3 days on a farm

On Aug. 22nd my husband,his family,I and the kids,set out to Ohio to experience life as a farmer. My husbands mother's aunt lives in Ohio in a farmhouse with 300 acres of land. It took 7 hours to get there but I kept busy fluffing pompoms on the long drive.We got there a little before 6:00Pm. Aunt Olga had dinner in and almost ready for us when we arrived. The dinner course was a course you'd see at a buffet,only better tasting. On the dinner menu was stuffed cabbage,turkey,mashed potatoes,broccoli,corn,cucumber salad,cranberries,red beets,and wine. Soda,water,or milk for the kids. This was pretty much what the Breakfast,lunch,and dinner menu was like the whole time we were there. OH! and the desserts and I must say they were all home baked. I ate breakfast and I'm not a breakfast eater,but who could resists blueberry and banana pancakes! The blueberries that were in the pancakes was from Aunt Olga's garden. The one day we had lunch and Aunt Olga asked if anyone wanted pickles. Madeline being the pickle head she is,said me,me!! To Madeline's surprise they were huge pickles. Madeline asked where Aunt Olga got her pickles and Aunt Olga in returned,said from my garden. It was then that my kids knew there was another way of getting food supply without going to the grocery store. My kids were amazed at the fact that Aunt Olga got her blueberries,broccoli,cucumbers,meat,and even wine the historic way. LOL!! My son who doesn't have much focus for anything,was all ears and eyes!! He loved the after dinner walks through Aunt Olga's forest to learn about the wilderness,oil wells,and the kids favorite...flint. I now know that flint was used by the Indians to make fire as this is the education I got on the 7 hour drive home from the kids. It was probably the best vacation the family has had in a long time and well worth the 7 hour drive. It was nice,not too hot or sticky. The kids got a learning experience. I just loved being able to sit back in the country and relaxing with a nice glass of wine,that was made with the grapes from Aunt Olga's very own vineyard. I must say the day we had to say goodbye to Aunt Olga and Bruno no one wanted to do. No one wanted to leave,the adults,the kids and even my 16 year old niece. As they say,all good things must come to end.