Blueberries. Bears. Where do you pick blueberries in Maine?

Do you remember picking fresh fruit when you were little?

The Cherry Tree

For me, it was cherries, in Iowa.

I was in second grade.

We had a big cherry tree in the back yard. My Mom made unforgettable piecrusts, with whatever fruit was at hand.

Rhubarb. Apples.

In that house in Iowa, for that summer, we had cherries.

Ladder. Stretching for a few more.

Waking up.

My Mom, looking at my forehead, said, “Well, it’s a bit of a goose egg, but it will go down.”

I’d fallen off the ladder, but didn’t remember anything past reaching for those last cherries.

Childhood Stories

My daughter-in-law, who grew up in Maine, has the book, Blueberries for Sal, among the books for her daughter.

It was written by the same award-winning author/illustrator who wrote Make Way for Ducklings, about Boston, Robert McCloskey.

Blueberries with Sal is printed with distinctive, blueberry-colored ink.

There is a mix-up with a bear and a bear cub in the story.

If you’ve ever been to Maine in the summer, their tiny, wild blueberries are the most intense blueberry flavor of any I’ve ever tasted.

No wonder Sal, of the Blueberries for Sal story, had trouble filling up a bucket. Don’t all children taste as many as they pick when they help pick fruit?

Click here to read about an interview with the author and comments on memories of blueberry-picking in Maine.

Blueberry Picking

Maine has pick-your-own farms so you can enjoy this delicious fruit fresh in late summer.  Click here to find one near you.

Or, you can have someone else pick it for you and ship it to you.

Click here to contact a fourth-generation family of blueberry growers, near the area that inspired the author.

I even know someone who has used Google earth to find good blueberry picking spots.

Blueberry pancakes. Blueberry muffins. Blueberry syrup.

Blueberries and lobsters. Thank you, Maine.

Do you remember picking fruit as a child?

What kind? Where were you?

Did you bring it home or eat it where you picked?

These blog posts are designed to help you remember  the stories you want to tell your grandchildren.

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To you and the stories you have to  tell your grandchildren.

Carol Covin, “Granny-Guru”

Author, “Who Gets to Name Grandma? The Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers”

http://newgrandmas.com

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• Blueberries (jconnphoto.wordpress.com)

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