Yesterday, four of us picked 18 pounds of blueberries in 1 hour. It was Joey, Maia, my friend Lissa, and I. We tromped through the fields up at Blueberry Hill in Mt. Washington, buckets hanging from our shoulders. There was a few minutes of merciful cloud cover to get us started, and we each took…
deep dish strawberry rhubarb pie
I’ve had my way with the last of the strawberries. Joey went to pick at Thompson Finch Farm on Friday while I was at kids’ cooking camp, and he stopped in on his way back to drop of strawberries for the last meal of camp. We filled a colander and the kids descended on them,…
no recipe today
as it seems that we had blackberries for dinner. But instead, a new mix! Need a bit of new music? (I did too) download here…
blackberry nectarine crumble tart
Well, this morning we’re off to a wedding near Toronto, and we’re packing up the tent and our soon to be rumpled niceties to prepare for a few days of Canadian camping. Of course there is a million things to do, and here I am, sitting here with you, because as usual, I’m not packing…
gooseberry fool
I don’t know if I’d go so far as to recommend abdominal surgery, but it has had its benefits. For one, everyone else has been doing the dishes. And also, the girls have finally begun to understand that since I cannot bend over, they should probably pick up their toys before they are stepped on….
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