Thursday, April 16

Before washing buckets, lids, and hoses, the cooker was put away until maple syrup time next spring.

Being backed into it’s storage spot.

Wheels are removed…

…and put in the shed (by Jeremiah).

There it will rest until next cooking season.

Then it was time to begin washing 308 buckets and lids.

Bob and Cerwin did most of the washing.

Jeremiah rinsing.

Japheth Jr. bringing me a clean bucket.

Tapping it on this block of wood to get rid of excess water.

I was Director of Stacking Buckets.

Wayne bringing clean lids from the house.

Loraine stacking lids for drying.

Jaden emptying the trailer.

Lynne playing with baby Rose.

Wayne bringing sticky buckets to his mom and grandma.

Lily, Aimee, and Doris washing lids.

Violet with sticky lids.

Back  to the bucket brigade.

Violet stacking sticky buckets.

Loraine is almost finished stacking lids.

Jaden bringing me clean buckets.

I think this was his favorite job of the day.

Loraine rinsing.

Jeremiah, Lily, and Wayne with sticky hoses.

Japheth Jr and Jaden

308 clean lids.

Wayne giving Lily a ride.

Nearing the end.

Aimee replaced Cerwin in washing buckets while he took a phone call.

My finished job – 308 buckets.

Doris rinsing hoses.

I tied them in bundles of ten and hung them over a wash line to dry.

So ended a busy day – well not quite – Bob and Doris took us to town for supper at Perkins.