Maplevale Farm Bed and Breakfast

Wow we have heated up

101, literally, in the shade and the parents of the incoming M U Students gave 'Sweating to the Oldies' a new definition last week. The 16,000 students who spend 3/4 of the year with us brought heat and humidity back to Oxford with them. It was hard to see their parents say good bye and move them into their homes/ dorm rooms under these horrific conditions. Saying good bye and going home to an empty house is difficult enough, in the best of times. Non the less Oxford has again doubled it's population with youngsters who certainly have way more energy than we do and who bring a vitality to the town that is simply wonderful.

Our Music Festival is winding down with the annual Pig Roast being held this Thursday evening. A wonderful way to end the Summer in Oxford. A tradition that dates back some 20 years.

My Dulcimer group played a concert at Sharon Woods, A Hamilton County Park, last Sunday and it was 92 that day. Even the Canadian Geese left us for shade and what little water they could find. We did manage to cut through the haze with some pretty good renditions of some great traditional tunes and a trip to the Root Beer Stand afterwards made it worth while.

The Dog Days of Summer are sure with us and the leaves are falling........... Football Season is almost here!

I finally had an opportunity to visit our Farmers Markets Saturday. The produce is overflowing the baskets and those who come to showcase their crafts have done a wonderful job. We have two of these great venues, one at the High School off of Chestnut Street and the other in the Municipal Parking lot just north of the city parks "uptown". When you are in Oxford on a Saturday make a point to visit either or both of these great markets, they open at 8 A M and generally are open till noon.

We celebrate Porsche over the weekend of July 27th and 29th. There will be 400+ of these beautiful cars on display along High Street and our town is gearing up for a weekend of viewing, dreaming and realxation in Oxford.  To view a video of the 2006 event  go to  Porches2Oxford

Time Away

We ran away from "The Farm" for a few days.

We started out at our favorite Book store and ended up at our favorite Produce Farm. In between we went to The Wilds. The Wilds is located in Southeastern Ohio and is located on 1000 acres of reclaimed strip mine land. The do a fantastic job of animal management and breeding of endangered species. Truly a wonderful endeavor! www.thewilds.org

Marietta Ohio was our destination and we awoke on our first morning there with the American Queen docked at the levee. A lovely sight with the sun rise coming up over that beautiful boat. Marietta has come alive since our last visit there. In spite of being flooded on a regular basis by the Ohio River the downtown is vibrant!

Our last stop before picking up Duke at the 'Dogie Spa' was to stop at Barn n Bunk for some produce. Oh the tomatoes were so good. After a winter of plastic ones they tasted like manna. Our time away was good, but there is no place like home. See what we mean at www.maplevale.com

Lipton Tea

Today we had a Pepsi Truck deliver our Complimentary Ice Tea samples to give to our guests. We were selected to take part in this offer by Gourmet Magazine and Pepsi. Our guests will have ice Tea Galore and it is GOOOOOOOD!

The Syncro Nation Swim Meet is winding down and was a great success. They are wonderful athletes and deserve all the credit due them. They do not photograph on camera and Television just does not do them justice.

Duke is getting as much exercise as this weather will permit. It is just too hot to let him run as much as he would like. The few cooler days have afforded him more running time and he seems to excuse us when the temperature climbs.

Reminder

Duke said that I forgot to give you our web site information.

It is www.maplevale.com We do need to keep our four legged friend happy! He also says to say hello to all of his friends! Woof Woof Woof

Our information is as follows, I don't want to be fussed/barked at again!

Address: 3891 Oxford Millville Road (US 27 South)

Phone Number: (toll free)877 506 2753 (local) 513 523 8909

OK Duke?

   

Summer in Oxford

We have had our first heat wave and are back to the less humid clims in Oxford Ohio. Last night we went "upTown" and enjoyed a walk, a Mexican meal and American Ice Cream for dessert. Our Community is still alive with students, though many are high schoolers in for Age group Swimming Ice skating/Hockey events. Miami University Orientation for incoming new students is also taking place through June.

The end of June, 21-30, Oxford will host the National Synchronized Swimming Championships. This will bring Olympic caliber Athletes into our town and Our Rec Center will be working 24 -7 to accommodate this wonderful 9 day event. If you have never witnessed this fantastic Sport in person, please take time to do so.........it is truly amazing! The Rec center is within walking distance of our two wonderful Farmer's Markets that are open every Saturday Morning through October and they are filled with local produce and beautiful home made products. Take a break and enjoy!