"strawbirdies"

when emerson was a wee little lass (though she is not much bigger now, i suppose), she would refer to strawberries as "strawbirdies." the name has stuck.  i am thankful for the approach of summer. i am thankful to have a husband who loves to tend the garden and watch the growth of his hard labor; i am thankful that in spite of living imprisoned in our own country, we are still able to grow our own food; i am thankful that our food actually grows. i am thankful that i have friends and family to share what is looking like to be a bountiful harvest of strawberries.  today, i am just thankful!

there is nothing sweeter than to be able to walk out your own door and pick two pints of strawberries. and even sweeter to have two kids to eat two pints of strawberries faster than i can wash them and cut them!