Caramel Apples at The Elegant Farmer 2014

Last weekend, my mom and I had our annual trip to The Elegant Farmer for caramel apples. You might remember this place from previous years.

This is a trip I always look forward to. We had a perfect, sunny day for this outing. We were greeted by the smiley face barn. There's plenty of food for sale inside.

There's a little scarecrow display between the barn and the caramel apple area. As it turned out, the scarecrow and I had matching shirts. I didn't realize at the time that his mouth was dribbling off his face.

The caramel apples were better than ever! I surprised the girl working there by wanting mine on a stick. I guess that's unusual now? It's a little messier, but that's part of the experience.

Mmm.... I swear there was an apple under there somewhere.

My mom's easier to manage caramel apple:

You guys might remember the electric train that is behind the barn:

This train runs on the last electronic tracks in Wisconsin.

You can see the electric connection above the train. That tiny wheel runs along the wire above.

We should take a ride on this train some day. It looks like the riders get to see some neat scenery going through the woods.

I took this last photo on the ride home. It is a little fuzzy, as I was taking it in a moving car. Still I had to include it. It's just such a wholesome, classic pumpkin stand.

Going to The Elegant Farmer always makes me feel like it's truly October! I'm glad we were able to fit in before the party. The annual Witches' Gathering is happening this Saturday, so I should have lots of photos to share!

Speaking of photos, please send those Halloween costumed photos if you'd like to be part of this year's Halloween blog party! You can send them here: contactartgirl@gmail.com

Caramel Apples at The Elegant Farmer

I'm still soaking up what's left of our warm and sunny October! Today mom and I went for our yearly caramel apple at The Elegant Farmer in Mukwonago, WI. We had a perfect day for this. Here's my caramel apple, looking all gooey and shiny, resting in its pile of chocolate and Halloween jimmies. It's wearing almost a hat of peanuts and Packer jimmies. I basically tossed on scoops of whatever was there and hoped it would stick! Caramel dries pretty quickly, so I got to eat all those jimmies up with a spork later.

Mom was more sensible and had her apple cut into pieces.

 
I learned recently that The Elegant Farmer actually started as a working dairy farm in 1947. Now it is a shop filled with high end cheeses, fruit, and pretty much any kind of comfort food you can think of. This place is known for its brown bag pies. 

It's also known for the smiley face barn out front. I remember sharing photos of that previously.

Aside from picking up lots of tasty treats, you can also buy a pumpkin at The Elegant Farmer. As you know, I've got pumpkins covered already, but I still wanted to pose with some of theirs. They had some huge pumpkins and piles of warty gourds.

Behind the shop is a working train that still gives rides. This little girl ended up in most of my train pictures. She's covering her ears in every picture, because the train's whistle was so loud.

I love this photo I got of the train conductor. It's so colorful and wholesome with that American flag, and he looks like a jolly Santa Claus type figure.

This train happens to be riding along the last electric tracks in Wisconsin. I ran across a video that will give you an idea of what it's like to ride this train through the area.

I spotted some of these flowers in front of the barn. Does anyone know what these are? I think they're beautiful.

The ride home provided lots of colorful fall foliage! October is an awesome time to be driving through the country.

This Saturday is our annual Witches' Gathering, so you can expect some photos from that soon! For those who missed the announcement about my annual Halloween blog party, that's happening on October 25. So send me your costumed photos!