T stands for that time of year

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October is that quintessential New England time of year... the leaves gloriously transform into gold, orange and red before that crisp brown fluttering to earth. For us, combining the scenery with apple picking is a treasured family tradition.

Booked a picking time,
Keeping everyone safe.

Surrounded by the colors of Fall,
The work begins


Fruits of our labor
Congrats!
We’ve earned some hot apple cider and warm apple cider donuts!
Lots of baking to look forward to.





Comments

  1. CJ KennedyOctober 27, 2020 at 4:16 PM

    I've seen ads for Honey Pot Hill. You can't go wrong with hot apple cider and apple cider donuts. Or apple pie! Take care and Happy T Day

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  2. Mae TravelsOctober 27, 2020 at 7:13 PM

    How nice that they have scheduled times for people to be in the orchard so that everyone is safe.

    be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  3. My name is Erika.October 28, 2020 at 6:18 AM

    That looks like fun Nan. I went picking several weeks ago, and it is a very New England thing to do. Nice photos, and happy (although a bit belated) T day. Hugs-Erika

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  4. Divers and SundryOctober 28, 2020 at 9:30 AM

    Your leaves are in good color. Apple cider would hit the spot right now :) Happy T Day!

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  5. Anne (cornucopia)October 28, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    Beautiful place to go picking apples. That cider sounds good. Happy T-Day!

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  6. Let's Art JournalOctober 28, 2020 at 11:01 AM

    Looks like you had a wonderful time! How lovely to go apple picking with all that Fall colour, such fun 😀. Loving those smiles behind the masks ...lol and those L.L. Bean boots are the best! Take care and happy T Day wishes! Hugs, Jo x

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  7. KarenOctober 28, 2020 at 1:51 PM

    Both of my children have taken their children to the apple orchards this year. We were the lucky recipients of some of the local haul. I haven't had my spiced, hot apple cider this year. Need to look into that! You clearly had a great time!

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  8. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 28, 2020 at 5:06 PM

    I am leaving this generic message for everyone who visited and participated in T Tuesday. I want to thank you for visiting. You may have noticed I was offline off and on for three days. I kept losing electricity. Each time, I was able to visit a few people before the electricity went out again. The third time, I was leaving a comment for Valerie when I heard a huge BOOM. There was a flash of light, the windows and walls shook. It felt like an earthquake to me, but it only lasted a second or two. I believe they have finally fixed the electricity in my neighborhood. I won’t know until I get to explore the internet, but it may have been very local. I know I saw two bucket trucks driving up my street less than an hour after it happened. With no heat, the temperatures both nights dipped into the mid-20s F (low 4s C). Thanks for your participation and thanks for hopefully understanding why I was unable to visit for T this week.

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  9. Sharon MadsonOctober 28, 2020 at 6:28 PM

    When our kids were small, we went apple picking and peach picking every year. We also went blueberry picking in the Summer. We made lots of good memories. Thanks for the post. Have a great week.

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