{"id":11138,"date":"2023-07-05T16:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T21:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=11138"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T00:56:42","slug":"this-is-what-happens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2023\/07\/this-is-what-happens\/","title":{"rendered":"This is what happens&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;when I let a month go by without posting. I have too much to show &amp; tell. Sigh.<\/p>\n<p>Far more on the home &amp; garden front than the weaving front, so let&#8217;s get that out of the way first.<\/p>\n<p>I loaded up my loom with Queen Anne&#8217;s Lace yarn from Henry&#8217;s Attic, sett at 12 EPI. Then, like with <a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2023\/05\/so-much-for-good-intentions\/\">my red jacket<\/a>, I rather randomly wove in various stripes, clasped weft, and inlays in a few blues and a few browns. This is the fabric immediately after the loom. 6-3\/4 yards. Has to be wet finished, cut, sewn, and trims applied. This one will be for sale.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"fabric for jacket 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lb1dO44yxw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I really like this closeup &#8211; it shows you both the texture of that creamy yarn and the glitter of one of the browns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11139\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jacket-2-closeup.jpg\" alt=\"fabric closeup - jacket #2\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jacket-2-closeup.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jacket-2-closeup-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jacket-2-closeup-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/jacket-2-closeup-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****************<\/p>\n<p>Also weaving but a very different type &#8211; I decided to do one more branch weaving, this time a more pictorial form. I cut off my first try, as the warp wasn&#8217;t tight enough and was loosening as I wove. After re-warping I made a boo-boo at the beginning that I could sort-of fix midstream. Note: I am most definitely NOT a tapestry weaver, so this stretched my skillset for sure, but I&#8217;m pleased with my end result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11143\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a-new-branch-weaving.jpg\" alt=\"a beachy branch weaving\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a-new-branch-weaving.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a-new-branch-weaving-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a-new-branch-weaving-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/a-new-branch-weaving-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****************<\/p>\n<p>Jack aged 2 years in a few weeks.  No, he wasn&#8217;t ill or in an accident or anything.  It was all about my thinking.  I&#8217;d been saying that Jack was 9, knowing that I made his birthday be when I got him, which was in September of 2015.  So just like with people, he wouldn&#8217;t be 10 for a few months yet.  BUT!  I had to stop in at the vet&#8217;s office to pick up a regular monthly preventative prescription for heartworm &#038; I saw that they had his birthday listed as 2012.  I thought that was wrong, as I believe he was 2 when I got him, but decided not to question it at the vet.  I came home and looked at his adoption papers, and sure enough, the vet was correct.  He was estimated to be 3 when I got him, not 2.  So suddenly he went from age 9 to almost 11.  As I understand dog years vs. human years, (1st year=1, 2nd year=2, 3rd year=4, all subsequent years=7) he went from age 49 to 63 in the blink of an eye.  While I was wrapping my head around that, he got his next grooming, and didn&#8217;t he look like a little old man when he came home.  \ud83d\ude41  Dogs die too young, and this mistake on my part didn&#8217;t add any years to him except in my mind&#8230;2 years closer to having to say goodbye to this little guy.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-got-old.jpg\" alt=\"Jack got old\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-got-old.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-got-old-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-got-old-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Jack-got-old-400x534.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At least I can take comfort in the fact that he&#8217;s become a pretty calm and peaceful dog.  He has gotten rid of many (most?) of his anxieties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****************<\/p>\n<p>Now for what else has been taking lots of my time &#8211; my gardens.  Which I love.  It makes me happy to see things blooming and know that I have planted, weeded, mulched, watered, and tended them.  So here are lots of garden shots.<div id=\"attachment_11168\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11168\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/blue-flax.jpg\" alt=\"blue flax\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/blue-flax.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/blue-flax-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/blue-flax-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/blue-flax-400x534.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">blue flax that came in a wildflower seed blend last year and returned.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11161\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11161\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oak-leaf-hydrangea.jpg\" alt=\"oak leaf hydrangea\" width=\"650\" height=\"516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oak-leaf-hydrangea.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oak-leaf-hydrangea-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oak-leaf-hydrangea-150x119.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/oak-leaf-hydrangea-400x318.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">oak leaf hydrangea in full flower<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11163\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11163\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/roses-clematis-peonies-oak-leaf-hydrangea.jpg\" alt=\"roses, clematis, and peonies\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/roses-clematis-peonies-oak-leaf-hydrangea.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/roses-clematis-peonies-oak-leaf-hydrangea-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/roses-clematis-peonies-oak-leaf-hydrangea-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/roses-clematis-peonies-oak-leaf-hydrangea-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">fragrant roses, clematis, peonies blooming, oak leaf hydrangea just beginning<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11162\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11162\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fragrant-honeysuckle.jpg\" alt=\"fragrant honeysuckle\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fragrant-honeysuckle.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fragrant-honeysuckle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fragrant-honeysuckle-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/fragrant-honeysuckle-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a beautiful fragrant honeysuckle that I&#8217;ll have to move so it can get more sun and be more appreciated<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11164\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11164\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/in-front-of-the-kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese maple and gold leaf spirea\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/in-front-of-the-kitchen.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/in-front-of-the-kitchen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/in-front-of-the-kitchen-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/in-front-of-the-kitchen-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Japanese maple and golden spirea in front of my kitchen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11166\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11166\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/raindrops-on-cut-leaf-rudbekia.jpg\" alt=\"raindrops on cutleaf rudbeckia\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/raindrops-on-cut-leaf-rudbekia.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/raindrops-on-cut-leaf-rudbekia-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/raindrops-on-cut-leaf-rudbekia-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/raindrops-on-cut-leaf-rudbekia-400x534.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">raindrops on cutleaf rudbeckia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I mow my own yard, and it&#8217;s always a pain to get under my crabapple tree and mow right up to my chain link fence.  So I decided to do something about it.  I dug out grass, moved some crowded hosta, and put in border.  This new garden area is about 12&#8242; long.  Took quite a while to do the work.  Thankfully, most of the time I was in the shade of that crabapple.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"new hosta garden\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgoV1YhmfcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then, being a glutton for punishment, I decided to move even more hosta to under my Japanese dogwood.  Really nothing had grown there before, so again, I had to start by digging out the grass and preparing the soil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/moving-more-hosta-step-1.jpg\" alt=\"preparing for planting\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/moving-more-hosta-step-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/moving-more-hosta-step-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/moving-more-hosta-step-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/moving-more-hosta-step-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That circle is roughly a 12&#8243; radius out from the tree trunk.  Then I dug out the hosta, divided, planted and watered.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/more-hosta-moved-done.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/more-hosta-moved-done.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/more-hosta-moved-done-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/more-hosta-moved-done-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/more-hosta-moved-done-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also did a bunch of work on my front garden, but since most of the plants were dug from someone else&#8217;s garden and transplanted, they&#8217;ve taken a hit in the heat and it doesn&#8217;t look so pretty right now, even though I&#8217;ve made sure to water it well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****************<\/p>\n<p>And here are my 10 bead bags for June, 2023.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/June-bead-bags-2023.jpg\" alt=\"June 2023 bead bags\" width=\"650\" height=\"694\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/June-bead-bags-2023.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/June-bead-bags-2023-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/June-bead-bags-2023-140x150.jpg 140w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/June-bead-bags-2023-400x427.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****************<\/p>\n<p>As if none of that is enough&#8230;I LOVE my BuyNothing group.  A woman posted that her tart cherry tree was loaded with fruit and asked who was interested in coming to pick.  She set us up with a sort of schedule so that we&#8217;d be there on different days so that we&#8217;d all get cherries.  I was AMAZED at how prolific her little tree is!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tart-cherry-tree.jpg\" alt=\"tart cherry tree\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tart-cherry-tree.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tart-cherry-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tart-cherry-tree-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/tart-cherry-tree-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was there at about 7AM, and picked 4-1\/2 quarts in record time.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1st-batch-tart-cherries-picked.jpg\" alt=\"4-1\/2 quarts tart cherries\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1st-batch-tart-cherries-picked.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1st-batch-tart-cherries-picked-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1st-batch-tart-cherries-picked-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1st-batch-tart-cherries-picked-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I came home, washed them, pitted them (by hand, no pitter here), pulsed them in my food processor, and set about making jam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cherries-pitted-processed.jpg\" alt=\"cherries, pitted and pulsed\" width=\"650\" height=\"498\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cherries-pitted-processed.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cherries-pitted-processed-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cherries-pitted-processed-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/cherries-pitted-processed-400x306.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love using this pectin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin-638x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ball&#039;s low-no sugar pectin\" width=\"638\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin-638x1024.jpg 638w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin-187x300.jpg 187w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin-400x642.jpg 400w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Balls-low-no-sugar-pectin.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For 7 cups prepared fruit I used 6 Tablespoons pectin and 2 cups of sugar. And that&#8217;s plenty sweet for me.  I also added about 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon, but I can&#8217;t say I tasted that in the final product.  <\/p>\n<p>I got 8 half-pints of jam, plus a bit in a mug.  One of the jars didn&#8217;t seal when it came out of the canner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-jars-tart-cherry-jam.jpg\" alt=\"8 jars tart cherry jam\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-jars-tart-cherry-jam.jpg 650w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-jars-tart-cherry-jam-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-jars-tart-cherry-jam-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/8-jars-tart-cherry-jam-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I sent that photo to the woman with the tree and offered to bring her a jar.  She was so thankful!  She invited me back to pick again when she had cherries ready.  This time I looked at my watch; it took me 5-6 minutes to pick a quart of cherries.  This time I picked 7 quarts.  I pitted them all, made a cherry crisp for my son&#8217;s birthday, gave him a quart and a half, and put a quart in my fridge.  They have graced my morning overnight oats and provided a yummy evening snack.<\/p>\n<p>So you see, I have been busy, I just haven&#8217;t had time to do a lot of weaving.  I&#8217;m currently deciding between various drafts for another set of towels as the ones in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/handwovenscarves\">my Etsy shop<\/a> keep selling out.  \ud83d\ude42  MAYBE tomorrow I&#8217;ll have time to work on sewing that jacket.  Unless something else calls to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;when I let a month go by without posting. I have too much to show &amp; tell. 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