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June 20, 2005
Domestic Labor
I went raspberry picking Saturday morning. Then yesterday afternoon I made jam from the berries and baked bread in the ceramic bread pot that I bought the weekend before. Yummy stuff.
The picking was fun, as usual. I was joined by Kelly, Ben, Carol Ann, and Caroline, and with Kelly’s yield, I took home about 8 pints of berries. Lots and lots. They’re a bit tart, but that makes for good jam, and the jam is good indeed.
It was nice to introduce Kelly to my friends, but it seemed as if she tried to make sure everyone knew that she’s known me the longest and the most intimately. She almost seemed defensive—not agressively so, but just in the sense that she seemed to be staking a claim that no one else cared much about. I guess I can understand that in a group of people all living in St. Louis except for her, she doesn’t want to feel ancillary or out of place. Still, I worry… I’m not really sure about what, to be honest.
Posted by alex at June 20, 2005 11:20 AM