Monthly Archives: May 2010

Shhhh don’t tell Hubby but I’ve fallen in love with fresh farm asparagus.  Oh wait – he has too!  Guess we have an open marriage when it comes to our vegetables and fruits. This is the first spring we’ve experienced asparagus outside of the supermarket.  I read Animal, Vegetable, Mineral a couple of months ago and when she started talking about getting asparagus right off the side of the road, I couldn’t wait until the season hit! If you’ve never … Continue reading →

Hooray for spring and new growth!  My absolute favorite part of the spring and summer is enjoying the abundance of local produce – especially things that you can pick yourself. Some photos from our recent strawberry picking adventures… Aside from eating them straight out of the ground, we’ve been enjoying eating strawberry shortcake (with that layer of cake salvaged from that bridal shower post) and chocolate fondue with strawberries.  Oh and we started drinking them, too! On a trip to … Continue reading →

Happy Mother’s Day, biological and adopted mothers! This marks the 3rd annual joint Mother’s Day celebration with our mothers.  We had an extra challenge (and celebration) this year – a baptism ceremony to attend right before lunch.  The added requisite planning and prep were well worth it – cleanup was a breeze!  I think we’re going to try to do this even if we don’t have a pre-event obligation because appetizers were ready right away, and the only thing to … Continue reading →