Category: March 2013
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The end to a Perfect Day
March 13, 2013 It is the end to a perfect day. All the sap is boiled. The sugarhouse is all closed and the trees are not dripping. Winter has us in it’s grip again, but only for a little while. Like Jake and the horses in the picture … all…
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Maple Syrup, A Family Affair
March 11, 2013 We had an awesome weekend of everything maple 😮 We gathered sap, we boiled sap, we burnt wood … LOTS of wood. We tasted the fresh syrup several times for quality control measures … of course! We had lots of help and many visitors. On Sunday, I…
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Sharing the harvest and making Memories
March 9, 2013 Today was the best sap run of the season. Our trees were dripping like mad. The bags were full, the sun was warm and smiles were everywhere! We had a great time. The horses got another good workout, but the work is starting to become “old hat”.…
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Cute and Sweet!
March 8, 2013 Hello everybody! I am back at the blogging thing. Our computer was very sick with a bunch of viruses (56) that I got , from of all places … Craigslist! Yesterday evening we gathered sap until dark. I was unhooking the horses from the sap sled by…
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First Run … Finally Maple Syrup
March 3 2013 Today, we jugged the syrup we made this week. We had to juggle schedules, but we got it done 😮 The weather looks good by the end of this week for us sugarmakers, but we will see. I am touching base with all of you on a…