Had a special birthday celebration a few weeks ago when I got to spend the day in the north woods helping to make maple syrup with the good people from Maple Leaf Orchard, Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Mark and Sue Christopher guided us through the process and, at the end of the day, fed us and sent us off with some of the syrup we helped make. What a bonus.
All the Wonders 
Looks like fun — but cold!
It wasn’t too bad — about 40-45 degrees. Out emptying the sap buckets, we got warm and had to peel off layers. Then when we were cooking the sap, the fire was mighty warm.