Stolen Pumpkins

I took Missy Moo and Buster Boo to a Produce Stand to pick out some pumpkins. They were very excited about their choices and couldn't wait to sit them on the front porch. And so they did!They live in a very small rural community. It never crossed any of our minds that they would be stolen. But they were! The next morning when mom and kids went out to see the pumpkins, they were missing. Stolen! Mom was distraught, and wanted to cry. 

Missy Moo, 4 years old, had a very wise explanation on the stolen pumpkins. In an attempt to comfort her mother, she had this to say about those pumpkin thieves, in her matter of fact voice.

"They thought it was a pumpkin patch, but it was just our house. We will buy some more pumpkins and watch for them, and when they come back to take them, we will tell them it's not a pumpkin patch, it's just our house!"

A good lesson from the oh so young and wise! Take heart!

New pumpkins

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Silence

This picture was taken in my back yard a couple of years ago. I can't think of a better description of silence than the first snow. The first step out into fresh fallen snow is magical. It seems the whole earth is blanketed in silence and awe. As the sun appears, the snow glitters and shimmers from it's reflection. It's so pure. No footsteps, no marks. Just a billion tiny snowflakes heaped upon each other bringing with them.., quiet, stillness, beauty, and peace.

Last year we had a very dry winter. No snow! This summer has been extremely hot and dry. But... there may be some hope on the horizon. Weather forecast calls for cold temps and snow a couple of days this week. I'm praying for a snow-filled winter season. Snow, snow, snow!

Fall is for Apples

This is the best Apple Crisp I have ever made! Simple, too!

Ingredients:

2 tsp. flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp, cinnamon

1 cup flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup oatmeal

1 cube margarine, softened

1. Peel and core apples

 2. Slice apples

 3. Fill bottom of baking dish with sliced apples

4. Mix together the 2 tsp. flour, sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle on apples

 5. Using a fork or pastry blender, mix flour, brown sugar, oatmeal and margarine.

Spread on top of apples

 6. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees and 30 minutes at 350 degrees (1 hour total)

7. Dish up warm and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Delicious!

Apple Crisp is a favorite at our house. There's nothing better than the smell of tart, tangy, sweet red and yellow apples baking in the oven. I love when the juice from the apples bubble up through the crisp. Then you know it's just about done baking. Fresh out of the oven, it's hot and crisp. You can hardly wait for the scoop of vanilla ice cream to smother the top. With each bite, the ice cream melts slowly into the crisp, giving it the best kind of Fall dessert you could possibly have.

Apple Crisp is  a request for birthdays... even over cake! Enjoy!

writing prompt #4: share a favorite Fall recipe