Working at Applecrest Orchard

Hey everyone! Mom, Abbi and I (Hope) have started a job

at an apple orchard. It has been good so far. I usually work

in the store while mom and Abbi bag apples. We have a lot

of fun working there and some great people to work with.

Here is a picture of some "Haralson" apples.
The orchard has over 20 different varieties

of apples, so it's hard to remember which one is which.

Each one has a different taste from another. My favorite's are
"Sweet Sixteen" and "Honeycrisp."

Here is a picture of me and Emily. She is a very brilliant girl and I love working with her! She is amazing at math and a great help when it comes to big orders. This is our boss, Dave Gratezer. He is really great and helps us out if we get stuck. Here he is using the "apple-wash."This is Amanda Gratzer and her little girl Sylvia. Sylvie has so much hair. She is the cutest little baby! Amanda is a big help. She will make sure we have everything we need for work.

Here is Abbi and I playing our instruments during our break. And yes, Abbi is playing my guitar ("Grandpa") and I am playing my new, Savannah mandolin ("Shakespeare"). I have only been playing for less than a week and here we played for people. Someone actually did a jig while we played! It was pretty exciting.

I will be updating again very soon! I have to finish off my homework now. ~Hope :)