The Simple Joy of Making Jam

Jam-making is one of the high points of the summer season, and whilst I could just buy jars ready-made from the supermarket, as ever, nothing beats homemade.

As the heat rises and the colours in the garden increase in their vibrancy, summer brings with it bountiful fruit, and with that, the simple joy of making jam. Stubborn as I am, I enjoy these anchor points of the year. They offer us a sense of continuity, of maintaining a tradition from the days when it was an essential life skill. It is a reminder that our lives can be so richly blessed by living within and alongside the changing seasons.

In this page from my journal, I’d love to offer you a few tips and tricks I’ve picked up along way. I hope that in time, you too will embark on your own journey to make your own jam, one of the simple pleasures of summer. Perhaps your journal pages will begin to fill with your own tips and tricks to pass on to future generations.

Read more over on the Journal at A Life More Creative.