Blueberry Pie at the Cabin

This week, we had a neighbor. Most of the time, we are quite a distance from anybody you'd call a "neighbor", but this week, my aunt came to spend a few days at her cabin. The cabin is fairly close to our place so we do lots of visiting back and forth when she comes to stay there.

On Friday, we baked a blueberry pie at the cabin. The blueberries had to be cooked a bit in sugar, flour, and lemon juice until the mixture thickened. We then poured the blueberries into the pie crust...

and topped them with a second crust.
The pie then baked for about 45 minutes. The cabin smelled wonderful!

While waiting for the pie to cool, the children and I headed back to our house to do our chores and make dinner. Just as we were finishing, my aunt arrived with pie for dessert. Come back anytime, neighbor!

Treat from a Wonderful Etsy Seller

Just the other day, in my mailbox, was this yummy little treat--a set of four blueberry screenprinted napkins from Tina Produce. I was happily browsing on Etsy, when I saw a picture of these beautiful napkins and ordered them right away.

I love to use blueberries in my kitchen, in my window treatment, my dishes, wall art and knick-knacks. So, of course, these fantastic napkins had to join the collection.

Tina Produce also has strawberry and raspberry napkins, as well as T-shirts and totes. Check out the shop and find a treasure that's calling your name!

Filling the Pantry

Canning season is in full swing around here. Just yesterday, I put up 29 jars of blueberries--blueberry jam, blueberry jelly and blueberry butter and there's more than a gallon of blueberries left!

I'll use the jams and jellies to make lots of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches this winter, as well as for Christmas gifts.

Lots more to do; I'd better get back to work!

Blueberries