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My love of people, photography and the world began as a child. My family moved a lot and taking pictures was my way of remembering friends, capturing special places or moments and holding them close. Becoming a wife and a mother has always been a dream of mine and I count my blessings daily. I started this blog shortly after our daughter, Yaya joined our family through the blessing of adoption. Its purpose was to share pictures and stories about our life with family and friends. Later, it shared our adoption journey to our second daughter, Baby Bird as well. Now that our family is complete I like to think of it as our family’s journal or life book. I'm passionate about life, my family and preserving our history one snapshot at a time. The thing that amazes me most is the abundance of beauty God blesses us with every day and in the simplest ways if only we take the time to slow down and appreciate them.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Fresh Strawberries. Yum!

This week we had a very special treat. Monday, we stopped along one of the many roadside stands here in CA for some fresh strawberries. They couldn't have been more perfect & I couldn't wait to get them home to wash & devour them.
YaYa felt the same way as she reached her little hand up & grabbed a big one off the counter & had it in her mouth before I could stop her. Stem & all.
We've eaten them by the handful with nothing added,
with a dollop of lite Cool Whip & in a Strawberry shortcake.
UH OH!
Did you notice there are no pictures of the strawberry shortcake? I always forget something!!! What yummy fruits & veggies are ripe for the picking in your region of the world right now? Maybe next time they'll last long enough for me to make my girlfriend's (Oh, so pretty & yummy!) Strawberry Tiramisu.

6 comments:

Shannon said...

Mmmm... strawberries are my favorite!

Scary Mommy said...

Oh, yum! Tht is one of my favorite things about summer!!

Candid Carrie said...

I have that Longaberger Cookie Jar! Oh, and the strawberries look great!

Bug said...

YUMMO!!! I wish we had strawberries like that around her. I have tried with no luck to grow them the last 2 years. I will have to try something else next year! I am jealous of all those yummy strawberries! Send me some! :-)

Lori said...

Yummy! We've been eating blackberries out of the front yard. I wonder how blackberry shortcake would taste?

Rowena said...

Okay so yep I missed this one. Strawberries...how I wished that I could have attended that strawberry sagra up somewhere in Trentino. "Biggest strawberry cake in the world" it boasted!

Right now I am exploding zucchini, but I've noticed that blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and currants are flooding the supermarket at sweet prices. Oddly enough, much of them coming from farms in Trentino!