There is nothing quite like Autumn in the Mountains. It has been such a hot late summer, that nary a thought was given to Apple Pickin’ season, until this morning when we woke to below freezing temps. Yes, fall was definitely in the air, so we decided to take the day and bring Hannah and my granddaughter off for a day of Autumn fun.
We started the day, taking a tractor pulled ride down deep into the apple orchard.
Even though the day was overcast, the rain held off and the cool temps made for pleasant pickin’ weather.
The girls had a fun time climbing the apple trees…..and given that I had the camera, they did the pickin’ and I did the picture snappin’
After the Orchard, we went searching in the Great Pumpkin Patch. Here at the farm, while I searched for Autumn Mums, Pumpkins, Indian Corn and winter squash, the girls and Ken visited the Hay Maze that the farm builds every year for the children. Yup……..Ken is a big kid at heart 😉
Once at home, I settled down to read my new Apple Cookbook.With yummy recipes for the fall and recipes for preserves (yes Norma and Liz, I am getting a jump on next year’s Victory Garden), this book is a good thing.
To keep this fiber related, Mr. Froggy helped me display my morning’s work…..a skein of Candy Apple to be sold at the Fair next week with Anne’s Lotus Blossom scarf pattern.
Today……..it was all good 🙂
The Woolen Rabbit 
That looks to be an absolutely lovely day. I’ll be watching to see what great new apple recipes you find. Apple sauce is wonderful in the morning or with meals the first few months……….
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Oh, there is simply NOTHING better than a day with the apples! 😉
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I miss going to the orchard with my family – those are some of my favorite childhood memories. 🙂
They’re forcasting a low of 40 degrees late this next week. I can’t wait!
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We went apple picking today too. Now, what to do with those 10 lbs. of apples! Don’t you just love autumn in New England.
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Ooh, let me know if you come up with something wonderful for the apples. I am pretty limited with my one apple crisp recipe and we picked 20+ lbs yesterday. Eeek.
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Oh, what a fun post! The big kid at heart is so cute. And of course, the girls are just adorable. Good luck at the fair!
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Ooo…… its Mr Woolen Rabbit! ;-)) Looks like a wonderful day – I love apple picking.
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Homesick. That’s what I am. Autumn has to be my favorite season in New Hampshire. Oh how I wanna go home…. I think I’ll make an apple pie tomorrow.
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A day that’s “all good” 🙂 Boy, more than that you really can’t ask!
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You may not have color in the trees as yet but that looks like a perfect fall day.
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Looks like you had a blast.. and apple pie yummy… is the pattern for that scarf going to be available on your blog too?? Me being from Canada, it would be quite the hike to get to the fair to get the pattern..lol
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That looks like a perfect day! We have a few gold leaves drifting down from our trees already, and a nice chill in the air in the evening. Time to break out the wool sweaters!
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It looks like you had so much fun! Probably just as good as the Common Ground Fair. 🙂
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Here’s a cup of WHINE. It is still over 80 at the freaking end of September here (Kansas City, MO). Its too dam hot. Apple sauce, chunky! When my folks had a farm AND before it got felled in an ice storm (it was an ancient tree standing alone where an old farmstead had been) had the best tart apples in the world.
Glad I found this blog! I’ll be baack. (found via Making Light and a link to the felting with a sander….). Once I learned to make glass beads, the only fiber art I kept interest in was knitting. Sold all my other stuff off. And the bunnies are wonderful too!
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