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Sunny and 67. We had beautiful weather all weekend, perfect really. So perhaps this week I can get back to blogging. The last few weeks have...

This weekend it was time---time to make pear cider. We have no apples this year due to a late freeze, but the pears are abundant. I canned s...

After no rain at all for so long the soft rain on Sunday felt like a blessing on our skin. I can only imagine how the plants and the soil fe...

First, start the day with a good country breakfast on the porch: fresh eggs, homemade biscuits, bacon, honey butter, fresh peach jam made by...

Few words needed for this post! Step by Step to Cider: Step 1: Wash the apples. Step 2: grind the apples (yes, you can put them in the hopp...

Morning dawned with a heavy dew and lots of promise. The cider-making crew got to work, even though afternoon temps were in the high 80...

After three weeks of dry, dry weather, we are finally getting some rain from the leftovers of Tropical Storm Fay. It's too late to sav...

We didn't make any cider this year. The apple trees were hit hard by frost, and the drought that has continued from summer into the fall...