Berries, originally uploaded by jenib320.

We went out to the farm today for a picnic. This was perfectly in timing with the wild black raspberry season. I picked for the majority of the morning and picked about 2 quarts I believe. I have the scratches and bug bites to prove it! Wild black raspberries could very well be my favorite food ever. They are so naturally sweet, and so different from other berries. Sometimes I wish you could buy good ones in the store but honestly, they might not taste as good that way. Having to wait all year to have them for a week or two makes them taste even better.

I shall be eating pretty much nothing else for the next week or so, which is fine by me. Whatever meal doesn't include blackberries it will probably include something with strawberry jam on it :)

Today I love the..
Smell of: Wild black raspberries
Sound of: Kitty
Taste of: Wild black raspberries
Sight of: A semi clean room
Feel of: Comfy pillow

Good Things about Today:
- Picked 2 quarts of wild black raspberries
- I didn't get burned while out picking!
- Picked up Mike & Kaitlyn from the Megabus
- Georgio's Pizza
- Having a kitty who loves to hang out with me every evening :)

Happy Fourth!

Sewing, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Today seemed like a good day to catch up on some things. I managed to get some photos taken of recent treasures and crafting as well as list some items for sale on TIB.

I made these fun coasters last week! They were a great project to use up some scraps. Here is the tutorial I used from The Sometimes Crafter.

Sewing, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Another great tutorial I tried out last week was from Make It and Love It for this camera strap cover! I used some of the great fabric I purchased from  Walmart a few months ago. This would be great project for using scraps but I didn't really have any large enough that coordinated!

Orla Kiely Potholder!, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Great thrift find from yesterday! I never expected to find Orla Kiely at the thrift! A great surprise :)

Tins, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Managed to find a little short tin out shopping to match the one I thrifted two weeks ago at Goodwill. Now the tall one has a friend!

Fabric, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Finally, one last thrifted treasure from yesterday, this lovely vintage fabric! It's actually a drape panel, but I shall be cutting it up to use as fabric. I want to make a pleated skirt out of it!

Today I love the..
Smell of: Jam
Sound of: Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Audio Book
Taste of: Diet Coke
Sight of: Kitty napping
Feel of: Summer

Good Things about Today:
- Took overdue photographs of treasures
- Strawberry Jam on waffles
- Mike has been cheery despite being sick
- Listed items on TIB
- Chinese for dinner :)

Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Picking, originally uploaded by jenib320.

I have pretty much only been eating things that I can put strawberry jam on for the last few days. The jam we made is amazing. I don't think I can ever go back to store bought again. The berries we picked were super ripe and it was such a fun experience to pick them ourselves.

My favorite treat is cinnamon toast waffles with jam on it, it is so delicious. We made peach jam as well but I am all about the strawberry. I'll start into the peach when we run out of strawberry. That probably won't be anytime soon though, we made about 70 jars of strawberry :D

I think this blog is going to turn into more of a thrift and sewing blog so we'll see what happens!

Today I love the..
Smell of: Jam
Sound of: Kitty sleeping
Taste of: Jam
Sight of: Birdseed by Alexander Henry
Feel of: Relief

Good Things about Today:
- Had great luck thrifting today
- A kitty was adopted on my shift at animal shelter
- $9 capris at Old Navy
- Knowing everything is going to be okay

Thrifted

Thrifted, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Yesterday's thrift finds. I love thrifting. It is one of my favorite things. The exhilaration of having to hunt for something. Even though I am disappointed when I don't find anything, it almost makes it better when I do find something! Yesterday was an excellent thrift day. Found a lot of stuff and spent very little. That's my kind of shopping day!

3 Yellow Lotus Bowls: $1.50
1 Turquoise Bowl: $3.00
1 Teal Dish: $2
Having it all coordinate: priceless.