Showing posts with label raspberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label raspberries. Show all posts

Monday, July 12, 2010

Can you guess?

Can you guess what we did on Friday?

Take a closer look around that mouth (and eye).

Need another clue? How 'bout my hand?

No, we weren't catching butterflies. That was just a happy surprise I found on my shirt when we got in the house.

Note the COLOR on the fingers!

Now do you know?

In case you haven't figured it out.... we were picking black raspberries! At Courtney's other grandma's place. We picked for hours, amidst the thorns, mosquitoes, and near 90° temperatures.

(Well, Courtney didn't really pick very many. ;-) But she did offer water and knee pads, which were appreciated! She also took a nap in the heat of the afternoon, too, the lucky girl. :-) )

We got lots of berries!

I froze some. I made syrup out of a bunch more in my trusty Vita-Mixer.

So we're ready for pancakes, french toast, ice cream, and whatever else we decide to top with it. Actually, the syrup is thick enough when cool that it can be used on bread, too. YUM!

I still have a few berries left in my fridge, which will probably be eaten 'as is' soon.

Thanks, Grandma H !!!