With General and Mrs. Via
With LTC Fletcher 
Bernadette and SGM White at her farewell lunch
Mr. Miles, Bernadette and CSM Seay
The little roadside produce stand where we got fresh strawberries and spargel!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
A couple of pictures from last week...
Posted by Heather and Stephen at 2:27 PM
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#1 What's spargel???
#2 is a request from my old eyes...can you make the pictures bigger when you upload them.
#1 From Wikipedia
Spargel is asparagus, however it is grown covered in soil in order to prevent photosynthesis. This process prevents the asparagus from turning green and results in a sweeter and more tender taste. It is generally harvested from late April to early June.
Spargel is very popular in Europe, especially Germany where it is known as "Königliches Gemüse" (Royal Vegetable). Germany produces 57,000 tons of asparagus a year, however that is only enough to meet 61% of its consumption demands.[1] When spargel is harvested in the late spring, many German cities hold festivals in celebration. Schwetzingen claims to be the “Asparagus Capital of the World” and holds an annual Spargelfest (asparagus festival) in which it names a lucky person as think that's better than Brazoria County Fair Queen!! :)
#2. I can! If you click them, you should see them larger. But I'll start putting them on bigger, too.
Wow, I actually knew what Spargel was - only I didn't remember, until I read your definition. As a habitual avoider of most things vegetable, I was not as excited about Spargel as J was when he went to Germany a few years ago and told me about it. He loves it, and will be jealous to know you're eating it like it's candy. Me, I'm glad you like it, but I don't so much think it's for me... Love you, miss you!
hahaha, I ate it last night, and Stephen said, "that looks good, babe." you want a bite? "no."
This stand reminds me of our little yellow house in the heights. It truly wasn't much bigger- yet it was just the sweetest. Strawberries and spargel sound WONDERFUL!
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