Sunday, 5 April 2026

Easter fun & syrup making

 Easter is here. We had so much fun when the grandies were young. 



I set the table.


Caitlin and I planned the menu. Mary Burke's Pancetta Pork Tenderloin.



The kids arrived Saturday, having picked Jordan up at the train station in Smiths Falls. We had our dinner, and a sleepover. 



We visited the Mapleworks Open House at the Oliver's. They have chicks.

They boil the sap, which is collected by long lines winding their way through their forest. 

They have issues with bears, squirrel, and raccoons nipping the lines. They are vigilant. The system relies on reverse osmosis.




A trapper had a display, showing a breached beaver dam.

Skunk, coyote and fisher pelts.

This was the neatest educational display. It shows various skulls. There is a list of names with a button that lights up the correct skull.
As always they have wagon rides. It was pouring rain, sadly, but people had fun.



16 comments:

Tom said...

...have a Sweet and Happy Easter!

Barbara Rogers said...

I wonder if the scent of boiling maple syrup is as nice as the taste

Anvilcloud said...

Nice Easter get-together. We managed in the end, but we were’t sure it would happen. That seems like a good maple outing.

tz_garden said...

Happy Easter! Mmmm, maple syrup

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful Easter photos with the family.
Happy Easter, take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

Jeanie said...

This is such fun and so interesting! Family, good food, and oh, that maple place! That would be just the best!

RedPat said...

Happy Easter to you & your family.

Nancy J said...

Maple Syrup, the real type, not just the flavoured, is expensive down here, and I understand the cost when I saw the lengthy process. Enjoy your Easter.

Mary Kirkland said...

Wishing you a very happy Easter.

Kathy G said...

The whole thing sounds like a great time. Lovely tablescape.

MARY G said...

Interesting that the snow is gone there. We had the tapping out party at Oliver's one year and had no snow. Of course, the next week we got a whole pasting of the stuff. They make a great product, and often win prizes at the Syrup Festival.

MARY G said...

Yes it is. Maybe even better. But if you spend a whole day in the steam from the evaporator, everything tastes and smells like syrup.

Red said...

These activities will always be interesting. Have a great Easter.

Lorrie said...

Such a bright and pretty Easter table with delicious food and great company. Seeing maple syrup boiling or being harvested is a wish of mine. Guess we'll have to take a winter trip to the east some year.

Christine said...

Happy Easter!

Granny Sue said...

This looks like so much fun! I never got to have my grands for Easter, or most holidays. The daughters-in-law always took them to their parents, so it has been many years since we had an egg hunt or Easter fun here.