Strawberry picking

The last two years, we made it  our tradition to go berry picking, once the berry season start.  We specifically like picking strawberries.  Oregon is famous for her really juicy sweet strawberries.  The stores here usually carry the ones from California but they dont taste like the locally grown ones. 

Today the sun was shining, the temp was around 70 F. There was a light breeze so we decided to go berry picking.

Heres my son the picky picker - He wanted only the most juicy ones so it took him longer to find much

My daughter who was less picky than my son but she wanted ONLY the red ones.

 

And heres the Strawberries we picked...about 10 lbs in all for about $19. We gave some to our neighbours. The rest is here and guess what we are having for dinner? Come over if you want some of these.

Monday's Mind Meanderings

Summer Vacation has officially started. I have a tentative list of things I want to do with my children.  I hope we actually tick off the stuff by the end of July.

Its five days since my Mother's Second death anniversary. Its amazing that two years have passed and so much has happened since. I hate to admit that it still stings somewhere inside.

I woke up at 5 today...so that hubby and I could go for a walk together, instead of walking by ourselves at different times. We did 2 miles with a 14% grade for half a mile both ways in 40 minutes.  Guess I should feel happy, hmm...

The Irises, Columbine, Poppy and Roses have bloomed. We put our backyard lawn in order and somehow the green of the lawn makes my coffee taste mmmm mmm good!!! Will put them up online soon.

It looks like we are going to have a cloudy day. I hope it doesn’t rain...I just want spring like it was supposed to be.  Except for the round of allergies nothing is the same. *Sigh* I don’t like the New Normal this Spring. 

I like the early morning/late evening silence.  The house is so quiet, I can hear it breathe.

My husband and I had our back to back birthdays this month. I turned 40. I feel like I should have had some profound moment where everything fell in place or felt accomplished or felt like I was the QUEEN of the world...but nothing.  Guess, its all in place and there’s nothing that requires changing :P.

My father has stayed sober for 4 months now…And I am so grateful.  I felt guilty when he fell ill and was in the ICU for about 3 weeks in Feb.  In a moment of intense sadness two years ago, I wished that he would fall so ill that he won’t be able to touch his drink and that will be the start of getting rid of his addiction.  I was shocked when the wish came true...I understand every moment will be a challenge for him.

I really like working with children...maybe I should further my education in the early childhood education. 

I got books on Cahokia Mounds and how to read what they dig out at archeological sites... it is fascinating, especially the way things are interpreted.

Did I use too many ellipses in writing this?  I need to brush up on the grammar rules for writing. *giggling*.

What is happening with you?

Have a Joyfully Productive Week.

Creative Challenge #157 - Undeniable

In Noise and Numbness,
In our imagined Powerlessness
Lies the camouflage for lies,
For All of the lies, one buys.
We struggle and refuse to be
In the silence of our being
For if we did
Undeniable, would be Truth
Frolicking  in eternal youth.

 

 

Tour CC#157 

 

Clothing the women | Shail's Nest

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This is one of the times Society's Logic Defies me. It is a common occurrence in places like India to blame the victim of Rape, sexual harassment or molestation...as I read the above I wonder, when this will change.