Raspberry Jam Session

berries grow wild in anacortes. in the freezer of uncle dan & aunt kathy's house, there were gallons upon gallons of frozen berries, and they'd been wanting to make jam for a long time. finally, they decided to up & do it when i came to visit. this video is just a snippit of the half hour of footage we shot that day - 5 hours of jam-making, altogether. we made 31 jars of jam and managed to stain the sink, my shirt, the curtains, and everything in between a deep purple - it actually matched the streaks in my hair. there's been quite a demand for a taste of the homemade jam, so i'm going to advise you that your best bet is to send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the anacortes handyman service. or, come to my house in carlsbad & i'll make you some toast with vegan butter & jam.



EPILOGUE: "little bunny", my aunt kathy, was actually really impressed with our clean up job. she only had to clean up the floor, which is still sticky, a few days later. but the jam's delicious.

Wally.

Since my grandparents passed away, Uncle Dan has adopted a few special people to take care of. He REALLY wanted me to interview Wally, and from this video, you can see why. Dan's in the process of painting Wally's house, but it's much more than a professional relationship. For example, today, Wally came over, and Dan and I sat on the computer for an hour figuring out the best wheelchair to order for his wife on coscto.com. Anyway, I love to see how Uncle Dan's spread his love around after the loss of his beloved parents, and we could all learn a ton from the wisdom and grace of our octogenarian neighbors.

just meet my Uncle Dan.

i showed uncle dan my roadtrip video blogs and explained to him how i liked them to work, and i should have known that this would happen. i get a lot of my spontonaitey and humor and pain-in-the-ass-ness from him. this is the uncle from whom i got the phrase, "what do you mean, 'we'? you got a mouse in your pocket?" as well as a lot of other phrases you'll see in what have swiftly become HIS videos. i'm hoping he's figure out how to work his own webcam & set up a YouTube show - for one thing, the demand is there, and for another thing, if he doesn't, i don't think i'll be able to take my laptop home. enjoy.