A Blueberry Flavored Day

Mmm, mmm, mmm!
There's not much better on a hot summer day than a handful of tasty blueberries from my very own garden!

Last spring we planted two blueberry bushes, but we only got a few little blueberries last summer. This year, we have one bush that's making quite a few berries and they are SO yummy! The other bush didn't make one single berry, but I really shouldn't expect any berries at all for at least the first two years, so I'm not worried about my berry-barren bush. I'm just delighted that we do have some blueberries this year and I am looking forward to more next summer!

When I came in from a trip to the mailbox with a handful of blueberries, Kathryn was eager to go pick some herself.

Today, as she was picking the berries, she told me she really felt like a farmer. {grin}

Last weekend, as we were driving around and passed some pretty victorian style old homes, Kathryn started talking about our "dream home." For her, this home would be in the middle of a few acres of land so we could have goats and chickens and a cow. It wouldn't be very big--just about the size we have now, she said--but it would have a "run-around" porch. I've always called it a wrap-around porch, but run-around does sound more fun! We'd have a big garden and grow lots of veggies, too. And we'd have neighbors and a grocery store not too far away.

That sounds like just the right kind of dream home to me, too. {smile} Oh, and how do you like her adorable little garden hat? Only $2 at JoAnn Fabric store! (I love a good deal!)Later in the day, Walker (one our homeschool cousin-friends) came over to play for a couple of hours. Kathryn was eager to share the bounty of her little harvest with Walker, and she saved some for Ken to surprise him when he got home from work. Since we won't be getting a whole lot more this year, we may go with our cousins to a pick-your-own berry farm one day next week so we can have enough to freeze. Then we'll be able to have more blueberry-flavored days ...