we have been cramming in a few last minute trips to the local apple orchard before it gets too cold...and stocking up now that the apples are on 'clearance'!! ie if you pick the ones from the ground and not the tree they are $2 for a huge bagful! i love a good bargain, and my kids love applesauce...
this time we went with friends, which is always more fun, especially when you have someone to run off into the orchard rows with and hide from your mumma!
ivy got into some apple carving (for her birthday last year, we got her this knife, which has been a wonderful knife for her to whittle and carve with), and i got a bit baby hungry with this cute little chubby cheeked boy pictured above!
one day i'd love a root cellar to store surplus apples away in (is that even possible? ivy informs me we need a barrel of sand to store them in...i need to look this up!), but for now they are being eates as fast as they are being picked and there is many a bowl of applesauce or apple crisp to be gobbled up. yum!
Yes, when we live in VT again one day, I want at root cellar. But you can always freeze lots of apple sauce for now. Do you have a juicer? Those windfall apples are fantastic to juice up, and you can freeze the juice too. I miss VT.....
Posted by: Georgia | November 05, 2012 at 03:22 PM
we had a root cellar when i was growing up in western colorado - i can still remember how it smelled and how the air was so cool down there, even in the summer.
what a beautiful basket to gather apples in and i am loving ivy's carving! so glad you are enjoying the "fruits of the season."
Posted by: Laurie | November 05, 2012 at 06:52 PM
The cannng queen needs to pay a visit :) !!!!!!!
Posted by: Zi | November 05, 2012 at 09:02 PM
Yes for the root cellars, You might just have to find an older house. Do you not have a basement? My parents can put potatoes in their basement (dark concrete part) from the garden until March and then the ones they don't use are ready to start planting again. Depending on where you live you can keep cold weather crops in your garden for a very long time. In British Columbia I had carrots in the garden that I could use until February. More research for you, sorry!
Posted by: Joanne | November 05, 2012 at 09:08 PM
Beautiful gathering baskets!
Posted by: Beth | November 06, 2012 at 11:00 AM
gorgeous photos... & lovely apple picking memories. im so missing some delicious central new york apple cider this fall. beak & skiff was my favorite.
Posted by: stephanie | November 06, 2012 at 12:08 PM
aww look at your little man, just gorgeous
Posted by: lisavc | November 07, 2012 at 01:05 AM
OH Emily, I hope you'll share your recipe for making applesauce! Please!!!
Posted by: Dede Warren | November 07, 2012 at 05:58 PM