Pam my darling – Jan IS pretty cute – you should see him all gussied up. He’s the dashing professor type. I thought it was so sweet of him to suggest that we do this, even though I know he wanted me to just leave all of the jam there – HA! Fat chance!!!

Hey Laura! Some of the jam that was there was for sampling, and some went home with the volunteers. I was there until the end, and there wasn’t a jar left!
I loved my little teenaged crew – they were super fun and excited to be there. I was too aloof when I was that age… I would have just been hanging out in the shade with my sunglasses on being mysterious. What a dork!!! Glad the youngsters these days are the friendly sort!

Rainforest! keep visiting! Hopefully there will be many more good times ahead…

Oh Denise, I HEAR you! And here I am, writing a book on edibles during one of the most lackluster veg gardening years on record! HAhahaha! One just HAS to laugh… but all of us gardeners know that we have to just try again next year, when who knows WHAT Mother Nature will hurl at us! (btw – only 2 squash for me this year – way inland! IT IS A WEIRD YEAR!!!)

Oh Susan you would have loved these people! Matias is a writer – he was teaching at Cal/Arts when I was there, and all of the Fallen Fruit people are associated with the art world and especially with the re-thinking of the social and the public. And there really isn’t a better art space in LA right now than LACMA … it is coming into its own! There are some cool things happening here right now, it’s a very good time. Maybe a visit will be in store? XO!

Hey Fern! Well – at first I was like – UGH! Too sweet … but it is also really complex, and you can taste all of the features of the individual elements. Once I was used to the fact that it is sweet, like jalapeno jelly – I really got into it. I made a yummy sesame butter and tomato jam waffle yesterday! I mean, the tomatoes I used were fairly sweet anyway … it’s hard to describe. I’ll just have to make some for you and Adriana and run down to LB to hang with the cool girls!

I really enjoyed your post. I felt like I was right there! Making jam and laughing at the cool teenagers with their ‘flock of seagulls’ hair do’s! Good times!