Today's post takes a look at a trip my husband and I made in September 2021. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site is not too far from our house. In their quest to create an authentic historic village, they have recreated an 1800s apple orchard. This means that the varietals are different than what you'll find in today's grocery store. The apples are a little smaller and on the tart side, so they're better for baking than for eating out of hand. The Park allows the public to come and pick apples (though you are not allowed to take any that have fallen to the ground). You pay by the pound, but that includes the tools for picking, like the picker that looks like a Lacrosse stick and the collection bucket. We had fun searching the trees for ripe apples and ended up with a little over a pound to take home! I made a pie with them, which was rather tasty.
This layout was made during the 2020 Creative Memories Croptoberfest event. If you have not participated in an event, a "Project Recipe" kit is available, which includes the papers and embellishments for two double-page layouts. The theme usually coordinates with the fall collection, and indeed, this recipe coordinated with Hello Autumn, which was launched around the same time. I cannot find the sample of how the photos were to be arranged on the page, but I know I had to move some mats around to accommodate my photos and used one as the base for journaling by adding the white Write Strips. I also added a small blurb from one of their brochures that describes the apple orchard. It blends in on the top right page, but I didn't need it to be too obvious.
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