Berry good!

This morning we drove up to Scholls, a little farming community on top of the mountain where Dad grew up. The kids got to see Groner School, where I attended grades 2-4. We stopped at a U-Pick raspberry field and had a wonderful time filling up two flats with beautiful red, juicy raspberries (my favorite!!!). Next, we headed to Jacquith strawberry farm and picked ourselves a flat of strawberries. It's the end of the season, so the berries were smaller and not as plentiful as the raspberries, but what they lacked in size and quantity they made up for in flavor. A fresh-picked strawberry is a completely different food from what you find in the grocery store. I've bagged up and frozen the berries, and when I get home I plan to make some jam. The kids have all instructed me to make sure and use Grandmommy's recipe, because we all know that she makes the world's best jam! Below are Julianne and Caleb picking raspberries.