In celebration of “National Pick Strawberry Day”, we're sharing our post on berry picking and summer style tips. I was reminiscing about my time last summer, spent in New Jersey, where my family lives. When my sister, Erin, and I were growing up, we would visit our grandparents for an extended period. They had a garden with everything from stone fruits, berries, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, lima beans, and more. I remember shelling lima beans, helping to can tomatoes, and picking berries.
This past week I spent a bit of time in the garden picking black raspberries. It was the first pick of the season – the berries didn't spend too much time on the table because my sister and I ate them all. Can you blame us? Look at those beauties!
Beyond picking berries, I had my first drive-in movie experience. Despite the fact that the concept of a drive-in movie was created by a New Jersey resident in 1932 and my parent's home town of Vineland, New Jersey has the only drive-in theater, Delsea Drive-In Theater, I had never been to a drive-in movie. I decided to make an event of it. I put together a black and white outfit for summer. Here are three tips for keeping this classic look on trend.
Summer Style Tips
Accessorize your outfit. Make sure to add an eye catching necklace or earrings.
Add a pattern. Pick black and white pieces that have stripes, a floral pattern, or geometric patterns to make your look stand out.
Pick pieces that are made well with nice fabric. They will last you longer!
{Top: Second Base Meredith Midi | Jacket: Hard Tail | Necklace: Nashelle Arbor Untamed Necklace}
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My daughter hasn’t done either yet. I would love to take her to a drive in theater, they’re more comfortable and not as loud. Berry picking was always fun and the berries were always better than store bought.
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I love picking berries – I like going to the farms for strawberries to pick my own. We picked tons of blueberries as kids, and I still remember how great it was to pick raspberries at a friend’s – wild raspberries are soo good. I never had black raspberries!
Black raspberries are less sweet than red ones. I love them because they have less sugar by nature.
I would be thrilled to one day have a vegetable or fruit garden and pick my own. I am hoping to have time in the future for this.
You had me at Berry! I LOVE berry picking in the summer. We go to a “you pick” place by our house and pick until we are too tired to continue. We than freeze them for the winter. It is such a joy to be able to pull those berries from the freezer in December and remember the warm days of summer.
I feel the same way, Kelly! I love eating berries year around. There’s something really special about picking your own too. Thank you for commenting!
We have a raspberry patch in the back yard. We’ve made hundreds of jellies and jams in the past. I’d like to try blackberries, too!
We love to load up & go to the local fruit farm! We have made some awesome memories there 🙂 but I haven’t visited the drive-in yet, I have been telling my husband we should! We’ve lived here 3 yrs & never been 🙁 but I am gonna change that Very soon!
Picking berries would be great. Wish I had a place by me.
As a little kid, I used to get the job of going out to my grandmother’s raspberry patch to get berries for our breakfast. Usually, I would come back with a face of berry juice and only a small harvest of berries.
That sounds about right, Amy. I couldn’t resist eating them either!
Is that iced coffee in the mason jars? looks yummy!
It sure is! I put fresh vanilla bean in it too.
I love black raspberries. We started growing them this year.
That’s great! You rarely see black raspberries in the store. What state are you in?
I can remember picking blackberries and raspberries every summer with my grandmother growing up. But the country isn’t country anymore sadly. But black raspberries…yum!! We don’t have any drive-ins at all that I know of. Too bad too, I have great memories of those too.
You are so lucky to have berries of your own to pick! I picked blackberries and blueberries inn New Hampshire when I was little – there was nothing like sun-warmed fruit straight from the bush!
Yes, I am! I agree they are great right after you pick them.
We have only one drive-in left in the whole state and it’s sad. Going to the drive-in was always something I loved doing as a family when I was little!
It’s a nice memory to have, Susan.