This week the freezing air swept in and it’s officially winter. It feels like fall just hurried past. A couple weeks ago we had a wonderful day with our good friends embracing the fall by gathering apples and pressing fresh apple cider. Our friends, Ivy and Mike, acquired a press last year and we ready to put it to good use this fall. Kyle’s boss has an apple orchards so we headed up into the hills with our neighbors Patrick and Kate and their son, Waylon… who is Gigi’s regular partner in crime. The orchard was wet and muddy but these two tiny helpers didn’t seem to mind at all and we quickly had our bin filled with apples.
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Then it was time to head to Mike and Ivy’s house with our bounty. Waylon and Gigi gladly joined their little friend Grace to play while the adults got the apples and press ready to make cider.
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It didn’t take long before we were ready to get the press going. The kids were a huge “help”. It was amazing how quickly the process went. Before long we had tons of fresh, sweet cider flowing.
It was exceptionally sweet and delicious. We took a few jugs home and Kyle filled a big carboy to make hard cider but, due to neglect it has since turned into apple cider vinegar… and lots of it. Before we took the babes home for their late afternoon naps, we took them out to feed the crushed apples to the goats and go for a little ride in the Radio Flyer. These three, I tell ya.
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