1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogJennifer Schultzhttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/jschultz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="40p9dpcb6c"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2008/06/summer-treats/">Summer Treats</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2008/06/summer-treats/embed/#?secret=40p9dpcb6c" width="600" height="338" title="“Summer Treats” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="40p9dpcb6c" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> (Apologies for the delay. We experienced treacherous weather yesterday in the greater Washington D.C. metro area, and our computers were turned off for some time for their safety.)  I’m definitely a summer person. These last two winters have been the first in which I’ve experienced snow, as much as you get in Northern Virginia (which is more than enough for me). Spring and fall are definitely lovely, and I can appreciate them in a way I never could when I lived in Louisiana and Texas. The opening of seasonal farmers’ markets is one of my eagerly anticipated signs of summer. I’m spoiled in that I’m within walking distance of a Saturday farmers’ market; as much as I love fresh apples in the fall, I adore fresh blueberries, peaches, and strawberries in the summer. In tribute to the delicious treats at farmers’ markets and the people who make them possible, I offer these succulent stories:...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/blueberriesforsal.thumbnail.jpg