What To Do

Q: What should you do when your house is a torn-apart disaster, your wood floors are halfway refinished, cows calving in the slop need constant attention, it's two weeks until your big party, and strawberries go on sale?


A: Make strawberry jam with your daughter, of course.

My kitchen counter.

The last time we made jam - apricot - was before Audrey and I took up physics. I wrote then that we gave only a passing nod to the physical changes that went into preserving fruit jams. This time, armed with our newfound knowledge, we could actually discuss the process from a scientific standpoint. It was fun. Take physics if you get a chance!