tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post3389537279510502588..comments2023-09-25T09:45:22.835-07:00Comments on A Word In Edgewise: Berry GoodJeff Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-13763687935341698432008-08-21T20:56:00.000-07:002008-08-21T20:56:00.000-07:00San- I think I could eat my own body weight in bla...San- I think I could eat my own body weight in blackberries. I love 'em.<BR/><BR/>Rhea- Have you noticed that the best berries are always the ones just out of reach?<BR/><BR/>Raven- Grandma was a great lady. I do miss her. and no worries about the hot weather, it's only 65 and it's raining again. Gotta love Oregon!<BR/><BR/>Jules- Christmas presents? Remind me to send you my address.<BR/><BR/>Kimmie- It was as tasty as it looked.<BR/><BR/>David- Not only today, but for about the next three weeks. new ones keep ripening daily.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer- That's when store bought berries start looking really good!Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-85691993585821175842008-08-21T18:31:00.000-07:002008-08-21T18:31:00.000-07:00Down here snakes love blackberry bushes. Which me...Down here snakes love blackberry bushes. Which means that I don't go blackberry pickin'.<BR/><BR/>Jen<BR/><BR/>(The ice cream and berries looked SO good)jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-15994125097523037832008-08-21T16:59:00.000-07:002008-08-21T16:59:00.000-07:00Can I come round today for some of that dessert?Can I come round today for some of that dessert?david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-11477391806687221502008-08-21T14:38:00.000-07:002008-08-21T14:38:00.000-07:00Hi Jeff!This was a really heartwarming post. I lo...Hi Jeff!<BR/>This was a really heartwarming post. I love all kinds of berries also. Thanks for sharing with us, I enjoyed your story...and looking at your bowl of ice cream! ;-)<BR/>Hugs,<BR/>KimmieKimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325629129760976855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-22474308104635233102008-08-21T11:10:00.000-07:002008-08-21T11:10:00.000-07:00yum! Oh how I love those Oregon blackberries. The ...yum! Oh how I love those Oregon blackberries. The girls and I always pick a few bucket loads and juice it up to make our batch of jelly for the year. When I am adventurous of time, we do extra and give out as Christmas presents.Jules~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13732679095832415575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-58920384263546452812008-08-21T09:34:00.000-07:002008-08-21T09:34:00.000-07:00What a wonderful post. I felt like I got to go alo...What a wonderful post. I felt like I got to go along for the ride with you and your grandmother. And what a wonderful memory that is. And how cool to have berries right in your back yard like that. Way cool. <BR/><BR/>Sorry about the weather, though. We've had the mildest August here that I can ever remember. It feels like September, not August. I don't mind in terms of comfort, but it's still just kind of odd.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-13095243636870898062008-08-20T11:17:00.000-07:002008-08-20T11:17:00.000-07:00I love blackberries. I was right with you in that...I love blackberries. I was right with you in that canoe picking berries from the branches as we went down memory waterway. You paint a beautiful picture, Jeff!<BR/><BR/>We have some cooler weather this week too. Such a nice break from the 100's heat wave.Rheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027061380778030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-825126063946083062008-08-20T10:11:00.000-07:002008-08-20T10:11:00.000-07:00Jeff, blackberries are my favorite berry. And you...Jeff, blackberries are my favorite berry. And your beautiful post has elicited some of my own memories. When I was a kid, we had blackberry "hedges" at the back of our yard. In the summer between climbing in and out of the barbecue pit (it was a huge home-made job with room to explore the chimney), and journeying through the jungle of the unpruned weeping willow, we would head to the hedges for blackberry sustenance. And such sustenance!Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-72386165438870847942008-08-20T07:26:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:26:00.000-07:00Nitebyrd- I honestly don't understand how the stor...Nitebyrd- I honestly don't understand how the stores can peddle those tastless imitations, and then charge through the nose for them.<BR/><BR/>Ron- That weather is unusual for us. We will get a a few days around 100 in the summer, but it's not typically humid.<BR/><BR/>Travis- Thos are some hot summers down there. Good for all the farms though.<BR/><BR/>Marilyn- Bummer on both accounts. I am very fortunate to have such good memories. I know not everybody is a lucky. <BR/><BR/>Matt- Agreed. Hell even Barry White had some pretty good stuff!<BR/><BR/>Sandi- Sounds like you pick berries like I do, "one for me...two for the pot, two for me...one for the pot..."Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-81844161651105685692008-08-20T05:41:00.000-07:002008-08-20T05:41:00.000-07:00Our blackberries (we have an acre of them...and th...Our blackberries (we have an acre of them...and they hurt like hell if you don't have on your wellies) are long gone...we enjoyed them so much. I made cobbler, put up jam and of course we ate almost as much as we picked! Smell and taste, yes, those are the memory receptors alright!!!<BR/>hugs<BR/>SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-36184542899809488092008-08-20T04:41:00.000-07:002008-08-20T04:41:00.000-07:00Love the berry. Any kind of berry. Cheers Jeff!!...Love the berry. Any kind of berry. Cheers Jeff!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-92111430866437496032008-08-19T22:28:00.000-07:002008-08-19T22:28:00.000-07:00We had hot summers like that in Kansas but no wild...We had hot summers like that in Kansas but no wild berries.<BR/><BR/>Your childhood memories are yummier than mine.Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06984777868047304830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-69976208272085674522008-08-19T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-19T19:52:00.000-07:00I'm not a fan of blackberries, but those over ice ...I'm not a fan of blackberries, but those over ice cream really look good.<BR/><BR/>I love the canoe story. Those memories a priceless.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I do remember August in the sweltering San Joaquin valley.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-48039242703063340092008-08-19T17:49:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:49:00.000-07:00P.S. And I TOO had a hell of a difficult time down...P.S. And I TOO had a hell of a difficult time downloading photos last night. It took me 5 tries!!!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-57806285982677450302008-08-19T17:45:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:45:00.000-07:00OMG Jeff...what a GREAT post!!!What a wonderful me...OMG Jeff...what a GREAT post!!!<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful memory!<BR/><BR/>And for me too...my sense of smell is my strongest memory transporter. I really enjoy my sense of smell (I smell everything).<BR/><BR/>Hey...I wish you could have heard me GASP when I scrolled down to the final two photo's. My mouth started salivating. Honestly, they're the most beautiful and delectable blackberries I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>How blessed you are to have all that in your backyard!<BR/><BR/>And listen, when I read how HOT you said it was there, I almost pooped. Damn...is that normal for Oregon? The past few days here have been warm too, but tonight it's supposed to drop down real cool again!<BR/><BR/>(I may have to bring out my ski mask)<BR/><BR/>Really enjoyed this post, buddy!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the yummy photos!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-53001409663637611702008-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:002008-08-19T17:20:00.000-07:00Blackberries & Raspberries grew wild in the No...Blackberries & Raspberries grew wild in the Northeast where I grew up. They also meant summer to me. Unfortunately the boxed supermarket variety just don't taste the same. Enjoy your lucious berries and lovely memories, Jeff! Thank you for sharing, if not the berries, the memories.nitebyrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967190902623933068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-85528030030443763462008-08-19T12:08:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:08:00.000-07:00Jay- Grandma made pies beat any others hands down!...Jay- Grandma made pies beat any others hands down!<BR/><BR/>Crystalchick- Hey, better yet, come on out here and you can pick enough of them to fill a suitcase.<BR/><BR/>Katherine- That creats quite a mental picture for me... Grammy Kat.<BR/><BR/>Starlight- We certainly don't have any shortage of them around here do we?<BR/><BR/>Bond- Anytime my friend<BR/><BR/>Songbird- Memories like these are worth more than gold itself...although if you come accross a bar of it I wouldn't mind sharring it with you. (wink)<BR/><BR/>Sandee- I keep trying to remind myself that the rain is what makes everything so grre around here.<BR/><BR/>And...how do you make that heart in the comments?? If your up for sharring, I'd love to knowJeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-63151391565234275772008-08-19T09:58:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:58:00.000-07:00I ♥ blackberries. When I was growing up I lived i...I ♥ blackberries. When I was growing up I lived in Tillamook, Oregon so I know about Oregon weather and blackberries. We had tons of blackberry bushes and I loved to pick them so my mother would make cobbler. Yummy. Thanks for the nice memories. Not the rain, but the blackberry part. Have a great day. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-83327431402066311882008-08-19T09:34:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:34:00.000-07:00What incredible memories you have, Jeff. Truly tre...What incredible memories you have, Jeff. Truly treasures.<BR/><BR/>I'm envious of your fresh berries in reach. Now, hand over a bowl of that ice cream and blackberries, and no one gets hurt.<BR/><BR/>I mean it.<BR/><BR/>Now.Desert Songbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320552900816326120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-28106670709519971672008-08-19T08:28:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:28:00.000-07:00Very cool memories Jeff...thanks for sharing...Very cool memories Jeff...thanks for sharing...Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-80603789497831148712008-08-19T08:20:00.000-07:002008-08-19T08:20:00.000-07:00The house I grew up in had massive blackberry and ...The house I grew up in had massive blackberry and raspberry hedges. There is nothing better than a ripe berry that is warm from the sun.Cinnamon Girl https://www.blogger.com/profile/06542122037324196279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-24307430315887170392008-08-19T07:59:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:59:00.000-07:00I want to be a gramma like that...out in the canoe...I want to be a gramma like that...out in the canoe picking berries!<BR/><BR/>we make our share of pie...but I forget about cobbler...hmmmkatherine.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06000676644051958330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-86037314147411644412008-08-19T07:47:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:47:00.000-07:00OH they look positively delicious!! We've gone bl...OH they look positively delicious!! We've gone blueberry, cherry, and other picking... but didn't come across any of those yummy berries. In the stores here they are really pricey. Send me a couple quarts, k???CrystalChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778302473630157009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-18396504825690691552008-08-19T07:45:00.000-07:002008-08-19T07:45:00.000-07:00We never went picking blackberries or blueberries ...We never went picking blackberries or blueberries with her, but my grandmother (and great grandmother) always had great pies waiting for us when we would go visit. And she always made sure to have the vanilla ice cream too. Those were good times.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134850383532818765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843897062921901090.post-75719071428395643002008-08-19T05:55:00.000-07:002008-08-19T05:55:00.000-07:00LIR- Oh yah, you are long overdue.Hammer- What a g...LIR- Oh yah, you are long overdue.<BR/><BR/>Hammer- What a great picture you painted. i can see you diong that.<BR/><BR/>Jeni- I've yet to try a huckleberry. Don't know what part of the country they grow in. Hmmmmm, wondering what they taste like too. <BR/><BR/>Glad the family enjoyed the dump cake.<BR/><BR/>Gledwood- Thanks for joining in. The hot and humid weather only lasts for a few days around here. It's actually rare for it to be like that, but boy-O-boy does everybody whine when it does. You're welcome to head over to this side of the pond, but I don't know if trading a Blair for a Bush would be an improvment or not.<BR/><BR/>Dana- We certainly have no shortage of them around here. They're not a native plant, but buy how well they grow, you'd never know it.<BR/><BR/>Buffalo- Yah, but you get to sing and dance around it right? Ha<BR/><BR/>Akelamalu- Now I'm hungry for a strawberry-rhubarb pie.<BR/><BR/>Mel- They do go seem to fit perfectly.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.com