Rainy Summer Day, Raspberry Jam & Crocheted Drink Cozy

It's been a busy, busy Summer so far.  Sometimes Mother Nature puts her foot down and tells everyone to chill out and stay home and take a break.  Ooooo K!  The rain poured down today.  I tried to capture the downpour - can you see the rain?  

And that's why it's green here.  Moss green.  Grass green.  Tree green. Greeeeeeeeeeeen.

My poor little crocheted bunting.. hanging limp, damp..

This is the bay window behind our recliners in our family room... rain.. green.. chilly.

So.. when it's rainy outside I have noticed that my insulated mug I use for ice water gets all drippy.  I was reading a magazine and saw some cool woven basketry glass holders and I go.. hmmm.. how about if I crochet a cozy for my mug?  I got my Knitpicks "Dishie" 100% cotton in the color "Swan" and "Tomato" and set about making a cozy.  How do you like it?

I used my sterling silver H hook and did the "flat circle" with 12 double crochets on the "magic ring" for the start, for 3 rows on the bottom, then stopped increasing and did USA double crochet up the sides.

Many, many years ago I made raspberry "freezer" jam for the family and it became our very favorite jam everrrrr.  On Friday after swimming I stopped when I saw raspberries for sale at our local berry stand and bought a "flat".  Since I was tired from swimming, hubby made the jam for us!  He's very proud!

The color is bright red, but the jar is antique and aqua so it doesn't show up..

Here's how red it is.  The thing about freezer jam is the taste is SO fresh - in cooked jam some of the flavor is cooked out.  If you like fresh berry taste, you should try making freezer jam.  The recipe is in the box of pectin you buy at the store.

We've just been dawdling around today and it feels great.  I hope your week is going well.
((hugs)), Teresa :-)