Saturday, November 1, 2008

Apple Trees, Apples, & Applesauce

Yesterday morning we went over to a local apple orchard to pick some apples. We've done it 2 years in a row now & love it. They let us come in & pick what's left after the harvest. (Gleaning) We got 2 huge bags full. We then spent the afternoon making homemade applesauce & bottling it. We did 10 big bottles & will probably get that many more. I love it! It's the first time I have canned anything. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment.

As you can see, Elsie LOVES apples!





5 comments:

kidsmom said...

This would be awesome! Where did you go and what was the cost? I would love to take the kids apple picking. We've been blackberry and raspberry picking this year. LMK.

Laurie

Michal Thompson said...

All I can say is... Your amazing!!!

Michal Thompson said...

oh, about the bows-
For the flower bows- find some flowers you can take apart and layer together as you desire, then add a button or jewel.
For the ribbon ones- if you tie a bow wrap it with some string around the middle before you top it with another piece of ribbon. Try to find ribbon that has two finished sides so that it looks nicer. Also- finding ribbon that coordinates is fun too. You can top a bow with the other ribbon.
I don't know if any of this makes sense, if not just email me. You can find the clips at Sally's.

Brittany said...

Wow Karyn, you are quite the Martha Stewart! (Pre-Felon of course!)

misha~sha-sha said...

Maddox's hair looks so funny in that picture. Should we start calling him loaf? Love that expression on Elsie, by the way.