Harvest Love Page #2

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Ever!

Right where grandma

said it would be.

Come on,

let's go inside.

Okay!

Why don't you take

the bedroom upstairs,

the first one

on the right?

That's my old room.

It's not a girl's room, is it?

You're safe.

It was redone

years ago.

And you see these trees

over here?

I planted these

with great-grandpa Gilson.

Hey!

What are you

so interested in?

I was just wondering

what that man was doing?

I think

he's stealing our pears.

Look,

go over there

and call the sheriff,

and tell him

that we have a pear thief

in Gilson orchard,

and to come quick.

Look, I don't know

who you think you are,

but this is private property.

You can't go around picking

other people's fruit.

I can if I work here.

You?

Yep, me.

If it isn't the road hog.

Listen,

I am so sorry about that flat.

I hope you were able

to change it all right.

Well...

A half an hour of my time,

and I was all good.

I'd be happy to pay for it...

The tire?

Not necessary.

Long as you learned

the rules of the road.

Yeah, I did.

I did indeed, Mr...?

Will Nash.

I manage the farm here.

I take it you're grace

and Eli's daughter.

Yeah, they didn't tell me

you were coming.

My mom was supposed

to call you,

but she can be

kind of forgetful,

so I'm not really surprised.

Listen, my son and I,

we are only going to be here

for a week,

so you don't have to worry

about us.

Hopefully, we'll stay

out of your way.

I'm sure it'll be fine.

I take it

you're the young fella

who called about a pear thief?

I'm so sorry.

Hey, Will.

You called

the sheriff on me?

Listen, this was just

a really big misunderstanding.

Will may be a lot of things,

but he's no thief.

So, if there are no arrests

to be made,

I'm going to head back

into town.

Okay, thanks.

Sorry.

Andy, this is Will.

He manages the farm,

and we are going

to stay out of his way

this week, okay?

Andy!

Catch.

Thanks, Will.

I was getting hungry.

Sorry!

You know, I was surprised

when I heard you retired.

I never thought

you were going

to leave the farm.

Neither did I,

but these old

bones did me in.

Been a long time

since I saw you, though,

and Andy, you were just

a baby last time we met.

So you knew my great-grandpa?

Sure did!

I've known

four generations of Gilsons.

I've managed the Gilson farm

for over 40 years.

I was first hired

by your great-grandparents,

and when your grandpa

inherited the farm,

he made me manager,

because he and your grandma

lived in Seattle.

Your mom

was the third generation,

and now you're the fourth.

That's pretty cool.

Can I go check

things out?

Sure!

lots to see around here.

Can I, mom?

So...

I take it you met Will.

Yes, I have.

Mom told me

that you handpicked him

to be your replacement?

We were lucky to get him.

I had to do some fast talking

to convince him to take the job.

Is that so?

Not every day you find

a fourth-generation farmer

who also happens

to be an agronomist.

Will is a scientist?

You should hear him talk

about soil acidity,

cross-pollination,

hybrid seeds...

I don't understand

the half of it.

How come he doesn't have

his own farm?

The recession.

A lot of the farms around here

got bought up

by these big corporations

that swooped in

when the opportunity was right,

and quite a few families

ended up moving away,

including his.

Must be tough...

Losing your family farm.

But after college,

Will came back

determined

to rebuild his

family's legacy,

and lucky

for the Gilsons,

he is now on your farm.

Mom, look what I found!

Sweetie,

are you okay?

You took a big fall there,

didn't you?

Ouch!

mom, that hurts!

Hi. is everything okay?

I'm a doctor.

Maybe I can help.

Yes.

My son, Bobby, fell

and scraped his knee.

Okay.

Hi. hi, Bobby, I'm Dr. Gilson.

This is my son, Andy.

Do you mind if I take

a look at your knee?

Sure.

Andy, maybe you and Bobby

would like one of these?

Is that okay?

Yeah.

Hey, you want

to draw with me?

Sure.

I'm going to take a look

at your knee, okay?

It's not bleeding.

Could you straighten it out

for me?

Ouch.

All right.

Is that okay?

Bend it back...

It's good.

Might be

a little bruised, 'Kay?

Might want to put some ice

on it when you get home.

Will do.

Dr. Gilson...

As in the Gilson pear farm?

Yeah, that's us.

We haven't seen

any of your family here

in a long time.

Yeah, mom and dad used

to come up all the time

from Seattle,

but they actually joined

an organization

that's providing medical care

overseas,

so they haven't been back.

Andy and I

are just here for a week.

That's a shame.

You'll miss

the harvest festival.

Andy would love it.

Probably.

we have to get back, so...

Thank you so much.

Sure! I'm Luna.

Nicole! pleasure.

Same.

They look happy.

Yeah.

So this is a pear.

We have tons of these

at our farm.

Awesome!

Hey, mom.

Hi, honey!

I'm glad you're still up.

Mom, it's 10:
00 A.M.,

not 10:
00 P.M.

Oops, I'm never going to get

this time difference right.

So how are you doing?

Really good.

I'm still in my pajamas.

I haven't been able to do that

in years.

And how's Andy?

Andy's good,

but I think

he's a little disappointed

we didn't go somewhere

more exciting.

Well, just tell him the farm's

not going to be there forever,

so he should appreciate it

while he can.

Why would I tell him that?

Well, because your dad and I

have decided

to put the farm up for sale.

But why?

Well, none of us

are very interested in it,

and it's not making

much of a profit,

so it doesn't seem

to make much sense

to hold onto it anymore.

I suppose not.

It feels weird to think

that the farm's not going

to be in the family anymore.

I know, but...

Maybe it's time

we all made a change.

Hi, this is Dr. Gilson.

I understand

that Mr. Mitchell

is back in the hospital.

Could you give me

an update on his condition?

Yes, I am on vacation,

but I just wanted to check in.

Well, please tell Dr. Gordon

if he needs to consult me,

he can reach me on my cell.

No, it's no bother at all.

Okay, thanks.

Hey, I know

we're on vacation,

but I wanted

to check in on a patient.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

It's no different

than being at home.

Yeah, but except at home,

we're not surrounded

by orchards and mountains

and clean air.

You know what?

If you're done

with your breakfast,

then why don't you put away

your colored pencils

and grab your coat,

because I want to show you

something super cool.

I forgot how beautiful

this place is.

It's awesome, mom.

It is.

"The best pear ground

is where you can see pine trees

when you're standing

in an orchard."

I can't believe

I remembered that.

My grandpa Gilson

used to say it all the time.

So, all of these

are pear trees?

Yep, as far

as the eye can see.

You know, when I was your age,

I used to go out

into the orchard,

and I would find a pear.

I would pick it,

I would take a bite,

and it tasted

just like Autumn.

It was heavenly.

Let's try one.

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