When a tradition is passed from generation to generation, it seems timeless. It's something that has always been done by a member of your family. Making homemade applesauce and apple pies is that tradition for us. The apples used are special and specific: early transparent. As we've come to realize, not too many farmers harvest these apples. They are a bit finicky from a grower's perspective but, in our humble opinion, they make the best pies and sauce we've ever tasted.
Miss Amanda connected us with a friend of hers who sells the green early transparents. This year, we picked up the largest order yet- 3 bushels! Believe it or not, this was close to 500 apples! Six crates that were filled to the brim lived in our laundry room all week. Slowly but surely, our containers of applesauce were deposited into the garage freezer and five apple pies were frozen and two were made and given away. By the end of the week, only a portion of two crates remained.
Between rounds of applesauce and pies, Cam began the arduous task of thanking everyone for coming to the graduation party/open house. He designed his cards for printing and indicated what he wanted to say to thank each person who attended.
The cards and gifts he received nearly covered the entire dining room table! It seemed like every day we talked about a memory from the party reminding us how special it was.
Even though they tend to munch on our flowers, it does make us smile to see the animals on a regular basis that aren't typically found in the city.Camology Quotes:
Cam communicates with A.I. daily using his Amazon Alexa devices. Each morning, he'll typically request the daily forecast and then verify with the local news and other sources. One day in particular, he performed a triple check of the weather data and declared:
"Alexa is spot on!"
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