Berry Good

Thought I'd get out during the overcast daylight n make a trip to the dump today, but I missed it by just a couple of minutes- darn! oh well, I'll try again tomorrow before work, n at least the truck's already loaded this time. That's half the battle (the other half is waking up early enough, n allowing enough travel time.)

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So on my meander back toward the stores n home, I thought I'd check to see if the back-road to my old cranberry job had any turned color yet. there's a couple of low s-curves around bogs. Of course no cranberry bog is complete without a water supply pond to cover the berries when the temp frosts threaten to ruin the crop. These are some of the pics I scored.

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Sunshine n blue sky would make for better pics, but at least it was a mild day without rain, n the fav spot I was thinking of payed off without going very far out of the way.

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What excited me more was scoring a couple pounds of dry-picked cranberries a messy truck very recently dropped all along the side of the road right where the turn-out was where I was parked. Cranberry muffins n bread for free, here I come! They were all fresh, bouncy, n in good shape of the "Early Blacks" berry variety.

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They're all washed n draining on the table now. So I got in some time walking, n bending exercises n in the process saved a few bux... n got something healthy to eat. I do really miss the handfuls of free berries I used to get working on the bogs.

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I'm creative with my berry recipes, using orange juice for liquid, raisins for sweetener, n oatmeal n rice flour for filler. It'll be a nice change from work cast-offs which aren't very nutritional.

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Last night at work the Corporate inspector dude finally showed up, n we did well for points. It's been stressful all week thinking he'd show up any day now. Get ready, get ready again, n again... Work hasn't let up on my hours at all yet.

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Apparently, the more the economy plays naughty with folks well-being, the more they order our products... The revolving door hasn't stopped spitting folks out, n someone or three are always missing from the line-up.
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Where did slow-season go? Now Halloween n the holidays are coming up to increase orders. I'm too pooped to ponder all I'll have to do. I bought more spinach too- looks like I better load up on high energy fuel. The mighty little native berry will really help!

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Is your week going slow?