This weekend Peggy and I decided to run out to an apple orchard. It's apple time and the best way to get a great Minnesota apple is to head out to the orchard itself! We decided to head out toward Stillwater and hit up Aamodts. We have been there many times in the past and it seemed like a nice morning. We arrived a bit early (before they opened) so we walked the grounds a bit. Ollie and the Haz were into the goats this year. They used to be more skittish around the animals than this time. I am happy to see them excited and trying their best to "pet" them.
We had an apple donut and bought some carmel corn, apple cider and of course...apples. My favorite are Harelsons. A bit more tart than most apples but distinctly Minnesotan. We also grabbed a bag of Honey Crisp.
We probably were there for 1/2 an hour or so and we felt like we needed to move on. Mom gets a bit antsy don't you know. :-)
So we drove down the road to Axdahls. I have been going there for pumpkin picking since the late 90's. We haven't been there recently and it has changed dramatically. They are more of a nursery now then when I used to trawl the fields for a "good one". But it was still very fun. They have painted pumpkins and the kids thought those were pretty great.
That pretty much ended our excursion for the day. We ended up at home for lunch and went for a run after which was refreshing as I have not run since the 5k. Gotta get ready for the Turkey trot you know.
Talk to you soon.
Pat.
