Longer than I have lived in any one place, longer than nay of my relationships, My bike and I, we are likethis. I should ride it more. and so now I am trying to. It's cheaper and better for me but entropy is a hard force to resist!
anyways pics for you.
I have acquired two new pairs of sneakers. I require new shoes maybe twice a year. And it's summer and all my sandals are a few years old and worn and I don't feel like buying new sandals since I only really wear Danskos. I tried crocs, and they are ok, but not for work, I require ARCH support for I may have big feet which are wide, but I also have high arches and if I don't support them they 1) hurt and therefore so do my feet entirely and 2) my feet will turn inward making me look a bit knock-kneed. Anyways, I <3 Danskos but they are rather pricey and I have a new pair from last fall? I think, winter maybe, that are clogs and good for all around everything. My last beloved pair of clogs died a tragic death after 6 good years of service. The sandals, unfortunately are blowing out at about 2-3 years and so I love them but am looking for new sandal options. 120$ for six years? good deal, for 2? not so good.
So I have SNEAKERS, cause you can wear them with out socks and they are comfy. These are no Chuck Taylor's, oh no, these ones are nice to your feet without sacrificing style. Chucks are cool for sure, but they are not nice to feet.
One pair is supremely shoe-wonderful so far. They are by Clarks and are called Privo and they have a bubble in the heal that is for cushioning and massages your foot as you walk a bit. They are also Kristi's favorite shades of Brown and pink. It is very fun to stand at work and rock back and forth on my heals making the bubble squish. This is true! And fun at work right now, is needed.
The other pair are comfy and have good insoles and the loveliest fabric on the tongue and heel and they are green, another of Kristi's favorite colors. All I need now is a pair of shoes in peacock blue and I am in a serious color rut.
Anyways new shoes for working and walking and riding bikes.
Speaking of bikes. I have been veryvery good. The whole month so far I have not driven to work, not a once,and I have outfitted my bike for cargo. And commuting. I am a very cautious biker, I have a rear view mirror and a bell now to make my journey safer. I do not trust cars, as a driver I have watched too many mean cars and crazy bikers, so I am careful. I also have a basket, which I am in the process of embroidering, or something. the basket makes me feel young and girly and not like a bicycling commuter, it feels more like I am out for a jaunt on my bike with my basket and bell, all I need are streamers... and a basket for the back so I can carry stuff like groceries. I love my bike, I have had it for about 7-8 years now longer than any car I think I have ever owned. Longer than I have lived in any one place, longer than nay of my relationships, My bike and I, we are likethis. I should ride it more. and so now I am trying to. It's cheaper and better for me but entropy is a hard force to resist!
anyways pics for you.
2007 Lables
I reused the blueberry and raspberry jam labels from last year as I haven't felt like fiddling with photoshop much lately, my free time is too precious. So I also co-opted some graphics for this years new jams, since I am not selling them, I think it's OK to use the strawberry flower fairy, although I am not sure I should be posting it here, I may take it down, but as I am not a famous blogger of any sort, I think it's OK for now, just to share. And the other is clip art that I colored.
The raspberry and blueberry jams are Delicious, the cherry is something special (thanks to Erica for the handpicked Oregon cherries) and the strawberry may not be jam, but it's a tasty topping for ice cream and such. I am afraid you should always use the right amount of pectin. I do have more strawberries and so CAN make jam with them. But why when I have Cherry vanilla?
(Flower Fairy art by CICELY MARY BARKER )
The raspberry and blueberry jams are Delicious, the cherry is something special (thanks to Erica for the handpicked Oregon cherries) and the strawberry may not be jam, but it's a tasty topping for ice cream and such. I am afraid you should always use the right amount of pectin. I do have more strawberries and so CAN make jam with them. But why when I have Cherry vanilla?
(Flower Fairy art by CICELY MARY BARKER )
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The Nerve!
I couldn't get a pic but the jay bird who lives in my yard was just stealing my blueberries. It was cute. I guess I should go pick the rest before he does.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
It's not every day...
That you see a historic Carriage House in the middle of a downtown street. This is the Ladd's Carriage house, which WAS on the corner of SW Broadway and SW Columbia, it is now in a parking lot at Columbia and 10th. For most of the day is was lumbering down Columbia to it's new temporary location. Quite a sight.
In other news, tonight was jam night. No I did not join a band. I did make Strawberry vanilla jam. Yum. I also still have about 4 lbs in the fridge and 10 lbs in the freezer. The jam was about 6 lbs. =)
In other news, tonight was jam night. No I did not join a band. I did make Strawberry vanilla jam. Yum. I also still have about 4 lbs in the fridge and 10 lbs in the freezer. The jam was about 6 lbs. =)
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