Monday, July 13, 2009

Lazy? Summer?




HA! I have been busier than a one-armed paper-hanger, and our summer went South, I guess, because I Am freezing! Had to turn on my blanket last night. I came home from rehearsal last night, cleaned the kitchen and made another batch of jam so the berries would not rot. One batch did not set correctly, so tonight when I get home I will re-do that batch, and I will be done until Blackberries are ready. Donna always likes blackberry cobbler on her Birthday, so they had better be ripe before then or it is back to angel food cake! Himalayan Blackberries are very invasive here, they are the KUDZU of the Pacific Northwest, they grow up anything they can find! but they put out TONS of berries. You have to wear body armor picking them though, because they are very thorny. And they grow THICK so when you go into the thickets you get wounded. The birds love them too, and when they poop, the berry seeds get scattered, thus the proliferation of the bushes. CatmomaJ has quite a few bushes taking over her yard, so I may have a source there. They grow along every fence line in the fields, but the farmers get nasty when you pick them. Every vacant lot has tons of them too until time to pick and then they are full of people you have never seen in your life! All after the free berries. They are so worth it though.

9 comments:

Cal said...

Mmmm! Blackberries!

cassie-b said...

This jam season is tiring.

I've just finished my last batch of blueberry jam.

And earlier I made a batch of vidalia onion relish. It is just so good.

I think I'm going to tackle raspberries next. Don just loves them.

jazzi said...

I can't remember when summer has been lazy.

Donna said...

Sounds Delicious!!hughugs

Unknown said...

Thanks for the laugh...."..busier than a one-armed paper-hanger...":-)
I recognize the berries in your picture as burrs. Am I right?

Phil said...

I love blackberry season. I graze on them along the Burke-Gilman Trail, and at Discovery Park.

Beth said...
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Beth W. said...

We've had odd (oddly wonderful) weather here. Two nights ago, it was 58 degrees. Unheard of for mid-July in Pensacola, Florida. If this is climate change. . . I'm all for it.

Anji said...

We've had hot, storms, hot, storms. There are fewer and fewer blackberries here. Think of me when you eat your jam!