The store has a section dedicated to WWII and my father, who was a WWII veteran. Maps, pictures, model airplanes, newspapers, magazines and books for sale, offer many a chance to talk about the war. New this year are model airplanes of all U.S bombers and fighters. We have some models for sale...some in the box, some assembled. After visiting Normandy, we brought back some interesting info about D-Day and also some 'sand' from Omaha beach! Come during the week and spend some time with me and see what we have here. WWII veterans are always welcome!

The fragrance of dried perrenial flowers permiate the store, many of which are hanging from the beams. Crunch some 'sweet anise' between your fingers and take in the aroma. These are for sale too. We dry our own birdhouse gourds then make them into birdhouses or carve them with a hole in the back, to illuminate for the holidays.

Also for sale are: Dried apple chips (containing no additives), dried hobby apples for hobbyists, and our very own chocolate mint TEA...the aroma and taste are great!

Keeping bees is a natural for pollinating the apple blossoms and starting in August we start selling our 'clover honey' and later in the summer we sell the wildflower honey. We use the 'cappings' that the bees use to seal each honey cell to make beautiful beeswax candles which are all made one at a time, by hand. These candles are for sale in the store in the natural color of light yellow or dyed many different colors. Beeswax candles burn very clean and very slow and do not drip unless they are in a draft.

We are in the process of grafting different 'heirloom' apples that most of you will not be familiar with. Some will date back to colonial times. A graft should produce apples in 2 seasons but could produce the same year grafted. 'Spitzenburg' dates back to 1790 and is said to be the favorite apple of Thomas Jefferson. It is a yellow apple with red stripes and dots. It is a very good eating apple. 'Baldwin' dates back to Massachutetts, 1740. It is blush red on green and streaked with red. It is an all purpose apple and wonderful for pie. 'Wolf River' is a Wisconsin apple from the 1860's. It is dark red over yellow, and bears HUGE fruits. It is famous for....."One apple will make a whole pie" 'Snow Apple' comes from Quebec and dates back to the 1600's. It is red over white with pink tones. Good for eating, pies, cider, and juice. "Cox's Orange Pippen' is from England-circa 1830. Yellow and red streaked with red. It is a very good dessert apple . 'Gravenstein' was planted as early as 1850 in nothern Calif. It is red striped, crisp, juicy, and sweetly tart. The red stripes are on green skin. An all-purpose apple.