Jun 18 2009
More jam, paper fish, and a local market
Little Guy and I are working on an art project, a paper plate fish. I got the idea for it from watching Sprout.
You take a paper plate and cut out a triangle for the mouth. Then you glue the triangle on the opposite end to make a tail. Let the child color it and decorate it. Then, punch a hole through the top and attach a string to hang from the ceiling or a high up place for a swimming decoration. Little Guy is loving the coloring part.
I’m also going to try and get the last batch of peach jam made today. I only have a bit left to do and then I will can them and (hopefully) sell a few. That is, if Big Guy doesn’t devour them all first in the name of “quality control”. I’ve got one of the jars from the first batch listed on Artfire . I think this batch may be more peach-y due to the fact that the peaches sat for a few days longer. It also has some larger chunks in it. Now, I hope it just sets. That seems to be a common problem between first and second batches for me. I don’t think I do anything differently, but my second batches never seem to set.
And, my tomatoes are finally flowering. We’re going to have a nice crop of tomatoes when they ripen. The pumpkins are getting larger as well, but not flowering yet. The beans are also growing nicely, I think the past few days of rain have really made a difference.
One of the other things I need to prepare for is the Harvest Market at Woodlawn Nature Center here in Elkhart. Mom and I have plans to sell some of our homegrown, homemade goods. She has a ton of eggs to sell, I plan on bunching my lemon balm, oregano, and sage and selling it. I also have hairbands, birds, and other things I can sell. I can make small aprons for little girls, pillows and lovies, and sell some of the extraneous junk around the house, like books and knick-knacks.
It’s finally sunny. And, of course, it is a day I have to teach. Oh well. I’ll do what I can.
