yourllbeanboyfriend:

Mark and I beached our kayaks. “What do you think?” he asked. “Too cold to skinny dip?”

never to cold for a maine man! 

yourllbeanboyfriend:

Mark and I beached our kayaks. “What do you think?” he asked. “Too cold to skinny dip?”

never to cold for a maine man! 

herb jelly samples for future classes. 
lemon dill peppercorn, lemon rosemary, and tarragon. 

herb jelly samples for future classes. 

lemon dill peppercorn, lemon rosemary, and tarragon. 

dripping juice for herb jelly. first up, lemon dill pepper jelly. it’s gonna be ugly, but tasty. 

dripping juice for herb jelly. first up, lemon dill pepper jelly. it’s gonna be ugly, but tasty. 

freezing cranberries: wash, dry, measure (if you want), pack into freezer grade containers. label and date. easy peasy. 

freezing cranberries: wash, dry, measure (if you want), pack into freezer grade containers. label and date. easy peasy. 

yourllbeanboyfriend:

Marty brought me a cup of coffee before I’d even left the bedroom. “It snowed five inches last night but I’ve already shoveled the driveway,” he said. “Can you help me warm up?” 

yeah… i think i actually have an ll bean boyfriend (not complaining). 

yourllbeanboyfriend:

Marty brought me a cup of coffee before I’d even left the bedroom. “It snowed five inches last night but I’ve already shoveled the driveway,” he said. “Can you help me warm up?” 

yeah… i think i actually have an ll bean boyfriend (not complaining). 

backroad-life:

Country blog :)

weck jars are so darling. 

backroad-life:

Country blog :)

weck jars are so darling. 

(Source: theselittlefeelings)

mis en place

from ball’s complete guide to home preserving: “read a recipe all the way through, even before you go shopping for the ingredients. it’s very important to have all of the ingredients and equipment ready before you start making preserves.” 

HOW DO THEY KNOW?? it’s like they’re in my kitchen. 

jezebelcom:

Can we take a minute just to appreciate the best photo of the President of the United States that I’ve ever seen? And by best, I obviously mean sassiest. Seriously, this could be the cover of Sassy magazine! SASSYPANTS FOR PREZ. 
[via Washington Post]

i mean, obviously.  

jezebelcom:

Can we take a minute just to appreciate the best photo of the President of the United States that I’ve ever seen? And by best, I obviously mean sassiest. Seriously, this could be the cover of Sassy magazine! SASSYPANTS FOR PREZ. 

[via Washington Post]

i mean, obviously.  

brandied cherries.

still have cherries left over from my cherry pie - and vrylena recommends cherry bounce (cherries in makers mark). also found brandied cherries from playin’ with my food, which reminded me of when i worked on an organic farm in college.

the farmer would come around on cold, wet days with a jar of brandied fruit to warm you up. oh, remembered memories. 

update: i did not, in fact, do anything proactive with those cherries after the pie. they just went bad in my fridge.

several months later though, cat-sitting for edible obsessions resulted in a jar of HER cherry bounce. laziness ftw.