8/21/14 - On 8/18, Charity (niece), Virginia (niece-in-law), Rosie (great niece) when to an American Maple Museum in Croghan, New York.  It was really interesting on how they obtain maple syrup from the trees and get to into the bottles to sell.  There was a lot of history and lots of artifacts.  We stopped and had ice cream at a local shop.  On 8/19, Ruthie, (sister), Virginia and Rosie and I went to a country store where Charity works part time.  Was able to go into the back of the store and observe how large productions of cookies, pies and turnovers are produced.  It was also quite interesting.  On 8/20, Charity and I went to a Mennonite Heritage Farm Museum which has preserved an old farmhouse, grainery, tool shop and milk barn.  That was really interesting since the farmstead started in the mid 1800's.

It has been quite rainy and cool here and they already have some leaves changing color as attached to this blog: