Making apricot jam in my dear friend Andrea’s kitchen in sunny southern california.

Walking on the beach in Marina del Rey. I never pass up an opportunity to visit the Pacific. It’s my ocean of choice.

One of the maintenance guys in my building put aside this box of jars for me. I guess word’s out about my canning habit.

Piles of stuff on my dining room table. I just got home and now it’s time to leave again.

An array of preserves, eaten on Kaela’s back deck.

Kaela’s fantastic pickles. She ferments them first and then preserves them in a vinegar based pickling liquid. So good!

Amazing pizza from an outdoor wood-burning oven at the Coventry Farmers’ Market.