A day in the life of us....: Summer Berry Picking with Nicole

You know you are in Kodiak when....

When traffic reports are replaced by the FISHING REPORTS
The water on the floor mat in your car is frozen
You automatically remove your boots when entering someone's home
You use flat-rate priority mail boxes more than envelopes
In Winter, you know who is taking their Vitamin D and who isn't
If you don't already have auto-start on your vehicle, you wish you had it
You know what a Coastie is, and it doesn't mean you live near the beach
You know what Xtra Tuffs are, and you have some
You have to do the Kodiak Stomp before entering a store
Just because you have a ticket to fly, doesn't mean you will actually leave that day--"weather permitting"
It's cheaper to buy DVD's than to have cable TV
Store clerks actually wish you a "Merry Christmas"
You hear people complain about having to drive "all the way to the other side of town" (10 minutes)
Traffic congestion is 3 cars at an intersection
Your car doesn't have a chance to warm up before you arrive at work
When looking out the window is more reliable than the weather forecast
You go to work, church, and shop with the same people
Driving a rusty car is "no big deal"

Monday, July 13, 2009

Summer Berry Picking with Nicole

Oregon Strawberries have a very short season, about two weeks. They are smaller berries, therefore sweeter and redder in color when making freezer jam. Abi helped us make over 25 pints of freezer jam.

We picked the blueberries at the beginning of their season, didn't find that this first batch was very sweet. Made a couple blueberry coffee cakes with an internet recipe, turned out real nice. Will pick more berries in the next week or so, and will freeze them in ziplock freezer bags for use throughout the next year.

1 comment:

Lee said...: Those berries good good enough to eat. I can almost taste them.

Hope you guys are enjoying your summer and congrats on the nursing thing>; July 26, 2009 at 4:06 PM