Strawberry Fields

We did manage to make it to Sweet Berry Farm this weekend, and we picked pounds and pounds of luscious strawberries!

The kids had fun picking strawberries; Izabel went for quantity over quality:

But Brandon ate more than ended up in his basket (once he was convinced that a little dirt never hurt anyone):

My son J.B. spent a lot of time finding only the most quality berries:

Everyone petted the horses and donkeys:

And oohed and aahed over the baby:

Mama Donkey fell in love with my lovely partner, especially after she fed her grass and strawberries:

After we got home, we used the last few ounces of our energy to make some strawberry preserves:

English muffins and strawberry preserves for dinner, then strawberry shortcake for dessert. Does it get any better than this?

And what did you find pleasurable today?

The Beauty of Food

I’ve been neglecting my blogs lately.

First there was the surgery, then the recovery (still ongoing, but going nicely, thank you), then general crankiness from quitting smoking (hurray for me, yes, but geez, how much fun can life be with no vices?). So maybe I’m not neglecting this one as much as having a hard time finding anything pleasurable in life right now.
But . . . I did run across this blog, and the photos are so beautiful they make even me—a confirmed vegetable hater—yearn for this lovely food: http://thaicookingwithjam.blogspot.com/

If the weather is nice, we’re going strawberry-picking tomorrow at Straw Berry Farm in Marble Falls. If we do, I think I’ll try the recipe for Strawberry Tapioca Pudding from the blog. Yummy!