Posted in Iowa, country living, enjoying life, farming, tagged country living, faith, farm, farming, Iowa, life, personal, random, spirituality on April 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“If you tickle the earth with a
hoe she laughs with a harvest.”
Douglas William Jerrold
Friday afternoon I was behind the barn building a new fence for our pig Winston. I heard, then saw our neighbor Peter moving into the field next to Winston’s pasture. Peter was disking with a 250 horsepower John Deere 4 wheel [...]
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Posted in apple orchard, orchard, tagged bed and breakfast, country living, farm, Iowa, life, orchard, personal, random on April 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“We want you to buy the apple picker because you have more apple trees than anyone we know. Please call or see my mom…”
Mary R.
Pictured above is our latest toy…an antique apple picker. I have never seen anything like it. The ladder stands 16 foot high…metal wheels, and wheel barrow handles. On [...]
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Posted in apple orchard, bed and breakfast, enjoying life, tagged bed and breakfast, buy fresh buy local, country living, faith, farm, gardening, hospitality, Iowa, life, orchard, personal, random, spirituality, vacation on April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“The most important ingredient in the welfare of an orchard is the sound of the orchardist’s foot steps.”
Tree ripened, crisp, juicy, flavorful, red, yellow, green, locally grown, apples!
The 2009 growing season is almost upon us. Monk’s orchard is gearing up for the biggest apple crop yet….Royal Court, Gala Gala, Sun Crisp, Honey Crisp, 3 [...]
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Posted in Iowa, bed and breakfast, enjoying life, tagged baking, bed and breakfast, christianity, country living, faith, hospitality, Iowa, life, personal, random, spirituality on April 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I could smell the fresh apples in the Baked French Toast recipe we are trying when I came into the kitchen this morning for my second cup of black coffee.
“Light, airy and melt in your mouth delicious- is how I would describe this dish: (topped with a touch of Mrs. Butterworths)
The 2009 Bed and [...]
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