After a great relaxing morning on the patio with a couple of strong cups of French Roast coffee, the 1st Lady suggested that we go pick Blueberries this morning. There is a Blueberry "farm" north of here about 11 miles........so, we jumped into the car and headed up to the valley where this farm is located. When we pulled in, it was apparent that this is one of the loveliest valleys in SE Missouri......the sky was a clear blue, the hills around the valley were dark green, and from where we parked we could see the bushes were loaded with plump, juicy Blueberries. The farm has about 8 acres of Blueberry bushes and farther back they have about 3 acres of native Blackberry bushes.....which are not quite ripe as yet.
Soooo, picking up a bag lined bucket for each of us, off we went into the bushes.......and WOW!!!!! They were really laden with berries........and they are laid out soooo well that there is plenty of room to walk, and pick, between the rows of bushes. The owner said she had 120 bushes in each row.......and I believe that!! We picked for about 45 minute to an hour before our buckets were full..........along with eating quite a few of these delicious berries as we picked them.
Returning to the building where we had to "weigh in" the berries, when we combined them, we had over 15 pounds of these plump berries!!!! The cost: $1.79 per pound.....which is QUITE a BARGAIN when you compare this to the prices in the supermarkets. Soooo, we hurried back to the stick and brick and the 1st Lady began to prepare them for the freezer. We both love Blueberries and eat them each morning in our cereals.......but we usually have to settle for the ones in the supermarkets.....and they are just not the same!!! Soooooooo......we now have lots of bags of berries in the freezer and ready for consumption whenever we want some!!
I spent the afternoon preparing for the trip to Iowa.....giving a piano lesson....and then hurrying off to the monthly Board of Education meeting. Tonight....well, it was a long one.....and it lasted for over 4 hours!!!!!!! Lots of bids to open and make decisions as to which different companies we would contract for their services and goods for the upcoming school year.
Returned home awhile ago....and packed up my necessary clothes for the trip to the National Special Olympics at Iowa State University next week. Also.....packed lots of sunscreen for stadium seating!!!!!! We also hope to go over to the Amana Colonies in Amana, Iowa.....where the Amish have many places to visit and view......and EAT. We were there years and years ago, so I am rather interested in revisiting this area and refresh my aging memory.
Soooo, tomorrow it will be set the security alarms in and around the house.....and then heading over to the Lake of the Ozarks to visit my mother for the day and night. But......as usual........it has been a good day......and....
Life is Great.....and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!
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