Apples are one of my favorite fall fruits. I love everything about them, the colors, the flavors, the many varieties. I especially love that every part of the apple can be used in one form or another and lends itself very well to home preserving.
This year we were able to pick many, many bushels of apples from our neighbors orchard. Unfortunately for me, apple harvest was right around the time we lost our Little Angel, so I wasn’t able to do as much as I wanted. However, Dadzoo came to the rescue and while I watched he canned and cut and dried and buttered and froze all our apples. I’ve been so blessed in marriage.
We did sliced apples in a spiced syrup, dried apples, apple butter and apple pie filling. Had I been able I would have added apple jelly and apple vinegar, but it just wasn’t to be this year. 
Right now we have four little apple trees that were planted this summer on the farm, we plan on adding a couple more and someday we won’t have to buy our apples but will have big apple picking parties from our very own trees!
A farm girls dream.
You are seriously my hero.
What a kind, kind man you are married to Aimee! Your apples look amazing (they always have) and I am glad you have started a little orchard of your own! BTW, I always think of you every autumn—when we harvest our own apples and I start dreaming about your recipe for apple butter:)
Blessings, Aimee