We had unexpected company for Thanksgiving! It's a good thing we had nothing planned. Dan and Robin came to town.. Their visit gave us the impetus to celebrate. Though our celebration was a bit off. We had our Thanksgiving dinner Wednesday night. And we had a roast. It didn't seem like Thanksgiving though without the turkey. It just seemed like a nice dinner.
I guess I am just a traditional girl. There are just some elements that are required for me for a Thanksgiving celebration.. First, it needs to occur on a Thursday--mid-day. And a turkey with DRESSING. A pumpkin pie is essential. Alas, we had no pie. That's it. Put a pie and turkey and dressing on the table midday Thursday and I will most certainly feel like it's Thanksgiving Day. Maybe we'll get it right next year.
Now, I just have to make sure the essential ingredients of Christmas appear. What do you think is essential? I am going to give it some thought.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Apple Cider Time
I drafted this post 2 weeks ago, and was waiting to take a picture .... but you know what happens when you wait......
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Winter is fast approaching...we had our first snowflakes this morning! Brrr.
Monday we got the last of the apples pressed and ended up with 4 quarts of the best apple cider you could imagine. Seriously, this cider is so good! It tastes like you are actually eating an apple instead of drinking one. The flavor is so strong and dense. It makes all other apple cider pale by comparison. We are beginning to wonder why the apple cider we have bought at the store is so weak!
[ I had planned to insert a picture of the lovely mason jars filled with the nectar of the gods....but alas, we drank all the cider before I could do it! It was too good!!!]
We are excited about next fall. We are planning to build a better press, and find an easier, more high volume way to chop the apples up next year. After all with all the trees at the farm, and in our yard, we could can 100 quarts easily! Wait 'til you taste it! You'll want to come visit us for the cider alone!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Winter is fast approaching...we had our first snowflakes this morning! Brrr.
Monday we got the last of the apples pressed and ended up with 4 quarts of the best apple cider you could imagine. Seriously, this cider is so good! It tastes like you are actually eating an apple instead of drinking one. The flavor is so strong and dense. It makes all other apple cider pale by comparison. We are beginning to wonder why the apple cider we have bought at the store is so weak!
[ I had planned to insert a picture of the lovely mason jars filled with the nectar of the gods....but alas, we drank all the cider before I could do it! It was too good!!!]
We are excited about next fall. We are planning to build a better press, and find an easier, more high volume way to chop the apples up next year. After all with all the trees at the farm, and in our yard, we could can 100 quarts easily! Wait 'til you taste it! You'll want to come visit us for the cider alone!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November 1st!
I can't believe November has arrived! October just zipped by. I hope you all had a blast last night on Halloween! Pictures please? Did anybody take any Halloween pics besides Em and Will? I'd like to see the Montgomerys in the costumes Rachel prepped pre-Audrey! [I bet you were glad you got those done, Rachel!] And I can imagine the Howe kids looked great in their gear. And what about Fallie? [Will, did you get a picture of her you can share?] I wish I could have seen Martha's Pippi Longstocking costume!
We were planning to attend the Powell Halloween Festival. When we drove through Powell last week I saw a banner mentioning a festival at the Commons hanging on their main highway, but didn't get the details. I didn't know where or what the Commons was, so I went online to look for more info. No info at the city site, or the chamber of commerce site, or a local event site, or even at the Powell Tribune. So who hung up that banner? I asked. Dad recommended calling the Dept. of Recreation. I phoned and talked to a woman who knew nothing about a festival in Powell. Weird, huh. Oh well.
So I ran down to the Redbox in town and I rented the latest X-men movie (the prequel) and we watched it, and then watched X-men and X-men 2. We ate Tostadas and drank Apple Cider and we each had a KitKat bar. It was a fun Halloween evening and we didn't have to wear costumes, or even leave our house.
We were planning to attend the Powell Halloween Festival. When we drove through Powell last week I saw a banner mentioning a festival at the Commons hanging on their main highway, but didn't get the details. I didn't know where or what the Commons was, so I went online to look for more info. No info at the city site, or the chamber of commerce site, or a local event site, or even at the Powell Tribune. So who hung up that banner? I asked. Dad recommended calling the Dept. of Recreation. I phoned and talked to a woman who knew nothing about a festival in Powell. Weird, huh. Oh well.
So I ran down to the Redbox in town and I rented the latest X-men movie (the prequel) and we watched it, and then watched X-men and X-men 2. We ate Tostadas and drank Apple Cider and we each had a KitKat bar. It was a fun Halloween evening and we didn't have to wear costumes, or even leave our house.
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