Almost American

After 31 years in the United States, I find myself more American than I ever expected to be, yet not so American in many ways.

Showing posts with label maple syrup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maple syrup. Show all posts
Sunday, March 15, 2009

Trying to get blood from a stone

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In the "Unclear on the concept" category: No, it's not a trash can/rubbish bin - it's a sap bucket!
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Sunday, March 08, 2009

Maple syrup - it's not just for pancakes!

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It is sugaring season again here. Last week on my commute I saw the first sapbuckets out - a real sign that spring is on its way. We'll...
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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Sugar shack

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This one is on my drive to and from work. A real sugar shack! The first picture doesn't show the classic sugar house roofline very well,...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Making maple syrup on YouTube

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Not for those of you with slow internet connections I'm afraid as these are quite long videos . . . YouTube has more information than yo...

Wordless Wednesday - trees on life support?

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Monday, March 17, 2008

Maple syrup and sugar houses

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I'd been living in the US for years before I went to a sugar house. I'd vaguely heard of them, but didn't really know what they ...
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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Spring - season of rising steam

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The only flowers in bloom around here are the cut daffodils on my kitchen table that were imported from Ireland, but nonetheless it is feeli...
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