Summer Lunch

 A "best" about summertime? Eating lunch outside, in our bathing suits, getting sticky and messy and not caring at all.

And just so you're all convinced I've gone off the deep end and transformed into Martha Stewart wanna be over here... the homemade jam is, as Joey from Friends would say, "mmmmm jaaaam!". I've said a 100 times, I'm not about to challenge Smuckers, they do a fine job, but I couldn't just COULDN'T get past the nagging urge to learn to can/jar something.

 And with the over abundance of pb&j sandwiches in my home these days, and the over abundance of to die for strawberries around these days... I gave it in and was surprised how much easier it was than I thought. And although hard to tell, you can see by the gunk all over Josie's lips and cheeks, the homemade jam is a winner.  I made ONLY a dozen, or so, jars to last the year... but blueberries are next, and I'm certain it's going to be even better that strawberry jam.