224. Rosanne and Ry tribute to Johnny

Week 224.  10/30/20

Not a great photo and no audio to share, but we thoroughly enjoyed the show by one of my favorite female artists, Rosanne Cash, joined by Ry Cooder at the Boch Center. They played Johnny Cash tunes. They even had the original guitar that was used by Luther Perkins' when he played with Johnny.

223. Pre-Halloween in Baltimore

Week 223  10/25 Fall in Baltimore.

We took a day to visit farms.  First, picking a pumpkin for Oscar's first Halloween.

Here's a boy who loves his grandpa.

We picked up some snacks. Gillian recommended the apple fritters which were amazing.

Then we went to the apple farm. We did a lot of tasting and bought a lot for pies and snacking.

Apple pie.





Time to get ready for the Baltimore Halloween parade! Lynda joined us.

The parade displays were all hand-made and very creative. The dancing and drumming groups were spectacular!

We had dinner at one of many food trucks. Crab cakes for us.

FS Garonne - one of the latest ships in the French Navy was docked in Baltimore and available for viewing. We did not board.

222. Full Color NH

Week 222.  10/12/19 

We were invited to spend a day with Joe and Nancy at their condo in New Hampshire near Waterville Valley.

Here is the view from their back windows. I think we hit peak color!

We had a nice lunch of cold cuts, cheese, bread and fruit then set out for a hike.

221. All Apples Can Do!

Week 221  10/8/19

We always love visiting Andy and Charlie. This time they had a plan for the weekend which they divulged when we arrived. We were all in with this - their first real apple harvest and cider-making production from their own orchard!

The next day, I went back to the orchard and picked another supply for applesauce.

Harvesting - some folks don't have as much need for a fruit-picking extension. :-)  I got myself snarled in a lot of prickly stuff and ended up with scratches all over my arms.

Transporting apples with Andy's golf cart from orchard to cider house for pressing and then bottles back to the house across the street.

Chopping. These two seem happy with their sharp implements.

Grinding chopped apples is the next step.

Pressing is hard work!

Bottling

Tasting

220. Trunkline Trail

Week 220  10/4/19

It's been a few years since we hiked this trail with the Golebiewskis and Julia. We started at a different point.

We met a few other hikers and a saw a few illegal motorcycles scurrying away.

219. Seasonal fun

9/28/19  Apple picking


Check out the blue sky!  On this beautiful day we went to the Highland Street Farm in Holliston. The owners have only had it for a few years and put a lot of money into this place, repairing stone walls and planting apples but also other crops. I guess they decided they couldn't make a go of it so the farm is now for sale. However they are still selling apples on weekends. We picked up a couple of bags and found a variety of apples which we will use for snacking and pies.\

218. And more Colorado!

9/18/19  More Colorado

After Santa Fe, John and Julia had to go back to work, so Paul and I took the trails in Broomfield near their house and spent a day in Boulder.

We couldn't resist taking a picture of this pub, but we didn't go inside.

A hike in Julia and John's neighborhood.

One evening we shopped at the farmer's market. Julia picked up her CSA share.