It is a question asked of all Winchester folk as the month of May approaches. It is Apple Blossom Festival time in town. Lovingly called The Bloom by locals, held the first weekend in May.

This post is not about the Bloom per se, but rather a fun twist on one of the popular functions held during the Bloom activities. The event is called Pumps and Pearls.

Our local gals and friends get all dressed in their pink and green dresses, hats, shoes and jewelry to celebrate this happy event.

My friend and I had a similar ‘event’ out at my farm. But first a little back story.

We are both docents at the oldest home in Winchester, Abram’s Delight. Similarly, we are country gals, and gardeners. Every spring my friend, Cassandra, comes for a truck load of compost. She must stay and have coffee and cake as well, as that is her payment.

We decided to wear our pearls to our coffee and cake time after we filled her truck bed with compost.

Cassandra, with a huge, happy grin, declared we were having our ‘Poop and Pearls’ event here at the farm! She was right too.

What fun we had laughing at ourselves!

P.S. 1. Cassandra’s old truck is great!

2. “By the way, Cassandra, this is not poop. It is compost. We can go out in the field and get poop if you’d like!”.

We both had a good laugh and visit!