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On Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10:11:24 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > I have a question about that this that's probably obvious to you God's > Country folk, but I'm just a common city boy and can't picture how it > works: Do you pay a fee to go in and pick away, or do they charge by the > bag on the way out? > > On Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 7:07:33 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Steven, wow, an apple better than Honeycrisp?! I’ll definitely look for >> the Macouns this fall. It’s hard to believe such a thing exists, but I have >> heard the new Minnesota apple, First Kiss, is top-notch. I’ve never had the >> pleasure of eating one, but I’ll be keeping my ears to the ground for >> rumors of them around here. Ryan, well, ONE apple was harmed. The one my >> son dropped as he unloaded my bags. Joe - go apple-picking and post your >> photos back here! >> >> It really was such a romantic thing to do; the kind of life I always >> imagined I would have but never did because I lived in 3 states’ worth of >> deserts my whole entire post-collegiate life! But now I am finally where I >> belong - Platypusing around the local farms and hauling produce to my house >> in the woods. >> >> Leah >> >> On Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 3:11:05 PM UTC-4 Steven Sweedler wrote: >> >>> Leah, try and find a Macoun apple late in September or early >>> October.When I can’t find Macouns I buy Honeycrisp, you are lucky to be >>> picking great apples this early. Steve >>> Plymouth, New Hampshire >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 20, 2022 at 2:58 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> That looks fun, I'ma need to find me an apple orchard. 🍏🍎 >>>> >>>> On Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 10:13:14 AM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding >>>> Ding! wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just did the most Rivendellian thing ever. I’m certain that when the >>>>> elves of Rivendell were drawing up their Platypus Plans they were >>>>> picturing >>>>> this: picking fresh fruit by bike. It is a cool, sun dappled morning in >>>>> Michigan, and my green and gold Platypus is being readied to do its good >>>>> work. There is a nearby farm that I can ride to, and they have announced >>>>> the opening of Honeycrisp apple picking season this very morning. >>>>> >>>>> My favorite apples in all the world are Honeycrisp apples. This >>>>> variety was created in Minnesota (a state near and dear to my heart) and >>>>> I’ve never tasted a better apple. The Honeycrisp was bred for taste - a >>>>> sweet and tart combination that is perfectly balanced. I’ve only had them >>>>> from the grocery store, but picking them fresh from the orchard should >>>>> yield an out-of-body experience, I figured. >>>>> >>>>> I rode my Overkill Shopping Platypus to the farm. They let me park >>>>> right by the entrance to the orchard and kept an eye on the bike while I >>>>> wandered through the apple orchard, filling my paper bag with a half >>>>> bushel >>>>> of fragrant, red Honeycrisp apples. I returned to my Platypus and began >>>>> loading up my Backabike bags. The scene was idyllic with the sunflowers >>>>> in >>>>> the backdrop and my bags full of red apples in the foreground. A man >>>>> stopped to admire my bike. The more he looked, the more he liked. In 3 >>>>> minutes’ worth of questions, he came to the conclusion that he needs this >>>>> exact bike. I told him there’s a shipment soon coming to Rivendell. I >>>>> hope >>>>> hope HOPE one day to run into another Shopping Platypus at the orchard. >>>>> >>>>> I have fruit-shopped by Platypus with varying success in the past. I >>>>> put fresh strawberries from the farmer’s market in my front basket and >>>>> came >>>>> home with strawberry jam instead. I got a watermelon wedged in the bag >>>>> and >>>>> struggled to free it when I got home. I was not anxious to arrive with >>>>> bruised apples, or worse, applesauce. But this is where Backabike bags >>>>> shine - not one apple was damaged in transit. >>>>> >>>>> Attached in the next post is a video I made of the experience. Which >>>>> may or may not work. Instagram will have it, though! >>>>> Leah >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7b90efd5-6184-42dc-90be-5c57d49c7bf0n%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7b90efd5-6184-42dc-90be-5c57d49c7bf0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Steven Sweedler >>> Plymouth, New Hampshire >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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