Mother and I canned cherries this week for those long cold winter months (or so I am told). It is a very simple process and I learned all the old tricks passed down from my Grandmother to my Mother and now to me. Maybe I can now pass them on to my daughter. Here are some photographs I took this morning while additional jars were cooling under a tea towel.
It is fun to hear the quiet gentle "pop" as each lid seals itself during the cooling process. While I was taking the photographs I included this one of Mother's magnificent kitchen window. It feels like you are living in a tree house as this level of the home is high up into the trees. 
It is fun to hear the quiet gentle "pop" as each lid seals itself during the cooling process. While I was taking the photographs I included this one of Mother's magnificent kitchen window. It feels like you are living in a tree house as this level of the home is high up into the trees. While waiting for our house closing I am trying to stay busy with some small art adventures. I will have photographs soon of a painted red jacket!
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Did you grow your own cherries? What can you do with cherries besides make pies next Feb? I remember looking at all of the fruits/vegetables that women canned. They were always stored in a basement. So much work before freezing came about. Beautiful photos...d
Dee,
We bought the cherries at an Amish farm. We don't use these for pies; they are too nice! You serve them in champagne glasses as a dessert.
Definitely a sign you are settling in - that and the red jacket project. Both red... hmm. The lush greenery is quite a contrast too.
Vanessa, Red is my new favorite color! We just ordered a love seat/sleeper for the small guestroom amd selected a soft fabric in a beautiful red! Outside the bay window in that room is all that green of the woods. I agree, nice contrast.
Wow what a change in decor! Your new items are lovely! I have always enjoyed having each place setting different...I learned that from my creative mother. My Kansas grandparents had a Victrola. One of the records was "little brown jug'...amusing since it was a drinking song and they NEVER drank! Their victrola is now in the local museum. dee
Yes, it is a change...and we are loving it!
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