Nov 09 2023
Pressing
It’s that time of year when the garden work changes from watering and weeding to preserving and canning as my hard-working siblings get ready to put the garden to bed for the winter. Everything over there, from the garden to the orchard, seems to be on an epic scale. Here you see peppers they grew, before:
and after they were canned:
They canned 15 pints!
Once the peppers were squared away, it was time to start working on cider. Here you see Rob examining the apples after they were picked:
Because of Megan’s crazy schedule, cider pressing occurred during the work week instead of on the weekend, so our heroine could not join her family in this annual tradition. But my coworker and medical provider was there. Cider Day happened to mark the one year anniversary of her moving into Rio’s guest cottage. When we were pressing cider last year, she came by to check out the cottage. This year, she was part of the pressing. She says that we are like a second family to her. I love my family, in all its forms!
A YEAR AGO: A beautiful day in the Valley.
FIVE YEARS AGO: The air was smoky and scary from wildfires, with no rain in sight.
TEN YEARS AGO: A long trip home from Atlanta.
TWENTY YEARS AGO: My walk home from work. Bummer that the photos did not survive!
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