Life has been a little busy lately:
a spur of the moment trip to a dahlia farm
and a (new-to-me) State Park.
A special trip for Elberta peaches
that led to BOTH peaches
and the elusive Gravenstein apples
we had been searching for:)
The harvesting of some of our heirloom apples
(alas I don't know their name--sigh)
A new family addition.
Another road trip to the Land of Linn
(LOVE that place)
and 3 covered bridges.
The chance discovery of an AMAZING historical museum
that my hubby
(who has seen many Washington DC and other museums)
called one of the best he's ever seen!
A visit to some of the locations where they filmed Stand By Me
(unfortunately it was a quick visit),
a trip along another scenic byway,
a root beer float at my fav drive-in
(the kind from my childhood; not a drive-up window!).
Sunny days,
a blue moon night over the mountains of rural Oregon,
traveling through -- at least -- 5 counties,
a yummy blueberry peach scone from a farm bakery
and a homemade peach crisp
Tomorrow will be busy too with a whole lot of apples to be made into
apple pie filling,
apple butter
(or applesauce)
and maybe
(well who knows)...
What are you up to?
Blessings,
Aimee
Photos + PNW Farm Info:
1) Swan Island Dahlia Farm--Canby, Clackamas County, OR
Their festival is over but the fields are still open to visitors.
I will post new photos soon;
photos from 2010 can be found here:
You can find a link to their website there too.
LOVE this farm--a wonderful place to visit!
2) Ernst Horseshoe Lake Orchards--St. Paul, Marion County, OR
Yummy Elberta peaches and Gravenstein apples
can be found here in a beautiful rural setting with lots of scenic views of
hops, roses, corn fields and even a historic State Park nearby.
***I am told they will have the peaches for about one more week
and apples for a bit longer than that.***
I am still celebrating our wonderful FIND of Gravensteins!
Contact: 3118 Horseshoe Rd., St. Paul, OR
503-633-4355
3) Land of Linn
(better known as Linn County)
Crawfordsville Covered Bridge,
Brownsville Museum
(love, love, love)--
more photos in a future post...
here is the museum's Facebook page
I can't get enough of this county, can you tell?
BTW--what do you think of the mixer?
LOVE artifacts from times past:)
4) French Prairie Gardens + Family Farm
Yummy baked goods--I am particularly fond of their blueberry-peach scone!
LOVE it when we are in this area:)
Here is their website:
Besides the yummiest baked goods, they have special events and much, much more...
LOVE the flowers beds in the front of the farm store!
Note:
Also coming soon will be the conclusion of my F.E.A.R. mountain trip...
I feel the need to rewrite it a bit.
As per my usual disclaimer--
I have no association with any of the farms mentioned here
except I found them all great places to visit...:)
