day 96 - back to the cheap stuff tomorrow

As much as I love maple syrup, with the amount we go through in a year we can't afford to like the good stuff. We are an Aunt Jemima household. Actually, that's a lie. We're a No Name maple syrup with butter household. With that being said, it's nice to have the real stuff as a treat now and then. And we are very lucky, because Canada is known for its maple syrup and we don't need to go far to find it in this area.

Today I was off to the sugar bush with Ava's class and I was so lucky to be able to go. It was really interesting because although I had been to this particular sugar bush before, it was fun to see Ava experience it for the first time.

Apparently it was a great year for maple syrup in this area. This particular sugar bush averages 1,500 litres of syrup a year. Last year wasn't a great year and they produced 1,100. This year they produced 2,400 litres. Not bad for a bunch of 200 year old spooky looking trees.









I don't really have a story other than that. I'll let the pictures do the storytelling today. I'm beat after chasing my sons down the street when they made a break for it on their bikes.

Mom may be old but she still managed to catch them and carry their bikes back with one under each arm. They are now impounded in the garage.