They are ripe - how wonderful.

I love picking berries in the field. 

By car to the field and then using the baskets to pick as much as you like. They are balanced and paid for - currently 4,30 euros a kilo - surrounded by forest, fields and peace... it's the dream for me. I look forward to it every year.

I've already cycled to the strawberry field, but the berries don't tolerate being transported by bike...

Wonderfully fresh and every berry hand-picked... that's what I love.

I made cakes 

and made jam...

And this is where my new kitchen stove comes into play... I had a kitchen stove with a ceramic hob that broke after 28 years, so we recently bought a new one with induction.

And I used this to cook my fruit... oh... wow... it was difficult - the pot wasn't very suitable - so I also bought a new pot... 

The pot is great. True craftsmanship. I'm thrilled... and excited to see how it will work - making my next jam. 

I don't go online very often; in this wonderful weather I spend a lot of time outdoors. We had a great May with lots of sun and lots of rain showers, so things are blooming and thriving all around. I didn't even have to water the garden. However, the night frost on two days in early spring caused the cherry blossoms to freeze and the harvest also looks very bad for the winegrowers... as well as for some other types of fruit. 

If you imagine that our "ancestors" were much more dependent on the harvest as a whole than we are today, we can fortunately only begin to imagine what significance the harvest had for the people of earlier times.

You see him, the cute little yellow ball, he made me try to take photos... most of the animals leave so quickly that I can't manage it.

Thank you, little Girlitz (Serinus serinus) with your lemon-yellow plumage. I am very pleased.

Happy greetings to you near and far.

Viola

Sy glede - sewing joy

I had bought Tilda fabrics 

and followed sewing instructions 

for a pillowcase.

I'm very happy about it.

 I incorporated quilt elements into the front 

and ordered Tilda Blommsville Garden Vista for the back and sewed in a zipper. I like zippers.

 It's rhubarb season in the garden...

and the first rhubarb cake was baked - I put a quark mixture (quark is a kind of loose cheese) with lots of eggs on top... this cake is very popular.

and I made a delicious rhubarb crumble... it's prepared much quicker than the cake :-))

With the next photos I would like to get you in the mood for the Pentecost weekend.

 

We'll be out in nature... 

and now the rhododendrons are blooming here in abundance.

I wish you all a wonderful Pentecost.

And I wish my Norwegian friends a happy national holiday 

tomorrow - gratulere med dagen -

A hug from me. 

Viola