The original plan: Get up early and go to strawberry farm with my daughter on a bright sunny day. Pick luscious berries. Return home and make dip for berries while Celestial Seasonings Tropic of Strawberry tea is brewing in the warm sunshine. Have an afternoon strawberry themed tea party for two.
Reality: We got up early, matter of fact I woke up at 3:00 a.m. on my own. That was a little earlier, say 3 hours or so, than planned.
We went to the strawberry farm. When we got there it was overcast and sprinkling rain. We were informed that a recent hail storm (one that I slept through a few nights ago) had damaged the strawberries so they had black spots on them and were discounted in price.
However, God led us to just the right rows and we were able to get some decent sized red berries. When we paid for them the owners were shocked at how pretty our berries were and asked where we had picked. So we got nearly perfect berries at a discounted price. We'll take it, thank you kindly.
While we were picking suddenly the tornado warning siren started blaring. It must have been really close by because it was quite loud. I looked in all directions and saw no indication whatsoever of a tornado. Trust me, I know tornado weather really well, the sickening green hue of the sky, the sounds, the eerie feeling in the air- been there, done that mulitiple times. I told my daughter that if a tornado suddenly happened upon us to get down in one of the furrows between the strawberry rows and pray really hard. She asked what to do with the strawberries and I told her to throw her body across them and guard them with her life- well maybe not her life, but we had worked too hard picking them to give them up for a mere tornado. Thankfully, whatever the issue the siren stopped after a while without incident.
On the way home we stopped at the store to get supplies for our dip. They had rubrum lilies right as you walk in the door. I love lilies of all types, but rubrum lilies are my favorite because they made up my wedding bouquet. Plus, they smell heavenly. I put my nose inside one for a big whiff and told my daughter that she should drop a hint to her father that those would make a really nice Mother's Day gift. When we left the store and were about to get in the car my daughter looked at me and said, "Oooo gross! You have something on the end of your nose!" Apparently, when I stuck my nose in the flower some wet brownish pollen adhered to me and I'd been walking around the store looking like a I had a giant bougar on my nose! Lovely, just lovely!
When we got home we cleaned strawberries and ate strawberries and cleaned strawberries and ate strawberries. I took bags to some of the neighbors, even the ones that aren't especially glad to have us living near them. One even invited me into her home to see her new baby. Wow! Who would have guessed that something as simple as a bag of strawberries could open doors that had previously been closed!
My daughter made this scrumptious pie because my husband has been complaining about the lack of desserts around here lately. Won't he be surprised!
We also made these white chocolate dipped berries. Yummy! My blood sugar is only about 1000 now.
But after all that I just don't know if I'm up to a strawberry-themed tea party. My belly is full, my eyes are heavy. I think I'll just take a nap!
Recipe for strawberry dip that isn't pictured: Mix cream cheese and confectioner's sugar to taste. Warning: You will not be able to stop eating it!
Reality: We got up early, matter of fact I woke up at 3:00 a.m. on my own. That was a little earlier, say 3 hours or so, than planned.
We went to the strawberry farm. When we got there it was overcast and sprinkling rain. We were informed that a recent hail storm (one that I slept through a few nights ago) had damaged the strawberries so they had black spots on them and were discounted in price.
However, God led us to just the right rows and we were able to get some decent sized red berries. When we paid for them the owners were shocked at how pretty our berries were and asked where we had picked. So we got nearly perfect berries at a discounted price. We'll take it, thank you kindly.
While we were picking suddenly the tornado warning siren started blaring. It must have been really close by because it was quite loud. I looked in all directions and saw no indication whatsoever of a tornado. Trust me, I know tornado weather really well, the sickening green hue of the sky, the sounds, the eerie feeling in the air- been there, done that mulitiple times. I told my daughter that if a tornado suddenly happened upon us to get down in one of the furrows between the strawberry rows and pray really hard. She asked what to do with the strawberries and I told her to throw her body across them and guard them with her life- well maybe not her life, but we had worked too hard picking them to give them up for a mere tornado. Thankfully, whatever the issue the siren stopped after a while without incident.
On the way home we stopped at the store to get supplies for our dip. They had rubrum lilies right as you walk in the door. I love lilies of all types, but rubrum lilies are my favorite because they made up my wedding bouquet. Plus, they smell heavenly. I put my nose inside one for a big whiff and told my daughter that she should drop a hint to her father that those would make a really nice Mother's Day gift. When we left the store and were about to get in the car my daughter looked at me and said, "Oooo gross! You have something on the end of your nose!" Apparently, when I stuck my nose in the flower some wet brownish pollen adhered to me and I'd been walking around the store looking like a I had a giant bougar on my nose! Lovely, just lovely!
When we got home we cleaned strawberries and ate strawberries and cleaned strawberries and ate strawberries. I took bags to some of the neighbors, even the ones that aren't especially glad to have us living near them. One even invited me into her home to see her new baby. Wow! Who would have guessed that something as simple as a bag of strawberries could open doors that had previously been closed!
My daughter made this scrumptious pie because my husband has been complaining about the lack of desserts around here lately. Won't he be surprised!
We also made these white chocolate dipped berries. Yummy! My blood sugar is only about 1000 now.
But after all that I just don't know if I'm up to a strawberry-themed tea party. My belly is full, my eyes are heavy. I think I'll just take a nap!
Recipe for strawberry dip that isn't pictured: Mix cream cheese and confectioner's sugar to taste. Warning: You will not be able to stop eating it!
6 comments:
Lovely chocolate covered strawberries! And so glad that you and your daughter are ok!
try mixing one package of vanilla pudding (I do sugar free) according to directions, add a pkg of cream cheese and whip till smooth. it's a dandy of a dip too!!! you could probably do this with almost any flavor of pudding. I've done it with cheesecake flavored pudding and vanilla. Lemon would be tasty too.
Oh yummy I may be adding strawberries to my grocery list today. The only problem is my 8 year old usually devours them on site and I can't use them for what I had intended.
Smiles!
Yum! That pie and the white chocolate covered stawberries look soooo good!! I want some!!
Katherine
Oh my goodness...my mouth is watering!! Thanks for including the recipe for the dip - I'm going to try that - it all looks so delicious!!!!
Blessings,
Joy
Mmmm, your pie and dipped berries look wonderful. I can't wait to have fresh strawberries here in Minnesota :)
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