Little gardener

Originally uploaded by Raspberry World.

Alex and I have been having a great time this month. We are seeing a lot of our friends and spending a lot of time outdoors. He’s quite a little expert at picking red tomatoes (and not picking the green ones). He’s also interested in how our pumpkin plants will turn those flowers into pumpkins later this fall.

We have continued to harvest the berries here on our property. I thought we had a lot of strawberries back in June - they were nothing compared to the blackberries we’re getting now. I have picked at least 12 cups of blackberries, probably more. Most have gone into variations on the berry crumble I posted last month, although we do eat them in our cereal as well. Now that I have a sense of our yield, I may make some jam with next year’s crop. We’ll see. I’m not a big fan of canning anything, but I suspect I would do okay with jam.

Other August fun has included a trip to the pond/beach, and our friend Julia’s third birthday party. I think Alex is loving vacation. I am, too!