Newbury Street

You never know what you'll run into on Newbury Street. On Saturday the School of Fashion Design had a sidewalk trunk sale--selling samples, drawings, mannequins and hand painted silk scarf "seconds."

Eat Local: Concord Grape Jelly

The smell of Concord grapes always reminds me of the fall and Sunday visits at my grandparents. This quintuple batch of jelly was made with Concord grapes from an arbor on the patio at the Masters' Residence in Pforzheimer House. We didn't even make a dent in picking them, so I'm recruiting a new batch of jelly makers for this Friday afternoon.

I should mention that jelly making is a full contact sport. But it went quickly--with Alex, Amy and Felicia, we made 36 pints (plus some extra) in less than 3 hours!

Great Night at Fenway!

Blackbird Nest

On my trip to Peterborough, Ontario back in June, we discovered a blackbird nest in the charcoal grill. There was really no way to move the nest--it filled the whole grill. After our short disturbance, the mother never returned. I collected the nest and brought it back with me with the idea of creating something like this. It's crocheted from two strands of 100% wool, with some of the original nest materials woven and tucked inside. To finish it, I felted it in some hot soapy water.