Me? I’ll show you.
Just so you know, our family is taking the lockdown seriously. We were all quarantined for 14 days early on, and thankfully that time is over now.
I spent extra time in prayer. Phone calls to many of our church members were meaningful. Planning online meetings took a lot of time because I needed to ramp up my tech skills. Still working on that one.
But what did we do just for fun?
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We made maple syrup. I say “we,” and that means “Kari.” Ok, I helped a bit. I carried the wood and built an impromptu fireplace. But mostly I ate the luscious syrup on pancakes. Kari did all the rest.
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If you look carefully in this photo you will notice two white spots in the background. Each is a milk jug attached to a maple tree. The trees have a spout inserted. Then a tube drains the sap into the jug.
It takes hours to boil down the maple sap to syrup. For every 40 cups of sap, only 1 cup of syrup is produced.
I had to struggle to get this fire to blaze hot and steady. In the picture above, it’s just getting started.
It was fun and it was worth the effort.
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I’m tempted to invite you over for some pancakes laden with butter and maple syrup. But alas! Can’t do that . . . the lockdown is still going on.
So, What Are You Doing for Fun During the Lockdown?
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