Mountain Maple Farm

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas

11/06/2024

11/02/2024

Remember, set your clocks back an hour before heading off to bed tonight!

10/25/2024

09/07/2024

11 quarts of grape juice done up today. All jars sealed! Here in about 4 weeks we can start drinking them. I have a ton more grapes on the vine. Need a nice day I can finish harvesting them.

09/02/2024

First round of grape harvesting. The basket it full. I have a friend coming over to help take some off my hands. 🍇💜

07/20/2024

Another fair in the bag. I placed 5 items and every single piece placed! Three 1st place items and two 2nd place! I'm so happy and proud.

07/17/2024

Chris' coworker sent him home with a bunch of sliced cucumbers. I went ahead and turned them into pickles. A quick, easy refrigerator type that should be ready to eat by tomorrow. They'll be good for up to 2 months in the fridge. I don't think they're going to last that long.

06/23/2024

The Sykesville fair has drawn to an end and I was able to bring everything home with me. What an amazing experience. I now have two 1st place items of my own making under my belt and it is a fantastic feeling. Though my tablerunner may not have placed, it's still a beautiful piece and I'm proud of everything I entered.

06/20/2024

I did something, a first for me. I took a chance this year, with a gentle push from Chris. I entered some of my crafts into a local fair this year. I was tentatively hoping to place with at least one item, even if I got 5th. I turned in a basket, a set of placemats, and a table runner and left them to the judges capable hands.
I am blown away! One of my entries earned a participation and two got 1st place, one of which took home best of show. I am honored and blessed. ☺️

06/09/2024

The second part of "Muddled Seaglass' is complete. I work top and bottom of my weaving projects to then meet and finish in the middle. It makes for a cleaner, more uniformed finish.

06/07/2024

'Muddled Seaglass'
Other than using only blue dominated fabric, there's no rhyme or reason to her pattern. I'm letting her decide her own path.

06/07/2024

New project on the loom. This will be a table runner. More photos to come progress is made.

06/03/2024

Due to being over pruned year before last, we lost one grape vine and the surviving one never produced last year. Chris and I had come to an agreement in the early spring that if the remaining vine went a second year without signs of producing a crop, that we'd pull it out. Well, it must've heard us because every inch of our grape vine is covered with baby cluster of grapes! Can't wait for harvest season for these sweet bundles of concords.

05/31/2024

Another strawberry harvest tonight. I didn't think to grab a basket so I used the hood of my hoodie. So proud of how my patch is doing this year.

05/27/2024

I've been working on growing my strawberry patch for years. This is the first time since I've planted them (roughly 4 years) that I've gotten a nice crop.

05/25/2024

Last year I grew more jalapeños than I actually knew what to do with. I harvested them, washed and diced them, then stuffed them in the freezer where they were promptly forgotten about. I finally pulled them out and dehydrated them into a powder to use with our cooking and seasoning.
It's delicious and a little goes a very long way.