Fall is the time of year when my kids start sniffing out the cider donuts before school in the morning. Cider becomes their beverage of choice and our little goblins leave half eaten apples in all spooky locations throughout our…
Our kids have been looking forward to this day since they picked their last apple in October. One evening this week we headed out to pick “just a few” and ended up coming home with 20 quarts! Picking is so…
As of last week all the trees are finally in the ground. This always gives my husband a great sense of satisfaction to cross that off his list. Our children have been relishing the warmer weather and all the activity…
Mud, glorious mud! We are surrounded by a late spring thaw that leaves our boots covered in the rich red stuff that boys like to roll in. Life is clipping along at a very hectic pace here on the orchard.…
“We’re suffering from cabin fever!” This statement, breathed out in frustration from my seven-year-old after a particularly rough evening here at our farmhouse, sums up winter best. Even little Weavers grow weary of wintertime cold! As a family, one of…
Honeycrisp apples are here! Honeycrisp is probably the most popular apple in our orchard. My little Weavers absolutely love them: They are the perfect combination of sweet and tart and they are great for fresh eating and baking! There is…
Spring and early summer weather just makes me want to get in my garden and plant new stuff. I like to think I have a green thumb—I don’t — but it certainly is in my gene pool. My dad is…
I have fond memories from when I was growing up of visiting my grandparents in Ohio at Christmas. They lived in a large white house that once had a store in the front room. Their house was always full of…
Fall is here! One of my favorite sights of the season is seeing the brightly colored gourds poking through the dying foliage in the fields. This past week Daddy needed a little extra help picking gourds and pumpkins so the…
Summer has literally flown by at our orchard. I realize I haven’t written as many blogs this summer as I intended, so I thought I should at least share a picture of “my excuses.” This is what the “three stooges”…