Picking Grapes

He Who Must Be Obeyed was helpful in picking the Concord grapes along the east fence in the back yard. Taking only the ripe ones, we still got our huge berry bucket full. There will be more and we didn't even start on the back fence.

Now I must count how many wide mouth quart jars we still have; go to the store for sugar and pectin and start the process. Sometimes we work very well together. Sometimes we don't. But making jelly is a process that goes much better if I let him micro-manage the business. Engineers have a need to be in charge; teachers never want to stop teaching. Ours is often a dangerous and noisy combination; but we have made gallons of grape jelly together.