it's hard to can-can when your shoe's Toulouse

i've never canned.


Truth be told...i've never really wanted to can.


But with our big garden this year, it's going to be a necessity (if everything grows, that is)


So with all the raspberries we picked, we decided to jump right in with both feet.


(as usual)

Gotta learn somehow :0)

Homemade Raspberry-Cherry Jam

when you forget that you don't have a potato masher, a pastry cutter makes a fine substitute.

or maybe not.










is there anything more alluring than a man pitting cherries? wearing an apron?



















i wish you could taste it.
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