Monday morning I strolled down the produce aisle in search of apples when I discovered these.It made my heart sing to realize I hadn’t missed the season’s strawberries. I hadn’t suspected it was time for cases of raspberries yet, but there they were. So I loaded my cart with four cases of raspberries (1 to eat, 3 for jam) and the last two cases of strawberries I expected to see at my local grocery  store this year. As I continued shopping in the produce section my cart caught the eye of the produce grocer.

“If you want more strawberries, I’ve got some in the back,” he said.

“Oh, could I have two more?” I asked.

“Sure.” He disappeared into the back room and emerged with two cases of strawberries.

“Thanks,” I said as he stacked them into my cart, “Could I get one more?”

“One more?”

“If that’s okay.”

“Sure.” Once again he vanished into the receiving room. When he set the final case in my basket he said, “That’s a lot of jam.”

“I freeze lots for smoothies, too,” I explained and pushed my cart towards the check out hoping to avoid further queries.

So there might be a few posts featuring recipes with berries in the near future. Meanwhile, we’ll just enjoy the berries.