cherries in the canner and other diverse topics

morning folks, i am typing this tuesday night
by the time you all read this
i hope to have the cherries in the canner
i pitted 6.67 pounds and then put them up in sugar to macerate them

after 24 hours i dumped them and a bit of lemon into a pot and simmered
listen if you folks are serious about your jams and preserves
get mes confitures
that is a fantastic book and changed the way i think about preserved fruits
(not like the home canned peaches i adore, but preserves for toppings and toast)

now did anyone watch the michael jackson memorial? (cnn had a livestream, as we don't have tv)
i did
i am not a fan of michael jackson but his songs did form part of the soundtrack of my youth
as they did for a lot of folks
he was a year younger then me
i feel for his mother and children
i hope that now that he's in heaven, he will get some peace in his soul

brook shields, (jersey girl that she is) said 'what's up with the glove'?
that cracked me up
but i cried for her while she cried
i cried for his children as well

at the end i did feel closure and i felt that his soul was indeed ready to go home

HIS death in a big way was senseless
but yet
in a weird way it was fitting for his life

meanwhile throughout the entire memorial, it stormed and rained on and off
HUGE rumbles of thunder as well
before and after no
during......yes

and now...... sharp left turn into............ the STUDIO
i am still plugging away in the studio
i am working on a gift wrap cart, because i started to run across the stuff i use to do the gift baskets etc
the cart that i am repurposing, HAD wheels.
now if i can just FIND them again i would be ok
it's got three drawers, and i am going to attach something on either side to hold rolls
then probably put a fold out board for a top

i am still at a semi impass in the studio as i need to take stuff out and spray paint it
however the weather hasn't cooperated these many months

i finished decoupaging that BIG flat box i am going to use for uncut paper
i need a closure and a hanger or handle for it
most likely a hanger for the back
i am going to hang it off the back of my desk
maybe thaddeaus won't eat it?
or should i have added dental floss or something to the decoupage for him to floss his teeth after he eats my box?
actually now i am thinking of a string and toggle closure like a coat for that box
then i have to make a few more magazine files
i am looking around for more boxes

now again
this will post tomorrow morning
hopefully i will have a quiet canning day

i wish the same for you all as well

vi