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Sugar
The forecast for the weather today is very mild – they say in the 40′s. When that happens in January I always start thinking about maple sugaring. Bill and I sugar with our friends Russ and Carmen...
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Gathering Sap – First Day of the Season
We gathered sap for the first time this past Saturday. The day was gloriously warm – over 50 degrees. As you can see by the muddy road spring suddenly sprung. Bill is pouring the sap gathered from...
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Boiling Sap
I wish I could send the smell of boiling maple syrup to everyone reading this post. It is truly my favorite part of making it. You are engulfed in maple steam the whole time, it’s wonderful....
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Season’s End
Bill, Carmen and Russell gathered sap Saturday morning on what turned out to be a very nice day. The estimate of sap was over 700 gallons. The RO was started and the waiting began. Russell was...
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Fruit
The rain has stopped – for now. In doing my morning walk about I noticed how well the fruit on the property was doing. The blueberry bushes are loaded this year, last year I didn’t get a single...
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Bacon Jam
This holiday season we will be attending a wine and cheese event given by Bill’s cousin. He is kind of a foodie so I decided to make a batch of Bacon Jam to bring along with a bottle of wine. I can’t...
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A Year in Review
January was spent trying to finish my thousand cranes – a resolution I make every year and never quite finish. I figure a couple more years and they will be done. I do recommend this to any and...
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