Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Snapped a quick photo of some canning I did late last evening.  Stewed tomatoes, so good in soups,  it's just home grown tomatoes, some celery, and onion simmered for 10 minutes then ladled in  the jars and pressure canned for 20 minutes.  Didn't have a huge amount of tomatoes as I canned up several a few days prior but I was pleased.  I know there's a lot of headspace in these.  I normally fill right up to the lower ridge which is good for headspace but didn't want any bubbling out on this one and was evening out what I had to can so I left a tad more space than I normally do.   



Saturday, May 16, 2015


Finished the Mirabillia Scent of Old Roses.  Still don't have it framed just yet as I'm looking for just the right frame for her and I want to double mat this to give some clearance for the beads.  Would love to find a vintage frame for her and am still holding out on that one.