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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 19 2025 : 11:03:30 AM
Hi everyone, we are getting closer to our annual Apple Festival here at MJF! I am offering a giveaway to have some fun. All I need you to do is leave me a post of something about apples. It could be your favorite varieties , apple trees on your property, apple picking experiences, or anything else that you can share about apple fun. It could also be a book you found and enjoyed on apples.
Lets share what we know and enjoy on this topic and help kick off this upcoming Annual Apple Festival.
Sign ups go through August 29 and I will select a winner on August 30th.
I am happy to reply that Krista's name was chosen from my apple basket! Congratulations Krista and I hope you have a wonderful September and apple season!!
" An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away!"
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 8:23:42 PM
Aww thank you so much Winnie! I will share a picture once it arrives!
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Sep 01 2025 : 05:36:45 AM
Congrats Krista!!
~Denise
Sister #43~
"I am a bookaholic and I have no desire to be cured." 
"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 7:00:18 PM
Congrats, Krista!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
| Killarney |
Posted - Aug 31 2025 : 11:26:36 AM
Congratulations To our amazing MJF Card swap Host! Some Flowers for you!
Connie Sue #3392
FGOTM July 2025 |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 11:12:58 PM
Whoot WHoot Congrats Krista...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| Wanda Sue |
Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 08:54:24 AM
Congratulations Krista!!
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 08:31:27 AM
Congratulations Krista, enjoy your gift from Winnie.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 08:30:12 AM
Congratulations Krista.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022, August 2025
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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| Daizy |
Posted - Aug 30 2025 : 07:25:40 AM
Hay there. Congratulations Krista! Enjoy and be sure to let us all see what you won. Hugs
Hugs and prayers, Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter {A virtual chapter open to everyone.}
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
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| Daizy |
Posted - Aug 28 2025 : 07:11:58 AM
Hay ya'll. I love the easy dump cakes. I use to climb the trees and pick the high ones. Hugs.
Hugs and prayers, Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter {A virtual chapter open to everyone.}
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 25 2025 : 2:11:42 PM
Wanda, I used to have that same book for my girls when they were young and they loved it so much! It is a lovely story and beautiful illustrations.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 25 2025 : 12:46:04 PM
Wanda Sue, that sounds like a wonderful book. Surprisingly I haven't seen it before. I will have to find this one for my kids and I to read.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 25 2025 : 12:42:02 PM
Yep, our grafted apple tree is loaded this year, and like Debbie's the branches are nearly on the ground from the weight..
We have had issues with 'Cottle moth' infestation and much to my chagrined, we had to spray the tree several time,,
We should have removed the excessive apple buds, oh well.
Our apples are still about a month out,,
I wish I knew what type of apples they are, 2/3rd of the tree are red and 1/3 are green (grafted on by previous owner).
But on the plus side, as I wait to start baking 'AppleBrownBetty' in the mean time I picked a flat of organic peaches from a farm up in Spokane,, and last night I made a 8x8" pan of Peach Cobbler,, and yes, we ate the whole thing last night! :>)
Still have 10 peaches to make another one,, and I prepped froze the rest of the peaches (2 -one gallon zippy bags full)..for later use as I wait for my apples to ripen.
I don't know about you ladies,, but I have already started stocking up on my autumn apple spiced scented candles.. September can't get here fast enough for me!...
Oh, and Heather, that reminds me,, I also need to dehydrate some of the apples... Thanks for the reminder...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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| nndairy |
Posted - Aug 25 2025 : 11:26:25 AM
That sounds like a wonderful book.
I'm not familiar with zestar apples, but next week I'm getting a big bushel bag of ginger golds from the orchard. They are wonderful dried for snacks!
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| Killarney |
Posted - Aug 24 2025 : 1:26:55 PM
Wanda Sue, love that book, my husband is a retired Special Ed. teacher, 40 years Memphis City Schools.
Connie Sue |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Aug 24 2025 : 12:10:12 PM
Oh I love this so sweet, I know your kinders loved it too.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022, August 2025
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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| Wanda Sue |
Posted - Aug 24 2025 : 10:38:32 AM
I have a wonderful book I used to read to my elementary classes. From Kinders to 5th graders they all loved it. It’s about giving and receiving. A little old woman woke one morning in the mood for an apple cake. She had plenty of flour, sugar and butter, but no apples. So she decided she would head to the market in search of apples. She grabbed a basket and filled it with beautiful plums from the tree in her yard, thinking that on the way she might find someone with plenty of apples that she can swap. She encountered many people and swapped her plums for a bag of feathers, a gold chain for a bouquet of flowers, a little dog and a blessing for a gold chain. All giving and receiving along the way because she always had what the next person needed. In the end she was able to bless a lonely man with a sweet little dog to keep him company, and he shared some apples on his tree with her. It’s a beautiful story of kindness.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 23 2025 : 10:52:18 AM
Julie, I am very familiar with Zestar apples because they are often one of the earliest to arrive for eating. We have a grocery store down here that sometimes gets them in stock. I first learned about them when I used to visit Mercier Orchards in North Georgia with a friend . Zestar and Ginger Gold were the first varieties of apples to be ready by late August and early September. I know you are enjoying them!
Krista, congratulations on having some apples from your first tree! That is great and I do know it takes a few years for an apple tree to establish itself and grow more apples to enjoy.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| treelady |
Posted - Aug 23 2025 : 06:44:51 AM
I planted a new variety to me apple tree a few years ago. It is called a zestar this year it is loaded with delicious sweet crunchy apples. They are just starting to ripen and we have been enjoying the in our harvest lunches.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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| Watchandpray |
Posted - Aug 23 2025 : 06:08:14 AM
We have one apple tree on our land and it a Granny Smith , I haven't learned how to take care of it properly yet. The apples get black spots on them #128577;we do like taking the kids to the town cannery and make apple sauce each year with apples we buy in town . Ellijay is known for their apple orchards .
Do small things with great love.
Mother Teresa
Farm Sister 7933
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| Killarney |
Posted - Aug 22 2025 : 4:53:31 PM
Oh Krista that is so exciting! Such a pretty tree!!
Connie Sue |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Aug 22 2025 : 3:56:56 PM
This will be my first year getting an apple from my own apple tree! We planted the tree last year, so I was very excited to see it have apples this year. The tree only has 3 remaining apples. The rest have fallen off on their own or in our bad wind. But 3 is better then none. And they are looking like a decent size too.
Krista
Farmgirl Sister #528
Farmgirl Of The Year 2025 |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Aug 22 2025 : 12:57:44 PM
Thank-you everyone with your stories about apples. They are wonderful to hear and lean a new piece of information of each person. Vanessa, I think that your parents have a great deal going with giving the Amish the apples for an apple pie in return. YUM!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Aug 22 2025 : 07:47:17 AM
I don't have an apple or apple tree story to share but I am a fan of all vintage linens and kitchen decor with apples on them. Several years ago, Linda "quiltee" gifted me an apron made from a vintage tablecloth with apples on it.
Sara
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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| Audra Rose |
Posted - Aug 22 2025 : 02:49:51 AM
My parents have several apple trees on their land in western Wisconsin. I'm not sure what type they are, but they produce lots of apples. After dumping a load of apples on their compost, to the delight of local deer, they bought an apple press to make juice. Now they contact the nearby Amish family to gather the apples and in return they get a delicious apple pie.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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