"Can" it be that easy?

I know you heard from me already today, but seriously I just had to make a quick post.  Today I had my first canning adventure all by myself and it was AMAZING!  I made butter pickles with the mounds of zucchini and squash my garden continues to produce.  Then I took a stab at rhubarb/strawberry jam.  Why did I convince myself all these years I could never can????  It is amazingly easy and I just love looking over at my canning corner I put together yesterday and seeing all the jars, empty and full!  If you want to can, but are unsure ~ buy the Ball Canning Book.  I have had mine a month now and I think I need to buy a backup because it is already looking well worn (Not a bad thing).  Well unless you have the most amazing sister-in-law like I do, you will just need to read read read that book (magazine look actually).  Get all your canning supplies ~ a HUGE THANK YOU here to my beautiful Grandma who gave me all her jars and water boiler.  I know she does not blog, but those of you reading this that know my grandma -- pass my comment along and tell her pickles and jam are coming her way!
Enjoy my canning pictures and thanks for allowing me to take up a precious 2 - 3 minutes of your day.  I will just sit here and enjoy the "popping" sound of the jars as they make their seal ~ it is a symphony of wonderful.

                                          My canning corner

                                         Look at those amazing canning pots ~ Grandma's are the BEST!

                                        The Zucchini/Squash Butter Pickles heating up!

                                         Beautiful jars full of pickles!

                                         Rhubarb/Strawberry Jam