George Shirley wrote:
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> I must be unusual, I really don't care much for strawberries. My folks
> used to plant several acres of them when I was a kid and I had to pick
> the blasted things. They sure sold good alongside old Highway 90, aka
> Old Spanish Road in SE Texas. We made good money on that garden for
> several years plus had plenty of good stuff for us.

yes, i could make decent money off these if i wanted
to set up a stand at the road side. i could have a lot
more plants going too. usually i just call friends to
come pick the extra ones we don't use. this year i'm
not sure i'll be doing that.


> I do not care for
> stoop labor anymore.

i'm not a big fan of it either, but it is good
exercise and i need to drop another 15-20lbs before
the end of the summer. at my current rate i'm
likely to get down 5 lbs... gotta step it up a
bit and cut a little more calories out of the diet.

the good news is that the frozen smooshed
berries for shortcakes have no extra sugar added.
last year i had leftovers from making freezer jam
that had some sugar in them and they were good,
but i want to cut back on extra sugar in the diet.


> I'm thinking of putting larger wheels on my
> mechanics slider so I can lay down and work. <G>

i use a ground pillow for close work when i need
to kneel or weed something finicky. saves a lot of
knee aches. i've talked Ma into making me a second
one so i have options for reclining and watching the
clouds, napping, etc.


songbird