{"id":1514,"date":"2011-07-30T18:31:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T22:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2014-02-20T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T23:15:55","slug":"u-pick-raspberries-purcellville-photomom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/u-pick-raspberries-purcellville-photomom\/","title":{"rendered":"U-Pick Raspberries! | Purcellville Photomom"},"content":{"rendered":"

As followers of this blog know – I love to share local family-friendly places and activities here on the blog. \u00a0WHY? might you ask, would a photographer who is primarily a real estate photographer want to do that?<\/p>\n

Well… because I’m a mom first. \u00a0And because I sat down one day and thought… what could I possibly blog about that would be interesting to current and past clients – after all, while it’s fun to look at home tours – you might not want to visit my lonely little blog after you’re all settled in. \u00a0And well… my lonely little blog likes visitors!<\/p>\n

Plus, many of my clients – primarily real estate agents – serve a clientele that is new to our region. \u00a0So I thought that sharing local family-friendly activities and places would be helpful to both my clients and their clients. \u00a0Agents are reminded of fantastic family-friendly locations they can share with their clients in helping them to choose exactly which towns and neighborhoods are perfect for them – and their clients can stop by here themselves and learn all about their new region. \u00a0I absolutely think we live in one of the best places in the entire country for families with kids – there is just so much to do here.<\/p>\n

Anyway – it seems I go in spurts with these posts – and I probably should establish a blogging schedule… Hometown Tuesdays<\/a> perhaps? \u00a0But, sometimes I just can’t wait to share something we’ve enjoyed that you might also enjoy.<\/p>\n

Today it was Raspberry Picking!<\/p>\n

Yep – I love u-pick – I’ve blogged previously about blueberry picking here<\/a>\u00a0and here<\/a>, and pumpkin picking (here<\/a>)… today we were back to Wegmeyer Farms<\/a> in Hamilton, VA (one of my favorite local farms) for the start of raspberry picking.<\/p>\n

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We brought home 3 pints of juicy, \u00a0yummy raspberries. \u00a0I will freely admit that I pulled out a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich, chopped it up – and topped it with a handful of berries for breakfast… lol… my kids would call that “backwards day.” \u00a0I call it YUM!<\/p>\n

Berries are $5.00 per pint – they supply the baskets. \u00a0Cash or checks only. \u00a0And don’t forget the hats and sunscreen! \u00a0(and maybe a teeny bit of bug spray too!) \u00a0\ud83d\ude42 Oh – and a quick note – raspberries aren’t quite as easy to pick as blueberries because of the lovely thorns and pricklies on the stems. \u00a0I didn’t have very much trouble this morning but a lightweight long sleeve shirt might be something to consider if this might be too bothersome. \u00a0Of course… at today’s temps I wasn’t coming anywhere near long sleeves! \u00a0And we did just fine! \u00a0Visit their facebook page<\/a> for up to date postings about when the field is open.<\/p>\n

ENJOY!<\/p>\n

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