Came home on Friday night, nearly broke a leg tripping over a bucket of plums that had been sitting on the kitchen floor for 3 days, so got busy and made plum jam, used an ancient recipe book that used to belong to my MIL. It looked great, although I after making the jam, retired to bed feeling grotty, woke up 2 1/2 hrs later feeling much brighter. That last photo in the jam trilogy is my breakfast Saturday morning, woke to a beautiful day but I had a plan I would use Saturday to tidy up my much spread out around the house and garage sewing stuff. So at 7.30am I started you can follow the drama by looking at the photos.
Yes did it take me all of Saturday morning NO, all of Saturday and Sunday, Basil wisely seeing which way the wind was blowing took himself off for the afternoon and the lads weren't too be seen either. A job well done, so to sum up all fabric in wooden chest, 2 sewing machines and overlocker in laundry cupboard, plastic boxes in photo contain Christmas stuff and crafts, and other contains wrapping and packing stuff. Found 7 pairs of scissors, obviously I buy a new pair when I think I have lost a pair somewhere, 10 rolls of sellotape and one lovely sheet I didn't even know I owned. Also found a in their envelopes, stamped and addressed, 2007 Christmas cards to friends and family, so useful now. Recycled heaps of stuff including at least 150 recipes printed on A4, printed off the computer which I know I'll never make, how can I make a recipe which calls for a boxed cake mix for starters. Of course I did have to redo the laundry cupboard where all linen is, the bookcase to fit in all the craft, cooking and house mags I had stashed like an alcoholic all over the house and garage. The garage is now a mother free zone and reverts to a "men only" place of worship with gym equipment and the such like, which suits me fine. I went to work to day exhausted.
Came home on Friday night, nearly broke a leg tripping over a bucket of plums that had been sitting on the kitchen floor for 3 days, so got busy and made plum jam, used an ancient recipe book that used to belong to my MIL. It looked great, although I after making the jam, retired to bed feeling grotty, woke up 2 1/2 hrs later feeling much brighter. That last photo in the jam trilogy is my breakfast Saturday morning, woke to a beautiful day but I had a plan I would use Saturday to tidy up my much spread out around the house and garage sewing stuff. So at 7.30am I started you can follow the drama by looking at the photos.
Yes did it take me all of Saturday morning NO, all of Saturday and Sunday, Basil wisely seeing which way the wind was blowing took himself off for the afternoon and the lads weren't too be seen either. A job well done, so to sum up all fabric in wooden chest, 2 sewing machines and overlocker in laundry cupboard, plastic boxes in photo contain Christmas stuff and crafts, and other contains wrapping and packing stuff. Found 7 pairs of scissors, obviously I buy a new pair when I think I have lost a pair somewhere, 10 rolls of sellotape and one lovely sheet I didn't even know I owned. Also found a in their envelopes, stamped and addressed, 2007 Christmas cards to friends and family, so useful now. Recycled heaps of stuff including at least 150 recipes printed on A4, printed off the computer which I know I'll never make, how can I make a recipe which calls for a boxed cake mix for starters. Of course I did have to redo the laundry cupboard where all linen is, the bookcase to fit in all the craft, cooking and house mags I had stashed like an alcoholic all over the house and garage. The garage is now a mother free zone and reverts to a "men only" place of worship with gym equipment and the such like, which suits me fine. I went to work to day exhausted.
Good for you! I love making jam and pickles and knowing I've a cupboard full of goodies to add to otherwise simple fayre throughout the winter! that's a heck of a big tidy up! you must have been worn out.
ReplyDeleteYour plum jam looks wonderful! My grandma used to make plum jam every year, from the tree that grew in her neighbors yard. The neighbor always said she could have any plums on her side of the fence, and that was a lot! To this day, plum jam is my my favorite!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it feel good to get that space cleaned out? I need to clean up my office/sewing room so badly. It's first on my list as soon as I get all this tax paperwork done.
Thank-you for your comments, I think I'll have to have AJ climbing the plum trees to get more plums, alhtough he doesn't seem that keen. I wonder why?
ReplyDeleteWell I'd say this would definitely be in House and Garden!! Far out what a fabulous job you made of the room. Tell me, does it still look this good?!! Oh and that jam looks heavenly. Our girls love my strawberry jam so much they eat a whole jar of it in four days!!!
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