Happy thanks to Meg for the delicious strawberry jam I'm enjoying this morning! I was cleaning out my freezer yesterday and came across an adorable container marked "freezer strawberry jam". You know it's good stuff when you can still enjoy it a year after it was made! :)
I've never made jam or jelly, but I have enjoyed some particularly good ones in my lifetime! My love of jam started on my senior trip to London back in 1999. Every morning, Emily and I, along with her parents, would walk down the narrow flights of stairs, or take the claustrophobic elevator, to the bottom floor of a private inn, to enjoy a hot english breakfast. Scones, topped with jam and served with hot tea, of course, completed the delightful meal. Sounds glamorous, doesn't it! Actually, I did feel a bit glamorous as a naive, tender 17 year old staying in another country for the first time.
10 years later (wow - has it really been that long??) I still enjoy sitting down with a cup of hot tea (or coffee) a scone (or toast, like today) topped with thoughtfully made jam (thanks Meg!). It's nice to slow down in the midst of preschool, dirty laundry, clean bathrooms, and clutter to savor this gorgeous fall morning.
You should do the same! Even if you only have five minutes for yourself, take some time to savor the little things like forgotten jam and tea!
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