We had a very nice time with our friends on Rosh HaShana - good company and good food! My round raisin Challah turned out very well and I'll be making it again for Yom Kippur this Friday.
Fall is 100% here, and the leaves everywhere are beautiful! This is the view from our porch:
There have also been some cool mushrooms, migrating swans, pretty sunsets, and frosted roofs.
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| Swan Lake in our backyard! |
And, in true fall fashion, the girls went apple picking at Spicer Orchards!
The orchard's general store sells freshly-made apple cider (yum!) along with fresh donuts and produce, including pumpkins.
But, the whole point of going to a U-pick farm is to pick the fruit yourself — so that's what we did!
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| A basket for raspberries and a bag for apples. |
We took a short hay ride to the trees. It was cold, but fun!
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| Anna and me |
Most people started with the apples
so we headed to the raspberries first.
We picked for a long time and collected a very tasty bounty!
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| Sonya, the cutest picker among us! |
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| Sonya, Veronika, and Anna |
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| Sonya, Veronika, and me |
We took a short break from picking and went to see the farm animals.
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| Anna and the Goat. |
I fed a horse an apple. He was incredibly gentle.
Then it was time for apples! There were many different kinds and the trees were full and lovely.
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| Northern Spy |
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| Northern Spy |
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| Jonagold |
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| Fuji |
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| Golden Delicious - my favorite! |
We pick an impressive bounty here too:
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| Anna and the Apple. |
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| Each bag is one-half bushel. |
On the hay ride back we passed a pumpkin patch - we'll check those out later this month.
We ended the day with a rainbow without rain.
The next project is to make and can applesauce. I'll let you know how it goes!
Hope you are enjoying Fall as much as I am.
The challah looks delicious as do the raspberries!
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