daily yarns 'n more

breakfast ::

greek yogurt...kashi cereal...strawberries from our garden

YUM!

we've got it down pat

Jim has his end all figured out and so do I.  After the sap boils in the evaporator it gets brought in the house where I finish the boiling process.

I test it with a hydrometer to get it to the correct temperature, then we strain it and put it in hot bottles.

Yesterdays boil yielded a gallon of syrup.

We'll see if we get the number we got last season which was just over 20 gallons of syrup.

:: today

Yesterday I had to head to Illinois to see the dentist.  I like the one I go to so I don't mind the drive.  I left at 9:00 a.m. and got back about 7:00 p.m.  It was a quick trip, but I got to see some of the kids while I was there.

One good thing about going there I was able to pick up some angle iron that Jim needed for the evaporator, so that today we could start to boil.

I'm organized with my part and now I'm just waiting for the sap to boil down.

Oh man, I can't wait to taste that first taste of the season.

drive by barn shot

Heading to Cadott Wisconsin to get some sugaring supplies we passed this big barn.

I'm linking with Tricia over at Bluff Area Daily for another round of Barn Charm.

more photos from yesterday

I think I need to bring out my muck boots instead of my snow boots.  So far my snow boots are still free of mud.

You all have a wonderful Sunday.