Sunday, October 25, 2009

A Michigander Fall


We've certainly been busy during our first Fall together in Ann Arbor, visiting cider mills, picking pumpkins, and making home brewed beer!

The Alexander Farm Market (Whitmore Lake) is one of our favorite places to pick-up fresh Michigan produce and an old fashioned Stewart's Orange Soda. The Market is only open through November, so to commemorate one of our last visits of the year, we picked our pumpkin for the porch.






Three farms and three townships later, I finally found the perfect one! Weighing it at an intimidating 16 lbs. Well worth it considering, most of the view looked a little something like below.


We've taken in our share of cider mills & donuts this year too!

For our fellow southern blog followers, who may not know cider mills and donuts go hand-in-hand around these parts.  And not just any donuts, apple donuts coated in cinnamon and sugar sold by the dozen and half dozen!


Franklin Cider Mill & Three Cedars offer hayrides, u-pick-em patches, apples by the peck or bushel, an array of baked goods, and corn mazes.


And just for good measure what's Fall without home brewed beer!  Les rolled up his sleeves, well jeans, literally, to fill the car-boys full of hops & grain goodness.  ETA is 12 weeks! (More to come)