Today was a BEAUTIFUL day. Only a week ago the weather was trying to give us two feet of new snow and today everyone (except for those you see here and me) were outside gardening. Today was our town's bicentennial event for April (we're doing something every month). It was a meeting of the elders in the town who came and told stories of their youth growing up in the town. Picked peas and bean by hand into baskets made with timbers cut in the area, then shipped the produce by train "somewhere". Everyone had ice houses and chickens and cows... a typical rural economy. Actually it was very interesting. Probably if I'd stayed home and gardened all day I wouldn't be able to move right now. My primary job in being there, however, was to dish up the ice cream. It was MUCH more popular than when we gave it away in February.
Almost forgot... the elders also planted two "Chenango Strawberry" apple trees - a variety that was discovered and developed in our town. They're very rare these days but we managed to located a nursery that donated two of them. Let's hope they grow!
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