Before I talk about strawberries, I have to share this update - we are all now sleeping! Last Friday, Christopher had the brilliant revelation that Alexandra wasn't sleeping because it wasn't dark enough in her room. A $25 sun-blocking shade later (and encouragement for Mommy, who was biting her knuckles while Alexandra cried it out in the middle of the night the first night for 45 minutes), and our little girl is sleeping for like 11 hours at night! Allelujah!
Strangely enough, Christopher and I are still tired - we think our bodies are determined now to catch up on 11 months of sleep deprivation.
On to strawberries. . . .
The pick-your-own strawnerry patch we were going to visit was out of fruit (hmfp!), so we took a detour to Delaplane, VA, for the 16th Annual Delaplane Strawberry Festival. It was at the same place where we went for the Scottish Festival. http://yuraskodifference.blogspot.com/2008/09/scottish-games.html We had fun looking at animals in a petting zoo, listening to music, looking at local fare, and picking out strawberries.
We bought some additional strawberries at our local farmer's market, and made our first batch of home-made jam (using my new canner). It turned out reaaly well - beautiful bright red jam that tastes really good!
We have two little strawberry plants in our garden, and are looking at our first blooms. I hope to get enough strawberries to make more jam soon! Look at our cute littlle strawberry flowers in the photo below.
That's funny! Grant had the same problem, then one day I decided to close his curtains... and voila! (Sorry for not thinking to share this info sooner.)
ReplyDeleteYeah, my sisters don't go *anywhere* overnight without their sunblocking shades for the kids -- either that, or they're stapling blankets to the windows. (I've heard of people putting tinfoil over them!) Who knew the wee babes were so sensitive?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you finally got it sorted!