Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strawberries. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Our First Strawberry

I was very excited to see that our strawberry plants were growing fruit! Here is our first strawberry. For Christmas, Ron bought me an awesome book called A Slice of Organic Life which suggests growing strawberries in hanging baskets. I especially thought this was a great idea because last year our puppy dug up all of the plants and herbs that I planted. So we're giving it a try.

It wasn't what I expected. The strawberry looks ripe, sweet, and juicy. Right? Well, that's what I expected. Instead, it was sour and juicy. The texture was good, the taste wasn't. Ron said it was because of the dirt. Plants are supposed to grow in the ground, not in a pot. Perhaps, but the book said I could do it that way. I'm hoping that the other strawberries will taste better. Here's to wishful thinking!

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Strawberries





Visiting with My Aunt Jenni and Uncle Cameron

One of the hardest things about not living close to family is that some of them haven't met Sophie yet (and they are all dying to meet the little cutie pie). Ron's brother and sister-in-law came to visit the first weekend in May. We we ate at Matt's Chicago Dog for lunch, then headed to Davidson's Town Day, and then home to await Ron's arrival from his meeting. Once he got home we headed to pick strawberries at Patterson Farm. On our way to try and find something for dinner, we came across a car show in Mooresville. What a treat! We had a great time visiting with them. Can't wait to see them again!

Sophie was ready to go pick some strawberries.

Uncle Cameron holding Sophie. 

Aunt Jenni holding Sophie

Sophie was loving the attention!