Who says you can't can in the winter? Today I made a delicious citrus vanilla bean marmalade from a Ball Canning Best of magazine/cookbook I had purchased in late summer 2016 at the grocer's. I thought I was all through canning after the last tomato was off the vine. But the winter has made me a little stir crazy and the abundance of fresh citrus, all of it grown directly here in the USA right now, had me feeling the canning bells ringing. So today I made this recipe. My favorite part -- and the reason I was so attracted to it -- was the three citrus and then the added vanilla bean pods. Marmalade can be very bitter....
Every month of 2017 you can look forward to a series of small paintings specific to that month. While I may have birds and some of these other items all year, I will focus on a decent-sized grouping of paintings for each month's series. Hope you enjoy!
January - Citrus Fruits and Florals
February - Sweet Treats
March - Farm Animals
April - Birds and Blossoms
May - Trees
June - Sky and Clouds
July - Summer Heat
August - Organize Thyself!
September - Harvest
October - Birds and Fall Foliage
November - All that Glitters
December - Nativity
Since January is half over, I need to get busy listing. Stay tuned...
What are you favorite home and decorating magazines? I have really enjoyed reading this month's Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and especially the new book by Domino. The Domino Your Guide to a Stylish Home has a chapter on art, which is really a great basic decorating 101 about creating groupings, vignettes, leaning art, framing art, and many more topics. I hope to share some of other examples and ideas I learned from this book and applied in my home. Stay tuned!
I just got back from Idaho and Montana and was amazed and reminded that although the ground is frozen, wildlife is alive and well.
Cow elk (female).
Elk in the road.
Mingling with some horses.
Mountain sheep.
