u-pick date
It was a u-pick kind of day today. Originally, I had planned to surprise Cor with a morning of u-pick strawberries at a local farm (Bedner’s), but our recent rain and cold front did a number on the little berry plants, and so they were off limits. We didn’t find that out until we were already at the farm, so we opted to pick vine ripe tomatoes and peppers instead!
From there, we headed to another local u-pick (The Girls) and loaded up on fresh greens and zucchini flowers! (Their strawberries had taken a hit as well.) Our haul from the second market would have easily cost $10+ at the local farmer’s market, but we paid less than $2 by picking it ourselves. Yummy organic produce at cost!
Our last u-pick of the day was rather unconventional. We stopped at Total Wine & Spirits and browsed the imported beer aisle & ‘picked’ our own six pack! Cor suggested we put the in the RV as an adventure in tasting when we go to MARS for Miss Trailer Trash weekend! Marvelous!
We also stopped by The Boys Market & picked up some New Year’s noshes and had half priced drinks from Sonic. It was one of the lovliest date days.
This evening sees Cor saving the Universe by playing the latest Ratchet & Clank and I finished reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (excellent read – I highly recommend it). Tommorow I must tackle my grading and other classwork in earnest and start de-christmasing the house and yard.
