I've been lazy, not been doing any crafts lately. But this month I joined a needlebinding class. The class have the same teacher as the medieval garments class I participated in this summer.
Needlebinding is an old technique, also known as viking knitting. This class gave me a peek into the technique and possibilities. Three evenings we were gathered, six students and one teacher, in a total of nine hours.
31 October, 2014
06 October, 2014
Winterpreparations
I have a series of different things I do during the fall. Most of it have to do with harvesting.
First up in late July was the black currants and other berries. I like to just do a simple jam out of them. I cook them until tender add a bit of sugar, until it's possible to eat it, then jar them. The amount of sugar is the hardest, black currants taste very strong when cooked, so easy to put in lots of sugar to compensate, the key is to taste, often.
Black currant jam is one of the things that get me through the winter. Some on a slice of bread in the morning is like a vitamin injection.
During August and September I harvest apples, they are put in jars, baked, some is also forzen. My son got some specially made for him without sugar, great for outmeal porridge. I think it's nice to have some cakes in the freezer, so I also made some applecakes. In that way I always have something if we get any visitors, very handy.
In September, befor it's frost at night, I harvest the other vegetables I got in the garden, mostly pumkins, turnips and onions. But I don't have a lot of these so it's used for soups and stews within the first days after harvesting.
When everything is harvested I remove all the leftovers in the garden, dead plants and such, and put it on the heap of compost. Then I can relax until next spring..
Sonja, taking a break..
First up in late July was the black currants and other berries. I like to just do a simple jam out of them. I cook them until tender add a bit of sugar, until it's possible to eat it, then jar them. The amount of sugar is the hardest, black currants taste very strong when cooked, so easy to put in lots of sugar to compensate, the key is to taste, often.
Black currant jam is one of the things that get me through the winter. Some on a slice of bread in the morning is like a vitamin injection.
During August and September I harvest apples, they are put in jars, baked, some is also forzen. My son got some specially made for him without sugar, great for outmeal porridge. I think it's nice to have some cakes in the freezer, so I also made some applecakes. In that way I always have something if we get any visitors, very handy.
In September, befor it's frost at night, I harvest the other vegetables I got in the garden, mostly pumkins, turnips and onions. But I don't have a lot of these so it's used for soups and stews within the first days after harvesting.
When everything is harvested I remove all the leftovers in the garden, dead plants and such, and put it on the heap of compost. Then I can relax until next spring..
Sonja, taking a break..
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