Once Upon A Time the winter snow melted, the sun came out and the mud was thick as syrup. Many years ago when families lived closer together winters were even longer. Mainly because families Did live so close together and cabin fever was terrible. The Elders of the community knew these things, so they held celebrations to break up the monotony. Everyone participated. Some made the food, some folks set up the space and others made decorations.
Today in our regional community one of those celebrations is the Maple Syrup Festival. If you feel called, view a picture rich post of the 2011 Festival here.
Reading
This year while reading Grandpa’s Sugarbush I decided to make up a nice verse for my children to memorize and for my older child to write as practice.
Seasonal Verse by Mama
And on our seasonal nature table we are adding to our scene this week with the fox and a pail of maple syrup.
Seasonal nature table
If you would like more information on Kentuckiana’s local Maple Syrup Festival you can find it here. Have fun, dress warm and wear your mud boots. Kids eat free!
Nurturing Spirit 
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