Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Luffman, Margie" <luffmanm@AGR.GC.CA>]

Hi Biz. It is good to hear from you. I am recovering from foot surgery (4 
weeks ago) so I am house bound for at least another couple weeks. I will not 
be back to work for a while. It was wonderful to finally meet you in 
Creemore. Save some of the cider for Mark and me!!!
 
Margie

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From: labruscagrape-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Biz Storms
Sent: Wed 19/12/2007 10:25 AM
To: 'Ontario Fruit Explorers'
Subject: [OFEX] Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah



Season's Greetings to all.

 

My days of "radio silence" are now finally over. The quilts and final 
manuscript for my latest book were sent last week and real life has resumed. 
Thank goodness for two entire weeks before Christmas and the holidays arrive. 
There are wonderful pictures from our September Apple Festival and other 
orchard pics, waiting in my camera to be shared, so that is planned for quiet 
days in January. Fortunately, there's a rumor that Santa is going to arrange 
for a lesson on how to get things from the camera memory card into the 
computer and on to our screens to be enjoyed. I do hope he doesn't forget. 

 

The good news is that my best half has five carboys of cider, fermenting 
away, so we should start having taste tests soon to see when they're ready to 
bottle. Many of our neighbours offered me apples from their trees, so they 
will certainly get a few bottles come spring. Another cider lover I spoke 
with gathers his apples from the local back roads and laneways that run 
between the fields. Like a fisherman with his favorite fishing hole, this 
fellow has a map of his favorite cider trees - minimal amounts of pest 
damage, etc. He goes with the theory that terrible tasting apples make for 
great cider, so we are going to exchange a few bottles and compare our 
results. He still won't tell me which roads he gathers from.

 

In the meantime, a friend sent me this lovely singing message ( see below ), 
and I just had to send it along for more folks to enjoy. Merry Christmas and 
Happy Hanukah, and a safe and fruitful New Year for everyone.

 

Cheers, Bizmark.

 

 

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        The song was originally recorded by the Drifters in 1954. 

        Turn the volume up - these reindeer can sing.

        Clink the link below!  Sound up!!!!

                             

        http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf 
<http://www.thecompassgroup.biz/merryxmas.swf> 

         




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