General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse & What did I learn today..visit with friends Pt18, 1 by Gardengirl1204

Gardengirl1204 wrote:
Hello from sunny Virginia! It is absolutely a beautiful day here. We headed up to the mountains around 8:30 this morning - 30 mins later then I wanted to leave. We got to the orchard an hour later and it already had a lot of people there - but it was gorgeous up there!

We first had to take Murphy to the wooden apple to have his picture taken. We did this with Hobbes too so it was kind of neat being there now with Murphy. We headed over to the Stayman apples - which are my fav! I like Fuji too but they were in the opposite direction from the Staymans. anyway, we picked WAY TOO MANY apples! I think I have enough for about 100 pies. We probably had close to 50 lbs if not more. What the heck am I going to do with all of these!!!! If I was working, I'd take a bag in to everyone. I think I will be passing them out to all the neighbors.

We got back home and I started cleaning the apples I was going to use for the pie. I decided to use my pampered chef "peeler, corer, slicer" thingy to cut up the apples and in the process took off the tip of my pinkie! OUCH! This on the same had that I have a popped blister from raking yesterday. Thank goodness it's my left hand and I'm right handed!. Anyway, I guess I'll live!!!! The pies are in the oven and they smell quite nice. I will have to send DH out later for some vanilla ice cream. That lazy butt is out on the hammock sleeping!!! MEN!

Well, here are a fews pics from this morning. I'll post later! Enjoy!
Jeannine