The Freshest Sweetest Cider...

... is to be held when it is made by K's own hands. With a little bit of help from the kids, naturally. J wanted to do everything from picking out the apples, to grinding them up and working the press down. Never mind that he wasn't strong enough to work the grinding mechanism. E, on the other hand, was very focused. Her job was to pick out the apples and fling them into the basin of water to be rinsed before pressing, in the process getting icy cold water splashed all over herself. And she kept doing it even after all the grinding was done.

The other thing that made an impression on J's second visit to the apple farms at Oak Glen - a pony ride!


It was a lovely day out last Saturday, marred only by some crankiness on the part of both kids.