am I blue?

I mentioned my adventure into “ca-jarring” with my previous neighbor and now bonus sister, Natalie.  We have loved exploring and learning the different ways you are able to store your summer produce for the winter.

On one of our sauce days many years ago, our neighbor Marie stopped by.  Marie was the great-great grandma to Natalie’s husband, Eric.  She was delighted to see us canning using the old methods.  It prompted her to tell us many stories of doing the same thing with her sister. 

As if a flash came into her mind, Marie excused herself and said she had a surprise for us.  As we continued our work, Marie came back from her house with blue mason jars and reported the total of plain jars she had in her basement for our future use.  She was ready to join in the fun even if she only sat and talked with us.

We lost Marie in 2019 at the young age of 106.  She was a great lady who never let age define or limit her.  Natalie and I both keep our blue mason jars in our kitchens so Marie can always be part of the fun.