Homemaking Mondays: Delights of Early Summer Homemaking

 

Hello! 
How are your early summer days going?

I think it's a delightful time of year.

The flowers outside are starting to really 

burst and flourish.

The fresh summer rains come and refresh

the dry ground

and brings a bright flush of green.

I've been enjoying the windows being open.

Then I finally took the plastic off the back screen door.

Now there is better airflow since the 

temperatures outside are more consistently warm.

I made a batch of strawberry jam 

this week that will be saved for the summer markets.

Summer is the perfect time to make jams

as they don't take a huge amount of time 

and are wonderful to enjoy fresh...you know that little

bit that doesn't fit in the canning jars.

As I was waiting in the kitchen for the canner I thought about 

this empty space on the wall by the canisters.

I had a beautiful calendar picture by Thomas Kinkade 

so I cut it down and framed it. 

There is a lot of glare on the glass,

but keeps it safe from splatters that do happen 

in my kitchen----a lot. 

The wild roses are starting to bloom outside

and it's nice to pick a couple here and there

to put in my rose bowl on the windowsill.

Soon we can pick petals to dry for tea.

As the roses are starting to come into bloom

the last of the may tree blooms are being enjoyed.

I put out a new table cloth on the kitchen table.

It's plastic so it is easy to wash but it also

has a lot of seams that have yet to be flattened out.

Then I thought I'd freshen up the spot on my counter/island

that is always getting cluttered.

I stashed my jar of muffin cups and the peace lily 

in my planter box. 

Then I cleared the board behind 

and put up an old calendar picture.

I stowed the bowls under the riser some and then have 

a nice basket of towels 

which has since become the stowaway 

for our potholders instead.

Things are functioning nicely again.

I do love these lovely summer days that are beginning

where we can hang out laundry on the line

and it actually gets dry. 

Longer periods without rain or temperatures

so cool that it takes forever to dry.

That fresh air scent then permeates the linen closet

and our rooms as the sheets are snuggled into.

Do you hang your laundry to dry?

What to you use to store your clothespins?

I have had this little basket for ages 

and I find it just perfect for the amount 

of clothespins I use for a full line of laundry.

I wanted to share with you this cute little book

that I found at our used book store.

It's a reader and is super old.

As our homeschool lessons have come to a close

for the summer months

we still have interesting little things 

that we put some time into. 

Even though it's for a young reading level we all

have a gander just to learn something new.

Different vintage books have different 

perspectives on history.

Thank you for dropping by!

I hope you are enjoying your summertime.

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer