I made raspberry jam tonight. It is the first time in several years that I had enough berries. Long ago my neighbor had an amazing raspberry patch. He moved and the people that bought the property didn't give the patch any love. My husband and I were really desperate for some jam so we asked the neighbor if we could pick his berries. He only visits the cabin twice a year. He said yes.
Well, it is true. You can't go home (or in this case, to the neighbor's) again. The patch was decimated. Nothing left. I am heartbroken. I have some raspberries, but that patch was legendary. I bought some raspberries at the store to pair with my sad harvest. At least we have jam again. We had another hail storm. It nailed us pretty good. Luckily I had just harvested the raspberries and cherries. The veggies were under wraps, so I just lost my flowers. We've had lots of fawns to entertain us. We have also had a yearling mountain lion keeping us honest. My cherry trees rocked it this year. Jam and wine is in my future. That is it for me. We've hunckered down as it is Sturgis Rally time. Life flight we over our cabin 5 times today. I will never understand. Do you make jams or jellies? What is your favorite?
