Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Strawberry, Yum!




A few weeks back, we got a call from Grandma that Grandpa had to be hospitalized.  We rushed down to visit him but it turned out he was okay after a bad scare.  He had lost a lot of blood after a procedure, but was recovering nicely.  


Since he was recovering, we decided to go strawberry picking at Gizdich Farm.  It was a little overcast, but comfortable.  There were a TON of families out strawberry picking, mostly Asian.  Since Rick had worked on a strawberry farm before, he had to teach me and Emi-chan how to pick the berries, not that Emi-chan cared.  


I was surprised at how great the strawberries looked and tasted.  These were the best berries I'd had in a long time.  Juicy, sweet.  I was sad at how much money and time I had wasted on the tasteless or tart, or dry berries I've purchased at the supermarket.


We also spent some time checking out their barn area.  Emi-chan was very disappointed that there were no animals in the barn.  Just people selling food. 


 This brings back (bad) memories...

 I like this one!

Emi-chan's favorite part of the visit

Hopefully, we can visit again before the strawberry season is over.  If not, there's apple picking in the fall!