Friday, August 29, 2008

Fruits of the Season

...A heavenly paradise is that place
Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow.
There cherries grow which none may buy,
Till "cherry-ripe" themselves do cry.
Thomas Campion "Cherry Ripe"
Many are the days when I long for household help. We may have all kinds of "labor-saving devices", yet the days are just as short as ever. When it comes to garden harvest time, I wish more than ever that a merry volunteer would come in, pick all the fruits and vegetables, freeze or can them (I wouldn't be fussy about which process they preferred doing), clean up the kitchen and then wave a cheery goodbye as they walk out the door. They could be rather like the shoemaker's elves. That would truly be the heavenly paradise!
P.S. If you click on the image you can see that the hearts blink!

(Graphic based on tutorial by Kimbearly membership group.)

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