A belated happy father’s day to all. What can I say? I know it’s Tuesday but in in my defense I thought it was Monday all day to the point where I found myself standing in the Red Canoe asking what happened to story time. The weekend as uneventful and quiet, perfect for us homebodies. On Saturday we visited Shaw Orchards to to pick your own strawberries. Doing some quick research I found that there is a pick your own that’s closer but the Shaw website promised a tractor ride and they did not disappoint. The tractor ride was THE highlight of the day for Chase. I picked a flat of strawberries which is way too many for the three of us. I made one batch of freezer jam and since I don’t have any other bright ideas it looks like another batch of freezer jam it is assuming that I can find enough containers. Somewhere in here a case of canning jars is hiding and laughing at me. Here are a couple of pics from the day.
It took us about an hour to get there but it was a straight shot from the city and very scenic once we turned exited off of 83. We plan on going back to cherries, blackberries and blueberries as soon as they are ready, which they promise will be soon.
I did some checking in the garden today and everything seems to be in full swing! There are tiny little veggies on all the plants. I can’t wait to eat a tomato. I’m lying, I can’t wait to eat a BLT. I bought about 10 pounds of bacon on Sunday in preparation.
That’s such a great picture of the two of them in the field. I can imagine Ben singing “the hilllllls are alivvve, with the sound of muuuusiiiicccccc!”