Every year I think my Memorial Day Shindig will flop, yet every year it turns out fine. This year, I do not have enough wings for 14 adults.
Connor and his Biggest Fan
Wen is the unofficial president of the Connor Schnuth Fan Club (and one of his favorite servers at our local dim sum joint).
Twitter Update: May 27, 2017 at 09:36AM
Last year’s shindig: 7 adults and 3 kids, and I was worried it was too sparse. This year, we’re looking at 12 to 14 adults and 4 or 5 kids. \o/
First Strawberry
Connor was SO excited to see that the first Aromas strawberry was ripe. We planted them last spring, both in a large container and outside in the garden, and the container we overwintered in the sunroom brought forth ripe fruit this spring before the plants outdoors.
I gave it to him as part of his dinner tonight (along with our dinner frittata and a side of grapes and cheese cubes).
The consensus? “Blech!”
Really?
Yep. He let me finish the berry he’d bitten into, and while it looked red and it was quite juicy, it wasn’t nearly as sweet as a truly ripe berry should be.
So, let that be a lesson to us: once it looks ripe, give it a little more time — maybe a couple of days? The outdoor strawberries are going gangbusters with green berries right now, so we’ll get to try our hand at identifying ripe berries (and protecting them from the birds) soon enough.
Happy 14th Wedding Anniversary!
Fourteen years ago today, I married my best friend. Since then, we’ve lived in three homes, adopted one cat (still healthy as ever), visited four countries (plus Hawaii), had a son (who graduated Pre-Kindergarten last night), and still remain best friends.
I love you, Aaron. Happy Anniversary.
P.S. Thank you for the anniversary flowers!
