Friday, October 15, 2010

Bliss

I spent 4 hours picking raspberries earlier this week. That was not bliss.

I spent 2 hours washing raspberries the next day. That was not bliss.

I pulled tiny thorns out of my wrists that somehow snuck through my daddy's old dress shirt which I wore to protect me arms from said thorns. That was not bliss.

I ground the flour for my bread - oh wait, no that was the little red hen.

I went to the grocery store 3 times in one day, still missed an ingredient and had to beg my good friend to borrow exorbitant amounts of lemon juice. That was not bliss.


I mashed the berries, mixed the ingredients, stirred until my arms ached (oh Zumba....how I've missed you!) and poured the fresh homemade jam into any and all jars I could find. While it wasn't bliss, I secretly enjoyed that.

Then I spread my fresh homemade jam on my toasted bagel this morning and let it ooze into the crispy yummy-ness. And that, my friends, was bliss.

5 comments:

  1. Mmmm! Raspberry jam is my favorite! Good job!

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  2. Homemade jam is the best. Especially Raspberry. Go you!!

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  3. Just caught up. Can't say I'd join you on the jam. I hate jam but love picking raspberries maybe we should so some kind of swap?

    Anyway laughed at the doctor's visit. My doctor told me I could go ahead and switch my kids at 19lbs so we did. I too wish I could gift my children with my weight gaining abilities and in return they could gift me with their inability to gain weight.

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  4. Raspberry jam is my favorite and you are super mom!

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  5. You are so domestic Amy! There is nothing better than homemade raspberry jam, I will admit to eating spoonfuls of it right out of the jar. Doesn't that count as a serving of fruit?

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