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New cider press in butchershop March 2009 It all started when I found this Jaffrey cider press at an estate sale for $50. It looked brand new, unused. Then we had to wait for a crop from the MacIntosh

On Thursday morning I was up around 5:45AM and got my post up. As we approach the Equinox on Tuesday, Sept 22 the sun is slowly making its way down the hallway. I got the kitchen cleaned up and went out

The amaryllis, which just stopped flowering last month, has had a small baby bulb growing off one side. That has put up a flowerbud. I didn’t get up until after 6AM to someone’s disgust. Once he was attended

The trials of aging.

Roundhill Orchards – Empire apple tree On Wednesday morning I wasn’t up until 6:30AM! Boy, was someone ticked off! Once he was attended to, I got started on my post but had to stop at 7:45AM to get ready

On Tuesday morning I was up at 5:15AM and got my post up. When 7:30AM rolled around, I wasn’t feeling up to going to the Small garden. One project I had never finished a long time back was updating the

This is definitely one of the most delightful things I have found while out searching for old barns! I've never seen a barn with a striped roof, so finding this one was quite a surprise. The stripes make

A bit of sun on Monday… On Monday I was up at 5:30AM and started on my post. I stopped several times, once to feed a dying cat, before I finished it around 8:30AM. I sat down for a while then started to

source I wasn’t crazy about the poster this year, so I didn’t get the T shirt. On Sunday morning, I was up just before 6AM and spent a leisurely morning getting my post up. It rained heavily off and on