Two Sundays ago we went to Bishop's Orchard and picked apples and pressed them into cider. It was cold, but the cider was delicious. It tastes good cold or heated up (with cinnamon sticks and oranges, if you're fancy). I made an apple crisp a few days later with some of the ones I'd picked at the orchard. This is yet another aspect of fall that we love.
The orchard
Joel preparing to press the apples while Kate drops them in the top.
Davey cranking away while I press the mashed up apples into frothy goodness
Joel posing
On a more gruesome note, one of the few things we do not like about fall is when the spiders decide our house is more cozy than the cold outdoors. I am not a fan of spiders (to put it lightly) and am prone to fits of screaming and gagging when I see them. Thankfully I have a brave husband. Even Whiskey helps out; though she hasn't turned out to be a great mouser, she's a bold and daring spider-er. She likes to walk around with them as they try and wobble away to safety on their long, unstable legs. Then, whether because she's bored or just clumsy, she usually squishes them with one heavy paw. I've come downstairs several times to find flattened spider corpses on the floor. It's a satisfying sight.
3 comments:
Very fine......
Is this Moscow, ID? Would you believe that we lived in Moscow for almost 8 years. Beautiful pics and it looked like the Palouse?
I love apple cider and I love those pumpkin candies you posted.
BTW...You can wear a cocktail ring with jeans, heels, and a plain top.
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