Strawberries

It’s June, and it’s strawberry picking time! That doesn’t require as much effort on my part as it used to, now that the kids are gone. But, I still went out and picked over 30 pounds, which translates into about 24 pints of freezer jam and 15 pounds of frozen strawberries. Of course, that doesn’t include the ones I ate while picking them :)

To add to the fun, we just got a waffle cone maker. Our first few attempts at making waffle cones were pretty pathetic, but we got better. Similarly, we tried making waffle bowls with interesting results. I put some home made ice cream, fresh from the ice cream maker, into one. Oops, bad choice; apparently I had stretched the waffle too much in forming it; there were pin holes all over it and since the ice cream was very soft, it leaked-lots. I ate it over the sink.

God has blessed me with a wonderful wife, and I thank him for it. We have wonderful times together, from making strawberry jam, to discussing theology; from waffle cones to Christian praxis; who but God could have brought her into my life over 30 years ago?