Superb. I remember that video of Paddington having afternoon tea with the Queen. We’ll miss her dreadfully. Sigh.
Beautiful story too. You’re a dab hand with a knife! Very neat work. And the litres and litres (or pints and pints) (jars and jars) of wonderful condiments!! Your Mum is amazing.
I’m licking my lips over here. Cosy, comforting, delightful reading. And more terrific art too.
Thanks so much for sharing. A lovely way to end my day. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes. 🤗🤗😘😘💕
I too am on team marmalade! My family pantry growing up was like an archeological dig of what went down in years gone by as it never seemed to all get eaten in one year!
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous artwork Rebecca, it nourishes my soul. I love the oranges, it’s gorgeous!!
I just finished eating toast (sourdough) with lime and pear marmalade- very good, which I got for Yule from my ex husband’s wife’s sister. She also makes great salsa!
So, I was wondering why you don’t take the pith off of the orange peel. That is what is bitter.
Thank you for the clips, and those slices look so even! Wow. And were cut quickly. Bravo!
I kept thinking someone was going to break out with the Queen song after listening to the drums lol.
I leaned my nose over the video with the orange slurry boiling away. I swear I could smell the bracing sweet sourness, and no boiling splooshes in my eyes. Heavenly! A great source of Vitamin C.
Lime marmalade! Yes! On toast, on scones, on biscuits ( American)! Still developing a taste for Seville orange marmalade. Acquired A passion for pear butter this past Christmas. Hurrah for all good things to put on toast!
Oh what a delightful and yummy post Rebecca! I love the word marmalade and this is so timely as my children and I just watched the movie Paddington! We loved it and we craved marmalade after. :) Thank you so much for the smiles. Enjoy your weekend.
Love this ode to marmalade! My English family is team orange marmalade all the time, and I do love it now too. I don’t eat much bread anymore, but when I do, it better have marmalade (and peanut butter, but I try not to broadcast that very loudly when I’m
Orange marmalade has never been top of my list, probably because my mother was too devoted to anything raspberry, but it is a favorite of my husband. I'm sure I'd enjoy yours, though. Made from scratch with so much dedication--what's not to love!? I'm interested in the different jars and tops used for your family's preserves. It looks like you've called recycled containers into action? Is that possible?
Your art continues to impress and inspire, Rebecca. If you weren't such a talented writer, I'd suggest you missed a calling! :)
The hard stare! 😂 gosh I wish I liked marmalade. I’ve watched Paddington countless times with the kids and still can’t enchant myself to eat marmalade. This was a wonderful read - thank you Rebecca! ✨ 🫙✨
Love the post and your orange illustration. My grandmother had a dented old canning kettle with a scorched wooden handle. Last summer I got to stand in her kitchen (we are renovating her house) and make applesauce from the trees she and my grandfather planted, in her kettle. Such overwhelming memories!
The Paddington Bear video was the BEST! I've not heard that before and will be hunting down more episodes. I love your marmalade art and the description of its process. Makes me want to get out my gesso and paint and give it a try. I think I may have had marmalade once in my life. (I'm a jam girl and Jim is the JimiJamm king when it comes to making blueberry jam). It would be fun to be a very small not-to-scale me in your mum's kitchen to watch both of you during marmalade production.
Love your marmalade collage, Rebecca! And, the rest of your artwork. I've also never seen how it is made so thank you for sharing the process. Beautiful and heartwarming story with your parents. Now I want some marmalade for breakfast.
I LOVE marmalade on my toast in the morning and despite that I'm trying so hard to have porridge with greek yoghurt and fruit for its sustained high energy, I crave marmalade. Maybe I can put a spoonful on top of the Greek yoghurt.
My grandson is a marmalade sandwich kid and asked me to make marmalade icecream which I think would be rather beautiful and I must do it before the weekend.
My mum was just like your mum (how lucky you are to still have her) and would make annual marmalade along with lots of other things like sauce, chutney and jams. I tried but mine was really runny, despite re-boiling it and adding a thing called Jamsetta. I too love the lime marmalade but my favourite is Baxters. But the jars aren't big enough!!!
Your artwork is super - especially as a collage. Love collage and if they have text woven through, I'm even happier.
I enjoyed reading this! I like marmalade too.
Those paddington bear videos are so endearing. 💕
Superb. I remember that video of Paddington having afternoon tea with the Queen. We’ll miss her dreadfully. Sigh.
Beautiful story too. You’re a dab hand with a knife! Very neat work. And the litres and litres (or pints and pints) (jars and jars) of wonderful condiments!! Your Mum is amazing.
I’m licking my lips over here. Cosy, comforting, delightful reading. And more terrific art too.
Thanks so much for sharing. A lovely way to end my day. Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes. 🤗🤗😘😘💕
Excellent post! I’m a big fan of marmelade and enjoy making various variations. A recent one was clementine and mustard seed ... lovely on sourdough!
I too am on team marmalade! My family pantry growing up was like an archeological dig of what went down in years gone by as it never seemed to all get eaten in one year!
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous artwork Rebecca, it nourishes my soul. I love the oranges, it’s gorgeous!!
Awww thank you so much for the mention!! I appreciate you!!! And I loved your newsletter too!!! Good collaging!! Keep going!!! 💚💚💚
I just finished eating toast (sourdough) with lime and pear marmalade- very good, which I got for Yule from my ex husband’s wife’s sister. She also makes great salsa!
So, I was wondering why you don’t take the pith off of the orange peel. That is what is bitter.
Thank you for the clips, and those slices look so even! Wow. And were cut quickly. Bravo!
I kept thinking someone was going to break out with the Queen song after listening to the drums lol.
Thanks once again!
I leaned my nose over the video with the orange slurry boiling away. I swear I could smell the bracing sweet sourness, and no boiling splooshes in my eyes. Heavenly! A great source of Vitamin C.
Lime marmalade! Yes! On toast, on scones, on biscuits ( American)! Still developing a taste for Seville orange marmalade. Acquired A passion for pear butter this past Christmas. Hurrah for all good things to put on toast!
Oh what a delightful and yummy post Rebecca! I love the word marmalade and this is so timely as my children and I just watched the movie Paddington! We loved it and we craved marmalade after. :) Thank you so much for the smiles. Enjoy your weekend.
Love this ode to marmalade! My English family is team orange marmalade all the time, and I do love it now too. I don’t eat much bread anymore, but when I do, it better have marmalade (and peanut butter, but I try not to broadcast that very loudly when I’m
In the U.K. 🤣)! Thanks for a delightful read!
Orange marmalade has never been top of my list, probably because my mother was too devoted to anything raspberry, but it is a favorite of my husband. I'm sure I'd enjoy yours, though. Made from scratch with so much dedication--what's not to love!? I'm interested in the different jars and tops used for your family's preserves. It looks like you've called recycled containers into action? Is that possible?
Your art continues to impress and inspire, Rebecca. If you weren't such a talented writer, I'd suggest you missed a calling! :)
The hard stare! 😂 gosh I wish I liked marmalade. I’ve watched Paddington countless times with the kids and still can’t enchant myself to eat marmalade. This was a wonderful read - thank you Rebecca! ✨ 🫙✨
Love the post and your orange illustration. My grandmother had a dented old canning kettle with a scorched wooden handle. Last summer I got to stand in her kitchen (we are renovating her house) and make applesauce from the trees she and my grandfather planted, in her kettle. Such overwhelming memories!
The Paddington Bear video was the BEST! I've not heard that before and will be hunting down more episodes. I love your marmalade art and the description of its process. Makes me want to get out my gesso and paint and give it a try. I think I may have had marmalade once in my life. (I'm a jam girl and Jim is the JimiJamm king when it comes to making blueberry jam). It would be fun to be a very small not-to-scale me in your mum's kitchen to watch both of you during marmalade production.
Love your marmalade collage, Rebecca! And, the rest of your artwork. I've also never seen how it is made so thank you for sharing the process. Beautiful and heartwarming story with your parents. Now I want some marmalade for breakfast.
Marmalade! And Paddington! And HM! Perfect post.
I LOVE marmalade on my toast in the morning and despite that I'm trying so hard to have porridge with greek yoghurt and fruit for its sustained high energy, I crave marmalade. Maybe I can put a spoonful on top of the Greek yoghurt.
My grandson is a marmalade sandwich kid and asked me to make marmalade icecream which I think would be rather beautiful and I must do it before the weekend.
My mum was just like your mum (how lucky you are to still have her) and would make annual marmalade along with lots of other things like sauce, chutney and jams. I tried but mine was really runny, despite re-boiling it and adding a thing called Jamsetta. I too love the lime marmalade but my favourite is Baxters. But the jars aren't big enough!!!
Your artwork is super - especially as a collage. Love collage and if they have text woven through, I'm even happier.
Off to make a marmalade sandwich, so thank you!