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The canning season

Canning season photo by Chandler O'Leary

It’s the time of year where our kitchen is a lot hotter—and the days much longer—than anything summer might throw at us naturally.

Canning season photo by Chandler O'Leary

The Tailor and I have been up late with the dilly beans,

Blueberry Park photo by Chandler O'Leary

Blueberry Park photo by Chandler O'Leary

out at dawn at the Blueberry Park,

Wenatchee orchard photo by Chandler O'Leary

and across the mountains to get peaches right off the tree.

Canning season photo by Chandler O'Leary

And then everything has got to get washed and sliced—

Canning season photo by Chandler O'Leary

—and packed into jars—as quickly as possible. It’s the best way we know how to make the fleeting summer last.

Canning season photo by Chandler O'Leary