Creative Adventurez and Findz

It is a summer tradition you might say to make jam. A summer without jam would feel wrong. So with the weather being uncooperative we decided to make jam for Dave's Birthday. He loves Strawberry jam so we thought. Yes! I usually make blackberry and peach but this year is will be fun to make some different jams.We also made Rasberry jam another week. This time we tried using Stevia instead of sugar. The result was a very powerful jam that has a tartness and sweetness. I like it but you only need to put a thin layer ont he toast. I think this won't be a winner overall. But is was a good experiment.I am wondering too how long the raspberry will keep.            Cleaning the Jam jars is very important. I thought they looked so adorable sitting ready for canning. And making our tummies so happy.                         Th...

This past June, Odelia has been part of two productions in which she shared her creative talents.                                                                  Odelia, Emily and Jaimie                                                                   Odelia and Emily  The first one was with Dance Works Academy year end show. Odelia t...

I have been trying for three years to grow the Oriental Big Poppy.  Finally this year with great patience and perserverance I have a red orange one and a pink one. It is very exciting to see such a beautiful flower in our garden. I have learned alot from gardening- never give up and all the hard work is worth it. Although  I heard Whoopi Golderberg say sometimes you have to walk away to save face and when things can not be changed. I agree with that. Somtimes things or people cannot change or you cannot change them. That saying "Give me the strength to change the things I can and to accept the things I cannot" seems perfect....A hard lesson in life!

Having had technical problems with my computer for a month or more. I have not been able to post or add photos. So long over due is a blog about finishing Dave's Sweater. I was originally going to to knit it as a Christmas gift but then I  became amgitious to finish  it for his birthday July 6th. So with hard work I did finish it. I was working right to the last day sewing the sides together and fixing any loose ends needing finishing. I am pleased with the results, although I do want to bring the sides under the arms as they are a bit wider than I think ideal. It has been fun knitting a whole sewater as lately I have been doing small projects. I did find it hard having to adjust to the pattern and custom fitting it to his body. For example his arms are long and I needed to make them longer than the pattern. But I know that it is a good learing experience as a pattern is not made for everyone exactly so you do need to make adjustment.