Homemaking 101

I would say in the past, prior to marrying, I was not very homemakerish if that is even a word. I come from a home with a very talented mom. Our home was always beautifully decorated and she cooked lots of yummy foods. My sisters all seemed to have developed these skills long ago and I am slowly trying to catch up. I think they took advantage of having a wonderful mom who could teach them and I must have been too busy dancing around practicing routines or maybe I was just too distracted by some high school boyfriend. Needless to say, it's never too late to start. So this past year I have been trying to work on honing some of these skills. So periodically I will post some of my newest projects that make me feel crafty or homemakerish. This blog will display my projects like a mother's refrigerator displays a child's art projects. (They are about that caliber of work.)

David pulled some chairs out our condo garbage a couple of months ago and I decided to take on the task of recovering them. I forgot to take before photos, but here is the final product.


I also had a friend come over the other night and we made freezer jam. I asked her to teach me how to do it and then was embarrassed that I thought I would need help. Who knew it could be so easy and so delicious.




We made lots and lots of Raspberry Jam, Blackberry Jam and some combo jam too.