As you travel down Route 14 from our apartment you come to this sign at the bottom of Dairy Hill Lane. It tells a bit about the Joseph Smith Birthplace Monument. Just past this sign you turn right and head up the hill for about 2 miles to find us. Thirty-five people visited on Saturday. Today there were several visitors (but I did not get a count). There was a nice family from Nebraska who had Mormon friends back home who told them to stop by and visit, so they did. There was also a family from Czechoslovakia. I have met people from New Zealand and England, as well as from all over the United States. It is quite amazing.
I know, I know, I was supposed to tell about Maple Syrup. As you travel up Dairy Hill Lane, the last road on the left before you come to our road (LDS Lane) is Sugar Hill Lane. Across the street from it the road is lined with very old maple trees. If you look closely in this next picture you can see the buckets where the sap is being gathered to make Maple Syrup. These buckets were put out toward the end of February and enough sap has been collected that some of the guys have begun boiling down the sap to make syrup. We saw steam coming out of one of the "sugar shacks" today. I wondered why they
needed sugar shacks until I visited with a lady at church who tried to make maple syrup in her kitchen. She said all the wallpaper started peeling off the walls in her house because of all of the humidity. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. That's why it is so expensive. You can pay $7-$8 for a half pint of syrup. It is quite an amazing process. I forgot how many trees it takes to make 40 gallons of sap. (I was going to go down to the Sugar House Restaurant and Gift Shop and re-read their big poster describing the process, but we have been pretty busy)
Friday night was our anniversary and we went out to dinner in Lebanon. We later stopped at McDonalds for fried apple pies and ice cream and there was a tiny bit of snow. We got home and there was none. The roads were dry. We were surprised to wake up Saturday (March 10th) to about 7 inches of snow.
Mike and Elder Starley went up to the monument to clear the sidewalks. Just the day before Gene Hill took the big snow blower off the small tractor so they are loading up one of the little snow blowers in this picture. It took 3 hours instead of one to get the job done. (Who thought we would get 7 inches of snow!)
needed sugar shacks until I visited with a lady at church who tried to make maple syrup in her kitchen. She said all the wallpaper started peeling off the walls in her house because of all of the humidity. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. That's why it is so expensive. You can pay $7-$8 for a half pint of syrup. It is quite an amazing process. I forgot how many trees it takes to make 40 gallons of sap. (I was going to go down to the Sugar House Restaurant and Gift Shop and re-read their big poster describing the process, but we have been pretty busy)Friday night was our anniversary and we went out to dinner in Lebanon. We later stopped at McDonalds for fried apple pies and ice cream and there was a tiny bit of snow. We got home and there was none. The roads were dry. We were surprised to wake up Saturday (March 10th) to about 7 inches of snow.
Mike and Elder Starley went up to the monument to clear the sidewalks. Just the day before Gene Hill took the big snow blower off the small tractor so they are loading up one of the little snow blowers in this picture. It took 3 hours instead of one to get the job done. (Who thought we would get 7 inches of snow!)
The snow in this picture was gone by this morning (Monday) but it sure was pretty as you can see by the pictures below.
I snapped this picture of the visitor's center and residence before they began clearing the snow.
(It 11:00 PM - way past our bedtime. I am having trouble getting used to Daylight Savings time.)
During Daylight Savings Time we are 3 hours later than our family in Arizona. Hope you folks in Arizona are enjoying your lovely weather.
It is supposed to be in the 60's this week. We plan to enjoy it.
The next picture shows our church
and the last picture was taken in front of our shop. In the summer we drive down this road, but we don't use it in the winter time. I think it is the prettiest of my snow pictures.
and the last picture was taken in front of our shop. In the summer we drive down this road, but we don't use it in the winter time. I think it is the prettiest of my snow pictures.
Well it's really time to say good night. WE LOVE YOU ALL! CATCH YOU LATER!
P.S. If you double click on the pictures you can see them larger.
P.S. If you double click on the pictures you can see them larger.
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