Saturday, December 4, 2010

Anniversary Jam...

No, it's not a bunch of old musos getting 'the band' together again!  Yesterday the Other Half and I celebrated 16 years of wedded bliss.  And what did we do together to celebrate?  Well, apart from the fact that both of us forgot entirely until I was writing the girls' lunch orders for school and had to fill in the date and I wondered for a moment why it seemed significant...and then remembered...we made jam.  No, it's not a metaphor for anything else, we did indeed make apricot jam.  Having run out of bottles for bottling (I'm sure I've got some more somewhere but can I find them?!), we decided to tackle jam-making.  Neither of us has made jam before, so whether it was beginner's luck, or we're just 'naturals' I can't say, but it turned out beautifully.  I may have to make some scones tomorrow to really appreciate it's perfectness, and that will of course require the good china and the nice white tablecloth (can't be half-hearted about Sunday afternoon tea)...mmmmm.

I think I might have posted this photo before, but what the heck, it's entirely appropriate (I am, after all, wearing Apricot coloured silk), and I like it.  My mum made this dress and embroidered the bodice, and I hand-painted and beaded over the top.  I also made my hairpiece, and jewellery and shhhhh, don't tell anyone, but it's actually made with plastic beads.  It's the 'practice' one...because I never had time to make the 'real one!  But it doesn't matter, it's still the best wedding I've ever been to.

15 comments:

Unknown said... 1

Wishing you many more happy years together! Ren x

Anonymous said... 2

Congratulations!
And what a beautiful thing to do together on that special day.

Lynn.

WOL said... 3

What a handsome couple!
My Folks were married on November 16. Hope you celebrate your 64th anniversary like they just did.

Unknown said... 4

Congratulations! I must say, your dress is very beautiful and made even more so that it was crafted by you and your mom. :)

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Jess said... 6

That's such a lovely picture, you look beautiful. :) xx

Ruthie Redden said... 7

Congratulations to you both, i think thats a sweet way to celebrate, whenever you open up the jam u will remember your day. Christina, your wedding photo is beautiful, and i love that it was all made by you & your mom x here's to many more years filled with happiness x so glad to hear the job is going well too x x

KeLLy aNN said... 8

omg!
what a Beautiful couple!

Windsongs and Wordhoards said... 9

Fantastic wedding photo! You both look fantastic! Happy Anniversary and enjoy the jam!

fabriquefantastique said... 10

Adorable, sensitive post....

Medieval Muse said... 11

Many congratulations and happy years to come. I have to echo the words of others...what a lovely couple!!

nony mouse said... 12

i would have married him too! he is so damn hansome :)

Pussycats and Angels said... 13

Congratulations! You make a beautiful couple....
Jules x

Joel Le Blanc said... 14

Congratulations! Hope you both enjoy the jam :)

Julia Kelly said... 15

Well- lets see- the first anniversary is paper, I know the tenth is wood- so guess the sixteenth is "apricot jam!"

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