Hop Skip Jump

It is an easy ferry ride from Seattle to Vashon Island. This past Sunday was forecast to be one of the last sunny, sunny days for the next while.  A trip to the island was planned to soak up the outdoors before the promised rain forced us indoors. The main reason for traveling to Vashon…

Tomato chutney the end at the start

Summer to fall take what the growing season gives you

Preservation

I have managed to avoid making any jams or jellies this summer.  Usually I sneak in a few preserving projects here and there.  I could not bring myself to do it this season. It was perhaps the many weeks straight of what felt like unseasonably warm temperatures.  Or, maybe the berries were too delicious and…