The weather was perfect for a hike after church on Sunday, so we grabbed the dogs (just Hazel and Lupine) and went for a hike. We hiked the powerline road above Pine Creek. We only had one minor mishap....Lupine came charging off the hill at the beginning of the hike and hit me and dropped me like a linebacker sacking a QB. All Terry heard was a hummmmph as I hit the dirt. He turned around and saw me laying in the road and gave me a really funny look and then helped me up. Luckily he didn't say anything smart-eleky! When I explained that Lupe had tackled me he was a bit more sympathetic. He just thought I was clumsy! Well, I dusted off my britches and we went to the top (one eye on the dog at all times :-/ ). On the video you can hear Hazel breathing like a fat lady on a stair climber....sorry video did load, but the mental image should be sufficient!!
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Fall Wildlife
Friday, October 28, 2011
Halloween Treats
I just made some cake balls for Halloween Treats. Very easy to do and quite pretty. Watch out Kids, you are getting these for Halloween, see ya on Monday.....
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Cider Time!!
Just a reminder: More pictures are on this entry, just click on the date tag to open the entry completely.
Although this year was not a bumper year for apples, we did round up about 120lbs worth to try out the press. Thanks cousin Dean for the press. This press was in the barn back in Iowa at Cousin Deans place. When we went back to Georgia last November we stopped by and picked it up. Terry re-furbished it, fixed up some of the old wood pieces that were broken and spruced it up....so we are pressing the first apples through it!
The bottle of Brandy is ready for the first juices to fill the cup!!
Rush is in charge of the pressing part.
Mom, Jeanne and I (Damon did a turn as well) cut apples and did a bit of quality control.
The boys were in charge of the actually pressing. Damon fed the apples in, Terry pushed them into the hopper, Seth turned the chopper and Rush pressed. Quite a functional operation. We went through the apples in no time flat. We got about 3 gallons of juice total. We were all happy....a beautiful day....fresh cider....and chicken noodle soup and toasted sandwiches. It was a great day.
Although this year was not a bumper year for apples, we did round up about 120lbs worth to try out the press. Thanks cousin Dean for the press. This press was in the barn back in Iowa at Cousin Deans place. When we went back to Georgia last November we stopped by and picked it up. Terry re-furbished it, fixed up some of the old wood pieces that were broken and spruced it up....so we are pressing the first apples through it!
The bottle of Brandy is ready for the first juices to fill the cup!!
Rush is in charge of the pressing part.
Mom, Jeanne and I (Damon did a turn as well) cut apples and did a bit of quality control.
The boys were in charge of the actually pressing. Damon fed the apples in, Terry pushed them into the hopper, Seth turned the chopper and Rush pressed. Quite a functional operation. We went through the apples in no time flat. We got about 3 gallons of juice total. We were all happy....a beautiful day....fresh cider....and chicken noodle soup and toasted sandwiches. It was a great day.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Plum Harvest
We have the BEST plum tree, it is a Satsuma, and this year it out did itself with big beautiful plums.
This is a picture of the plum cut open and one plum filled Emily's hand.
Emily picket out some of the biggest most beautiful for a close up.
As you can see, we picked three big boxes of these beauties!!
This is a picture of the plum cut open and one plum filled Emily's hand.
Emily picket out some of the biggest most beautiful for a close up.
As you can see, we picked three big boxes of these beauties!!
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