Berry Picking

By Erica Mauro | July 1, 2025 |
blueberries and raspberries, a farm sign and two stylized photos of mikey: one walking through the farm and one picking the raspberries

First, would you please check out the determination on the face of this sweet berry picker?!? Adorable. Now, check out the photos again.  Can you see the netting over the blueberries? The farmers at our local farm wisely use this to keep the birds from stealing all their blueberries.  Good call, Farmers. Before we arrived, a bird…

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Blueberries

By Erica Mauro | July 9, 2024 |
Do I have to eat these? nauseous emoji and a stylized photo of Mikey holding the blueberries.

The farm offered pick-your-own blueberries.  At this point in our journey together, I need to cry foul!!  During the entire time that Michael could eat solid foods while in diapers, he was obsessed with blueberries.  He could practically eat a whole pint by himself.  In case you’re wondering, this makes for a truly upsetting diaper changing experience for the…

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Strawberries

By Erica Mauro | June 18, 2024 |
Will with his arm around Mikey in the field. Strawberry stickers.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! WOOHOO!!!  Wait, now I’m on duty 24/7.  Oh, boy!  Let’s get outside and start tiring out these crazy kids. We picked our strawberries and headed home for a snack.  Full disclosure: despite the sweet, juicy, wonderfulness of these fresh strawberries, Mikey would only eat them with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. He refuses to eat…

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