Family Adventures - Troy
Summertime in the city! The weather is fantastic and here in the Midwest everything is in bloom. Our garden is growing like gang busters and we are loving the life of fresh fruits and veggies that we planted and watered. A few years ago we planted berries (strawberries and raspberries). This year the raspberries have done so well. We can get a couple handfuls every other day. The strawberries have not fared as well-- the ants are eating them before we can pick them and the size of the berries have declined. What is a girl to do? Put everyone in the car and drive an hour west to Troy for everything strawberry!!
A few weekends ago we did just that. June is a weird month for us. The weather is wacky (either too hot or too rainy), my mom's birthday is a week before Father's Day, my brothers and sisters are getting out of school and summertime activities are kicking off. We are crazy busy. So, even though it has been 5 years since I moved back to Columbus, we have not ventured out to Troy to take part in the (well known) strawberry festival. Until this year!
It was hot, y'all. It was crowded. So when we packed up Baby K we knew it was going to be a short trip. On the ride down we determined that we would buy strawberries to bring home and try some goodies there, but we certainly weren't planning on staying in the heat for hours. We did a quick run around, stopped in a bookstore, ate well, supported the local rotary and troops and headed back to the car (which was parked in the only shade we could find). I took a few pics. We are hoping that next year will have 75 degree weather instead of 85 degrees-- either way, we will be back!! (Please excuse the lighting on the cupcake picture-- I had to sneak to eat it at 3 am, after I put Baby K to sleep. I would sneak into the kitchen every night for one of those!)
A few weekends ago we did just that. June is a weird month for us. The weather is wacky (either too hot or too rainy), my mom's birthday is a week before Father's Day, my brothers and sisters are getting out of school and summertime activities are kicking off. We are crazy busy. So, even though it has been 5 years since I moved back to Columbus, we have not ventured out to Troy to take part in the (well known) strawberry festival. Until this year!
It was hot, y'all. It was crowded. So when we packed up Baby K we knew it was going to be a short trip. On the ride down we determined that we would buy strawberries to bring home and try some goodies there, but we certainly weren't planning on staying in the heat for hours. We did a quick run around, stopped in a bookstore, ate well, supported the local rotary and troops and headed back to the car (which was parked in the only shade we could find). I took a few pics. We are hoping that next year will have 75 degree weather instead of 85 degrees-- either way, we will be back!! (Please excuse the lighting on the cupcake picture-- I had to sneak to eat it at 3 am, after I put Baby K to sleep. I would sneak into the kitchen every night for one of those!)
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