The only edible things in my garden are the blueberries (but not until next year ) and strawberries. Last year, as a birthday gift, my daughter gave me a kit that included a strawberry jar, some potting soil and some strawberry seeds. They went nowhere fast. In order to avoid disappointing my daughter, I surreptitiously purchased some strawberry plants and filled the jar and planted the leftover plants in random locations in the garden. This spring, they all came up again, (except for the ones in the strawberry jar).

Today, after a very warm 21 mile ride, I came home and went to the garden to cool down where I was able to pluck sweet, red strawberries right off the plants and pop them in my mouth! Talk about your simple joys!