"December Photo Challenge..." Day 7

"Bright"

"December Photo Challenge..." Day 6

Today's "Shopping" photo came on the perfect day, as my mom, Holly, and I had already planned to go to the St. Jacobs Farmer's Market this afternoon. 

There were lots of booths outside, but hardly any people. All of the shoppers today chose the warm inside of the building to the freezing cold outside. There were lights and wreaths and even some tiny Christmas trees throughout the building. 

Here are some more pictures from our trip:

Jams, Jellies, and Pickled Veggies
make a festive booth.

Delicious Apple Fritters. Holly
didn't eat them all - we each had one. :)

"December Photo Challenge" Day 5...Theoretically

Via pinterest, I found a "December Photo Challenge" on this blog. I thought that it sounded like a lot of fun, so I decided to do it. My mom and Katie and I are going to do some scrapbooking while Katie is home for Christmas break, so I will include these pictures of December and it will be a fun day-to-day memory of December 2012. I am a few days behind, so I may add the first four days of December here and there throughout the rest of the pictures.

Today's photo challenge was "Today's Temperature." I took this at about 12 or 1 o'clock p.m. There were a few lone snow flakes dancing around in the air, but not anything that you could really even call snow flurries.  Now, almost 12 hours later, it's 18 degrees colder. I'm very thankful for my flannel sheets and down comforter tonight.  

Katie's Home for the Weekend...

The leaves are turning and it is beautifully autumn now. Two bright yellow trees are right outside our house.

"I think we threw the leaves too early." "Ah, man!"

Retry

"Um, Katie, you're s'posed to throw the leaves up, not back into my face."

Famer's market

A couple of weeks ago Holly took me with her to the St. Jacob's Farmer's Market. This farmer's market includes vendors in two buildings and more vendors spread outside. Even though it was a slow day, there were so many people indoors and out. And meat, produce, cheese, hats, clothing, art, decorations, and so much more.

I bought some delicious red bell peppers and a jug of apple cider that we enjoyed hot and cold. Holly bought us each an apple fritter that earned it's title "famous" for a delicious reason. 

These two earn their hay by giving visitors to the farmer's market tours of Mennonite Farms in the area.  We didn't take a rid on their trolley, but we did say hello.

Taking a break in the shaded barn while he waits for his owners to finish selling their wares at the market.

Many of the vendors were Mennonite. They parked their buggies across the street.

Apple Butter and Cheese Festival



 







I went on a Starbucks run for my parents a couple of weeks ago and as I was driving, there came an enthusiastic voice over the radio, advertising the annual, last Saturday in September, Wellesley Apple Butter and Chesse Festival.

 

Apple Butter and Cheese! That sounds delicious, I must go.

 

So I did.

 

I have to admit that it wasn't nearly as fun as I had hoped that it would be. But it was fun. For starters, there was a line dancing troupe that performed for an hour or so. After that was a lady who did river-dance. It looked like lots of fun.





Line Dancers

 

 

 

There was also a small band that played bluegrass music on the front porch of someone's house.

 

 

 

I just thought this was a lovely house with beautiful fall leaves right outside.


 

There was a parade of classic cars. There were miles and miles of cars, but I only took a few pictures. It was a pretty cool parade.

 

This little John Deere was making ice cream.

I had a sausage in a bun with sauerkraut and mustard, and a cup of apple cider for lunch. Then I bought the jar of apple butter to take home. 

I'm sorry to say that I didn't find the cheese. I heard later that there was a building with a bunch of booths in it with cheese for sale, but I didn't find the building.  

We are all enjoying the apple butter, though.

Canada is really a very beautiful country, don't you think?

The Kissing Bridge

The Kissing Bridge Trail

It was the Canadian Thanksgiving... he had the day off too.

We ate lunch on the bridge behind my mom

Us eating lunch.

To learn more about how my mom and I celebrated Canada's Thanksgiving you can read about it at Life In Canada, Eh.