Strawberries  (March 2007)

I always remember strawberries begin in season when Richie was born in Florida in 1971. I  remember shopping in the days before his birth and seeing lots of strawberries.

So now, whenever I see strawberries in March, I always think of Richie’s birth. Probably much like Papatya always remembering when she makes lamb stew that she made lamb stew the day before Silvi was born.

Visiting Silvi, Papatya and Luc in Copenhagen this March, it was so interesting that Ellen Seiter who was also visiting me there, my last two days in Copenhagen, bought some strawberries for us all to eat. It reminded me of Richie and his birth 36 years ago….my time flies.

Here I was at the birth of another child, my granddaughter and strawberries were still in season. When Richie was born, his grandmother came to Florida to help care for Maggie who was only 16 months old. So here was the next generation turning round, now I was the grandmother and Luc, Richie’s younger brother, was the new parent.