Have you heard the phrase, “If momma ain’t happy, then nobody’s happy”? Well, it’s true at Papa’s Pumpkin Patch too, and this past weekend, it was clear what Papa needed to do. If he wanted to keep Mrs. P happy, he better fire up the Dixon lawnmower! You see, there isn’t another place at Papa’s…
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Papa’s Pumpkin Patch Opens Sept. 14!
Summer seems a ways off, but Papa can’t help himself. The family has set the dates for the 2014 season, and we will open Sunday, Sept. 14 at noon! Papa will plan to have the pumpkin patch open 12-7 pm daily through Saturday, Oct. 25. Already, he’s begun to look at locations for activities like…
A Robin’s Egg on May Day!
It has to be spring! Last evening as Papa walked across Mrs. P’s back yard, he spied a sure-fire sign of spring: there on the ground was a baby blue robin’s egg. It seems mighty early and even a bit chilly for little fellas and gals to be busting out, but sometimes nature knows better…
It Has to Be Spring!
We’ve been waiting, maybe not so patiently, and this weekend it feels and looks like spring. Papa had to stop and notice there is more than a hint of green in the lawns at the pumpkin patch. Now is the time of year when we have serious conversations about what varieties of pumpkins, squash and…
Have you got a set of jenga blocks?
February certainly isn’t pumpkin season but that doesn’t stop Papa from planning for 2014. Recently he started visiting elementary classes to learn from the students and share some interesting ideas about Papa’s Pumpkin Patch. What he could really use is about another 500 jenga blocks for his classroom visits. If you happen to have a…
Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed for the Weekend
Both the temperatures and the wind chills are in the negatives today so Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Saturday, Jan. 4. The forecast looks the same (or colder) for Sunday as well. We’ve had requests to be open additional weekends this winter. We certainly have the snow for it; the winter weather is our…
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