Strawberries!

Yesterday morning, Vanessa and I drove out to Waashington Farms to pick strawberries. She had mentioned this a few weeks ago and when I researched it, I was surprised to find they were already picking. Always happy to add to our sources for local food, I followed up. Thursday is the best day for her, since she doesn't have any exercise classes. We each took one of the gallon buckets and headed down the row. The berries were big and beautiful. They told us only take those that are completlely ripe. It only took us about 15 minutes to fill our buckets, but it was kind of hard on our backs. The only way is by stooping, picking one or two, standing up and moving down the row.

When we got home, Vanessa said she would freeze some right away. I said she should rest first, but she didn't want to. I showered and headed off to have lunch with Janna. When I got home, they were finishing their lunch and then they had to head to the eye doctor. I applied for some jobs at the university on line and started supper. I had to leave before they had come home, so I left a note to pick some thyme and that I would call. The Captain likes us to use fresh herbs and vegetables and has said he will get anything we want when we want it, rather than pick it ahead of time.

I went to the university to attend a studio showcase, an open house looking at IT projects that students had completed: an online CPR class that a Korean friend had done for the Korean Air Force (in Korean and English, with mistakes in the English), a project training volunteer counselors for a diabetes summer camp, study skills for middle schoolers, wine testing for neophytes and several more. I had a chance to meet with my advisor about registration for the summer. Then I drove to where I was meeting Ray after his Democratic Committee meeting. I had to wait about half an hour. We called home to say we were coming and ask Mommy to heat the water for the noodles.

When I got there, Captain wanted to talk to me. He said Vanessa had had a problem and I needed to make sure not to ask her to do anything, that she did better in the morning than at night. I said I had made supper ahead so she wouldn't have to do anything. He said she hadn't had a rest today and I assured him I had told her to. I don't know what happened. I think she had wanted to make the strawberry pie (which was delicious) and couldn't find the pan she needed--she thought it was here somewhere but couldn't find it, but it didn't really make the move. She seemed fine to me. The eye doctor visits had gone fine and they loved the eye doctor.