The boys and I made an impromptu visit to the Pretty Prairie Berry Farm this morning. Spencer moved our flag up and down the row, picked under-ripe berries, squished
over-ripe berries in his hands, actually put a few berries in his bucket, constantly asked where the farmer was, and generally had a grand time. Josh hung out in his stroller at the end of our row, drinking a bottle, talking to himself, and charming the little old ladies who passed by him. I kept an eye on both boys, had to get after Spencer every five minutes for something or other,
picked up Josh's bottle every time he threw it, and picked 14 pounds of berries in just under an hour. Nice. My hands are now stained a lovely shade of strawberry pink from cutting all the hulls out of all 14 pounds of berries this afternoon. I plan on making several pints of strawberry jam (and I'm freezing
several quarts for other mixed berry jams) and a couple of pies that will go in the freezer for a later date. We'll have lots of fresh berries for all meals for the next few days, and, of course, fresh strawberry shortcake! (Homemade shortcake, of course - I'm not a big fan of that fake store-bought sponge cake.) Forget Memorial Day - summer actually starts once you have your first strawberry shortcake of the season. Heaven!
So, what officially starts the summer season for you?
The boys and I made an impromptu visit to the Pretty Prairie Berry Farm this morning. Spencer moved our flag up and down the row, picked under-ripe berries, squished 
over-ripe berries in his hands, actually put a few berries in his bucket, constantly asked where the farmer was, and generally had a grand time. Josh hung out in his stroller at the end of our row, drinking a bottle, talking to himself, and charming the little old ladies who passed by him. I kept an eye on both boys, had to get after Spencer every five minutes for something or other, 
picked up Josh's bottle every time he threw it, and picked 14 pounds of berries in just under an hour. Nice. My hands are now stained a lovely shade of strawberry pink from cutting all the hulls out of all 14 pounds of berries this afternoon. I plan on making several pints of strawberry jam (and I'm freezing 
several quarts for other mixed berry jams) and a couple of pies that will go in the freezer for a later date. We'll have lots of fresh berries for all meals for the next few days, and, of course, fresh strawberry shortcake! (Homemade shortcake, of course - I'm not a big fan of that fake store-bought sponge cake.) Forget Memorial Day - summer actually starts once you have your first strawberry shortcake of the season. Heaven! So, what officially starts the summer season for you?
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Thanks for your tip on the strawberries - Joe and Jase picked 9lbs this morning and will probably go back for more next week. I love fresh strawberry pie (never really was a shortcake fan). So we are having that tonight...
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