Melanie & I went to HENRIETTA CREEK ORCHARD with our homeschool co-op. We arrived a little late because I had a terrible time finding it. It's in in the middle of no-where & turns out it's just somebody's back yard. LOL! But it was delicious, fun & interesting. We learned about different bugs that are important to growing apples, we learned about the different types of apples grown, how to pick an apple-there is a technique. We watched a lady take fresh picked cotton, de-seed it, brush it, roll it and attach it to her spinning wheel and make thread from it. Then she put the thread on her loom to show us how they made cloth "back in the oldin' days." REALLY COOL! How time consuming that was. She said people only had about 2 outfits each because it took about 90 hours from cotton to shirt to make their clothes. ??90 HOURS?? Oh my...
We also learned a little about honey. She showed us how to take honey comb from the bees to the extracter and from the extracter to the "Honey Bear" bottle. Pretty neat!
WHAT A COOL FEILD TRIP!
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ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW MUCH OUR ANCESTORS DID TO SURVIVE!? MADE A PERSON REALLY PRIORITIZE WHAT WAS IMPORTANT. CLOTHES,FOOD,SHELTER, AFTER THAT THE REST WAS "GRAVY". I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO WENT BEFORE US, TEACHING OTHERS AND INVENTING WAYS TO MAKE ALL LIVES EASIER. YET THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO PUT FAMILY/FRIENDS FIRST. MAY WE CONTINUE IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. LOVE YOU ALL, MOM P. XOXOXOXO
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