Category: canning

• Year of Making: 2017.

  

  On the first day of this year, I decided to commit to one small thing: “put energy into a making project every day.” At first, that meant a conscious decision to sit down with a project every day. Sometimes it meant sleepily knitting a few rows before bed so that I would keep my commitment.…

  Cortney (she/her)

  December 31, 2017

  baking, canning, crochet, cross stitching, fermenting, knitting, life stuff, quilting, sewing

  baking, canning, crocheting, cross stitch, fermenting, garment sewing, gifting, gifts, goals, handmade wardrobe, kids, knitting, making, new year, pick your own, project bag, quilting, sauerkraut, sewing, sock knitting, socks, vacation, year of making, yearofmaking

• I mean, they are my favorite.

  

  Blackberries. I love them. Blackberry cobbler is my favorite dessert. Last year’s blackberry jelly is, in my opinion, the best thing I’ve ever canned. Joshua and I went out first thing this morning to pick some blackberries. “How much are we aiming for?” he asked. My answer: a meager 5-6 pounds. Nothing strenuous, just enough…

  Cortney (she/her)

  July 9, 2017

  baking, canning, knitting

  baking, blackberries, goals, knitting, making, pick your own, sock knitting, socks, yearofmaking

• Canning day.

  

  Well, it’s here. A bit late for me, but here all the same. The first canning day of the summer dawned bright and early for Joshua and I today. We headed out to our local you-pick farm for some tart cherries. The farm had two varieties, Montmorency (American) and Bayleton (Hungarian). After tasting a couple…

  Cortney (she/her)

  June 24, 2017

  baking, canning, cocktails

  baking, canning, cherries, cocktails, making, pick your own, pie, yearofmaking