First day of summer

[vaneramos]

Two photos from my office: the moon at dusk on Sunday





Morning pages


I finally made more elderberry jelly Monday evening to make room in the freezer for strawberries, which I anticipate picking next week. I only made a dint in one container; still have at least four quarts of frozen berries. Dreamt I came into the kitchen next morning to find all five jars opened and consumed to varying degrees. I thought djjo, detailbear and my daughters were responsible. It was a relief to actually find the sealed jars still standing by the sink. My subconscious says the frozen berries are too good to throw out.

The dentist office called from Toronto this morning, postponing this afternoon's appointment until July. That's perfect, really. I would have had to come home from Toronto tomorrow to attend anxiety group. Then I have to turn around and drive five more hours to pick up the girls and reach the cottage tomorrow night. I will do the bird count Thursday or Friday morning. Friday afternoon we'll return to Toronto for Pride weekend.

So I have another day at home. Much needed, because my apartment isn't satisfactorily in order for the summer yet. Housework this afternoon; if I get it done, I can make elderberry syrup tonight.

Comments

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I get warm, cosy, self-loving feelings just looking at that photo!

[justapostcard.livejournal.com]

yes! it's a great photo with some of my favorite items!

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

Ack! I suppose if you're gonna be at the cottage next week, I should get around to coordinating details about my visit, eh?

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Hehe, we morning pages people are all alike.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

It's not that bad, really, but yes we should co-ordinate. I'll send you an email with my schedule and contact info.

Elderberries

[trinapink.livejournal.com]

My two experiences with elderberries:

1. I made elderberry jelly. I had read that elderberries have plenty of pectin, so I didn't add any. It was delicious, but SO firm that you had to slice pieces off to eat it. I still have 90 percent of it (from three years ago).

2. The next year, I made elderberry honey instead. You're supposed to drink a couple of tablespoons of it every day all winter to help reduce bronchial infections. We forgot to use it, and it turned into mead. The mead was wonderful though!

Re: Elderberries

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Wow, I heard someone else had an experience like that with jelly. There's a link in this post to a recipe that uses pectin. The resulting jelly is slightly firm but spreadable.