Jam making......

I haven't posted for awhile....busy with Christmas gifts being made. Cold bitter weather has set in for the last week and it can leave any time as far as i'm concerned.  The last two days have been spent making apricot and blueberry jam.  No fresh apricots available this time of year so experimented with dried.  After soaking the apricots overnight, cooking and then running thru the blender the jam turned out good! Some will be given as Christmas gifts and some Mr. Outdoors and I will eat.  Such a great jam making time when it is cold outside, really warms the house up and oh, the smell is wonderful!  Christmas shopping is almost done and stocking stuffers are getting there.  Made 4 new Christmas stockings, our Family has expanded this year!  Sometimes our Christmas celebration is in Colorado and sometimes in Kansas, it will be Kansas this year.  What with our Family spread out and some of them having to work the Holidays this is what will work best for everyone.  Doesn't really matter where ...just as long as we can all be together.