Camping was a blast, but the best part was coming home to have not one, but two packages for ME on our front porch. I hardly ever get mail that isn't a bill, and I never get packages aside from my birthday.... and yet, there they were...
Package #1 was from my Mom. I grew up on a sheep farm, and my very talented Mom has always used the wool from our sheep to spin, dye, and knit. (We were the only weirdos in town that had a bunch of dead-headed flowers in the yard from from cutting the flowers off to use as dye.) Later on, my sisters, Mom and I used the wool for needle felting. But, it's difficult to make a living off of a product that is 100% hand-made. For the first time ever, Mom decided that the most recent harvest of wool was to be processed and made into yarn. She still dyes the yarn by hand, but at least she's sparing the flowers this time. Let me just tell you that it's the most gorgeous yarn you've ever seen, and I am the overjoyed owner of 3 skeins of it - natural white, gray, and hand-dyed blue. (I am practically giddy!!!!)
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| Gorgeous, right?! |
The second package was from my Mother-in-law, and inside of it was two dozen
Weck canning jars! (Again, giddy!) I love making jam and "putting up" peaches every year, but the last 2 years I've been a bit busy (on bed rest with Bean, and then chasing after my one-year-old). I am afraid that I might have missed the best produce of the Summer, but these jars are nothing short of inspiring! Their vintage/modern shape, all-glass lids, and little rubber gaskets, have me practically chomping at the bit to can SOMETHING!!! Aren't they pretty?!
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| Yes. I am a big dork, and the first thing I did was take them out of the box, line them up, and admire them. |
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| Like I said, I'm a dork. |
So, this weekend, on top of FINALLY finishing the mountain of post-camping laundry, I am on a quest to find the perfect knitting project for my new yarn, and something to put up. Any suggestions?!
Oh, and if you want a bit of this awesome yarn for yourself, just contact my Mom via her
etsy site. She should be posting some yarn soon!
oh so pretty! I'm not a knitter or a canner, and these pictures make me want to be! Can't wait to see what they will become :)
ReplyDeleteTry Pumpkin Butter. I bought some at the Amish bakery and it is even better than Apple Butter. And it's the season. You can probably make it in your crock pot & then can it. In the meantime, you could put candies, buttons, or dried green peas in your jars so they look pretty.
ReplyDeleteYou lucky duck. So much pretty!!
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