
…. going blueberry picking with my kids always brings back memories of those summers visiting them
Chelsie’s piece paints a picture of idyllic summers, complete with family traditions, water sports, and a touch of daring adventure. The ones that stay with you and come back in comforting memories when you least expect it – for example, at a stall by the side of the highway. This is a memory of grandparents, blueberries, and bears.

…a source of comfort, a touchstone of normality
During that time, food served not only as a much-needed calorie base for my healing body, but a source of comfort, a touch stone of normality.