nothing like finishing off my day right. it all started a little blue. now it's finishing in colors of orange and reds. yes. martin made some fresh juice (carrot, parsley, apple and sweet potato). DEE-LISH. and what better to go with juice? a glass of wine. (and maybe a little grey's anatomy.)along with that juicy goodness, we picked up some fresh cherries at the farmer's market tonight. i don't remember the last time i had them. it's a sweet treat indeed, for my body and mind. it brings back such wonderful memories...sitting out in our fruit orchard, the warm grass surrounding and tickling our skin, as we sat indian-style below the cherry tree. martin and i would have contests to see who could put the most cherries in their mouth...until of course we became puffy-cheeked chipmunks, with no room to even begin chewing. that image is so vivid in my memory, and i will always smile upon thinking of it.
it's funny how lucky we were, and we didn't even know it. our mom and dad had planted a number of trees upon starting their lives together out in the country where i was raised. cherries. apples. peaches. nectarines. pears. apricots. plums. persimmons. pomegranates. babcocks. (on a side note, babcock is a funny word.) our mom would prepare delicious, homemade jams and jellies with our fruit. or even homemade applesauce--which i must add filled our home with the most amazing aroma. or the year we walked down the road to our aunt's house and made homemade apple cider. our dad would make pancakes every saturday and sunday morning, each carefully filled or served with our fruit. all of it was at our fingertips. and i enjoyed every moment of it. but what's crazy is that i find myself not buying certain fruits because they're "too expensive." i'm upset that we had the fruit at our own disposal, and now i need to pay for it? word?
that being said, when i "settle down" in my sweet home, my plan is to do the same. i am going to plant as many fruit trees as possible, that way the "fruit of my labor" will literally be delicious, sweet goodness to share with my family and loved ones. i wish not only to share this treat with them, but the memories i hold deep in my heart.
i grew up the same way! my great grandparents came here from portugal and their front and back yards were both full gardens, they had so many fruit trees, and their cherry trees were my favorites!! and the home that i grew up in had every fruit tree imaginable as well. so fresh yummy amazing fruits and vegetables were just what we ate. we also raised our own meat. which sounds awful i know. but my family was not vegetarian so. anyway. i totally get your memories. we canned and made jam.. we didn't buy any produce from the store so when i grew up and tasted a tomatoe from the store i was disgusted.. even now shopping organic i am shocked at the difference in taste. and the cost! i miss the experience of a nectarine warm from the heat of the mid summer sun fresh off the tree, does anything taste better than that?? i will never stop searching! :)
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