~Jammin~

I was talking to a friend of mine that was telling me about

the fresh jam they were making and had made. It almost

made my mouth water.. I havent made homemade jam in

a very long time.. My very best favorite is raspberry, then

strawberry. I used to buy crates of them and make as many

pints of it as I could.. Homemade jam of whatever kind is

very addictive.. The stuff that's sold in the stores is NO

comparison.. And whats surprising..its really easy to make.

As my mother got older she started making freezer jam, it

lasts a long time..

When I was young, I went all summer long and picked berries,

from raspberries, to blueberries, strawberries, any kind that I

could get to.. My Dad was an avid and dedicated berry picker,

my mom enjoyed picking berries but I honestly think she preferred

making the jam and leave the berry picking up to my dad and I...
And we eagerly went every time we could.. I loved to hear my

mother call me awake saying "LOIS! Dad is going to pick

berries..if you want to go, get up!" Well..I think I was up, dressed

and fed and out in the jeep way before my dad even knew I was

up... We had some of the best times picking berries...

I think those times we spent wandering our favorite berry sites

was some of the most learning times but I didn't know it then..We

would talk about everything as we picked the berries, about me,

school, my friends, I think it was how my Dad really got to know

me and by that he knew what things to tell me.. what lessons to

teach me that would carry me through my life...He was always

one with a Lesson in almost everything that happened.. even with

berry picking, the lesson was sharing....

His lesson was to take some, but leave some for the others.. meaning

of course the animals.. His words were "Lois, the animals could eat

every berry, leave nothing for us, we wouldn't know then just how

wonderful these berries are, how sweet, tasty, they shared with us"

It was my Dads way of teaching me to share and to think of others as

well , not just my own needs and wants. "Leave some berries, Lois,

for the animals and birds that havent found them yet..Then the next

time we come I bet they will have left some for us too".. This was my

Dads teachings.. and I am grateful that he did this then..even though

back then I didn't know that he was teaching me, guiding me, I was

just enjoying the time out in the woods with my Dad.. Im so glad NOW

that I went.. He was a wise man..and I think he taught me well...

I did get a call today from Heidi, bless her heart she has been in

hospital with pneumonia..very sick..she still is coughing I could hear

her...and she has a couple other clients that need a little more

attention..which I understand.. She said she will be here tomorrow

and she will be coming bearing gifts! SKIRTS .! I am so pleased!

I got all these new tops from my sister, I need some new skirts! I

cant keep taking photos in the same clothes, I did notice I don't

think I have taken very very few in the same clothes ...which is a

good thing .. I think that is one of the reasons I love to sew, I love

clothes..well certain kinds.. some things Ive seen well..I wouldn't

wear them anywhere!.. It will be good to see her..Tomorrow will be

a busy day .. Penny will be here, Heidi, and BigDaddy Ken... ...

every time I say the name Ken I think Of that hilarious movie with

John Cleese and Jaime Lee Curtis, A Fish Called Wanda.. that

was so funny..and there was a guy in it named Ken that was a

real buggar.. Good movie..if you havent seen it..do.. Its an oldie

but a goodie..John Cleese is a favorite of mine..His Fawlty

Towers was a riot..

Well time to end this for today and get some dinner and out of

this chair, my butt tells me its time.. I have to listen "Nitey Nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya.. and THANKS!!! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again.....