The Bend Farm

Henry's Bend is lucky enough to have its own farm. They grow all different kinds of fruits and vegetables along with raising chickens for fresh eggs. These Benders work hard farming year round! Since it is now farmer's market season, you can now find The Bend Farm at all the local farmers markets selling their fresh produce. Feel free to check them out because everything is Bend fresh!

The Homemade Ice Cream Adventure

The one food that screams summer is ice cream! One summer when I was staying in the Bend, my grandma and I decided to try and make our own homemade ice cream. My grandma pulled out her ice cream maker, and we got to work in the kitchen. We figured, how hard could it be? Well our first attempt was a failure to say the least. We followed a recipe for vanilla ice cream, but to make it a little extra special, we decided to add some peanut butter to the mix. We tried our first creation, and it was not at all what we had expected. My grandma and I both turned up our faces in disappointment. Our next attempt, a couple days later, we decided to take a different approach. My grandma bought a strawberry and chocolate ice cream mix at the store to help us along with this attempt. After making both batches, the strawberry and chocolate ice cream came out perfectly! It was delicious and refreshing on a hot summer day! Making homemade ice cream is very rewarding and the perfect summer activity.

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Thank you to all those who have served, are serving, and will serve in the future. You all are the reason why this country is the best! I hope you all enjoy the holiday, and remember to thank these true American heroes!

Memorial Day Weekend Part 2

Not only did we enjoy a delicious meal yesterday, we also got to spend some relaxing time in the outdoors! All the trees on the hill side along the river now have bright green leaves and are ready for summer. I also found this beautiful flower that was in full bloom, so I had to take a picture of it. Mother Nature is finally in the summer spirit!

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! The Bend is hopping this weekend with all the benders returning and getting their cottages ready for the summer season. With that grilling aroma in the air, cookouts were taking place all over the bend along with people taking four-wheeler and boat rides. The unofficial start to summer is finally here, and us benders could not be more thrilled! My grandma made a delicious fruit tart for our holiday picnic, and boy was it good! Not only is it a very patriotic dessert with it being red, white, and blue, but it tastes just like summer! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend as we thank all those who made all this possible!

Pumpkin Love

My grandma is a Bender who loves to bake! She made me a delicious loaf of pumpkin bread and recently some pumpkin muffins. I have always loved pumpkin, so when we found Pillsbury's pumpkin baking mix, I jumped for joy! Every time I enjoy something with that pumpkin flavor, it makes me think of how beautiful the bend is in the fall with all the brightly colored leaves on all the trees. This Bender loves enjoying pumpkin all year round!

Spring Flooding

Even though rain showers do bring spring flowers, they also bring high waters to the river. The river has come halfway up our boat ramp, has covered the rocks on the other side of the river, and is very swift. Sometimes when we are expected a lot of rain, I will put a couple sticks along the river bank to see just how high the river will get, and believe me it can get extremely high. When the water finally goes down, I love walking along the river seeing what the high water has brought in. Besides the usual sticks and trees, I have found toy boats, innertubes, life preservers, and much more. You never know what you will find next!