An Update

Some Pictures and stories from Easter Break :) 

We went to St. Jacobs Farmers Market on Saturday, for fun and to cross some stuff off the grocery list

 --> Bratwurst and Apple Fritters. 

Apple Fritters were in high demand that day. 

Above is our lunch, Octoberfest Sausage on a bun :)

Left: A very colorful stand in the market.

Right: All of the goodies we found :)

Tess! :)

 Last year we started making maple syrup, I guess I should say my parents started making maple syrup. This year I was home for more than just collecting the sap. It is kind of a long process but it is definitely worth it!

<--- Collecting sap. Photo Credit: Dad.

Once you have enough sap, you boil it. And keep boiling it until all of the water is evaporated.




<-- We boil it outside at first because there isn't a big enough pan to do it inside.

Once it has evaporated enough that you can put it into a pan in the kitchen you filter it and then boil it some more. 

<-- Dad pouring the sap through the filter. 

Boiling the sap on the stove until it becomes syrup! 

<-- The whole process takes about 8 hours. Again it is totally worth it. We had pancakes to try the deliciousness. 

Mom, Lisa, and I went out for tea one afternoon. It was fun just to spend time together, and the teahouse was very cute :)

                                         

Finally on Friday my friend and I took Lisa to the airport. We had about 1.5 hour wait at the border but it went by pretty fast because we were having a good time. 

Since August I have been trying to get Lisa to take a picture with one of the many Buffalo we see along the road. She had resisted but I persisted and finally --> Mission Accomplished.

Dropping my sis off at the airport.

Those were some of the highlights of my break. It was very relaxing! 

Happy belated Easter everybody! 

<3