Garden {the first strawberry}

We have been enjoying lettuce for quite some time now and as much as I like fresh salad…I can’t wait for strawberries! While Chris was gone several started growing and one turned red faster than the rest. I waited until it was BRIGHT red and juicy then picked it. For the life of me I can’t figure out why I offered it to one of my kids, but I did. I should have been much more selfish because Rett got more juice on his shirt than he did in his mouth…I would have savored it. Lesson learned.

The first garden I ever planted was when I was pregnant with our second. It suffered and we didn’t get much out of it, just too much work and not enough time. It is funny how now with 3 kids it seems easier to find time to garden. Go figure. I’ve enjoyed it so much that at the end of the growing season we are doing a complete overhaul of it and relocate it to a more permanent spot in the yard. I have beautiful cottage garden in my head…with triple the amount of space dedicated to berries, a fence for climbing roses and raised beds. I’m preparing Chris now for all the construction that will have to take place this fall to get it ready for the spring!