A Long Weekend

We had an extra day last weekend for the Holiday and we took advantage of it by escaping the sun for a little while. It was much too hot to do much work in the garden for the biggest part of the day, so after a bit of debating we decided to check out a…

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Adventures with Ajay – An Iron Furnace Hike

Last Saturday as the weather was beginning to warm, we decided to get out of the house. It was a welcome change after all the rain and snow and rain and snow that’s been holding us hostage. It was still a little wet, but nonetheless refreshing. We drove down to the little creek where, in…

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Syruping

Saturday, Matt was itching to do another brew, and his brother, we’ll just call him J, was ready to starting boiling down some sap to make syrup. I think it’s still a little early in the season, but he’s got quite a bit from the trees he’s tapped and was eager to get going. They…

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A Wintery Weekend

We had some plans for this past weekend. Every January, for 3 years now, I think, we go up to Warren for their Winterfest. The first two years, it was purely accident that we were in Warren the same weekend it was going on, but this year, we made a point to find out the…

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Family Time

This past weekend my mom came to visit. She came late Friday and stayed until this morning. It was very nice to have her here. I miss her when she’s hours away. Saturday, she, Matt’s mom, Evie, and I went to Smicksburg, Pa to do some shopping and walking and have a ladies day out. We…

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