Looks great and good job! Do you accept Power Bucks for payment? 
Weekend activities! (old thread reanimated)
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I know this syrup can be bought here as well of course.
But who ever knows the ingredients of such one, made somewhere,?
I would only trust that of @Fuu_bar and his trustworthy purity law 
Those are as good as Zimbabwe Dollars, but I think we can work something out 
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That looks amazing and delicious. Love Maple syrup, expensive but worth it. I donât love your temperature swings, but that is a pretty good consolation prize.
Looks tasty
Truly some the best I have ever had and I am not being biased at all. My wife and brother in law both tried it and the look on their faces said it all.
âNot going to lie, I thought it was going to taste terrible. But this is amazingâ
No idea how/why it is tasting so much like vanilla, be it the early spring weather for here or what, but I left some thin for a couple friends to put in their old fashioneds.
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Thats the difference : home made, pure, no chemicals etc.
You should take look at those syrups made by âfood industryâ and their ingredients.
Donât know how the laws are in the US.
Donât know what the professional syrup brewers can!!! add to the products.
âcolor, preservatives, artificial tasteâ etc.
The food chemistry is a âdevilâs scienceâ.
They are able to produce something from really sh*t.
Years ago I saw a film about.
Incredible,
Very true, plus gifts for people will be fun this year because I plan on putting them in 2oz or 4oz bottles (depending on how much I get) and then giving them out around Easter and what not. No joke, after putting another tap in I am getting a full bucket of sap every 2.5 days now. My wife is hating this, plus I am blowing through LP like it is going out of style.
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If there is just a lot juice, next step will be âLiquor Distilleryâ!
But I would really stop it, not to ruin the tree.
Syrup looks awesome, good job!
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Would like to send you all some âspring greetingsâ.
These little flowers are getting more and more every year.
I love them! 
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Seems I am the only one who was a little bit busy.
Or is even this thread about to die?
Would be really the total end of that forum.
No, dont lets do that.
I made a nice finding at the flea yesterday.
What a nice painting (oil on canvas)
After cleaning it the colors are brilliant.
We call it âDas Mareiâ (thatâs an old bavarian name for a âlittle Mariaâ)
Seems she his waiting for her boyfriend, offering him this little bunch of flowers.
What one also sees is a mounted embroidery frame.
I would date it about 1850, typical âBiedermeierâ.
The frame of the painting has some parts to restore and I started the work today.
Filling the missing parts with putty.
Next will be grinding and varnishing.
When all is ready I will show the painting again.
Its a real keeper.
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You should take it and have it appraisedâŠit might be worth a small fortune.
We have a television show here in the states (that I believe originated in the U.K.) that is run on various PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) stations (we have four here in Southern CA) called âAntiques Roadshowâ that travels to various cities and allows people to bring in whatever type of items for appraisal by experts. Some very interesting items are brought in and some are appraised for a lot of money. They televise all types of the items that people have brought in, not just the high-dollar appraised onesâŠsometimes to reveal that the item is âfakedâ or made to look old or âauthenticâ and to try and convey a lesson that not all items that look old or valuable actually are.
Nice find, Franz. Even if not valuable, itâs a nice painting and most times, all that matters is that you find it pleasing.
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There is such a television show as well here in Germany.
But I know many connoisseurs here in MĂŒnchen, so I have to show the painting first to them.
I am in that "antioque business since 45 years, so I know about quality.
Of course I know its an original from ca 1850.
It was a real bargain (15 Euros) 
I found a signature on the belt ot the embroidery frame,
Its a monogram âMLâ, may be this is a way to find the painter.
This will help a lot to estimate the value.
But , I will not sell, so the value is not so important for me.
I will do more restoring work on the frame.
No more activities?
OK, there may not be such ones regarding the forum.
But the weekends!!!
I found a nice huge old photo at the flea yesterday.
Take a look and tell me what you think about. these three fellows.
Arenât the looking great.
I would say âSchlawinia Seiâs Panierâ
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I wonder how their hats stay on their heads? 
Must be the gravity-defying electronic devices in their pockets.
Here you find more about all the items used in Fraternities und Sororities
These are called âVerbindungen und Corpsâ here in Germany/Austria.
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Seems there is nobody active here,
GOOD BYE !
We had a lot of fun and we were good friends.
Addendum : We are still good friends!
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I still visit here nearly every day, FranzâŠcounting my PowerBucks forwards and backwards and waiting for the next BIG PowerDraw!