I Like

 I spend WAY too much time trying to find a good image to go with my Thursday I Like posts.  Today was particularly frustrating and I have given up looking for the lovely apple I painted years ago.  It just isn't worth it.   And now blogger or my computer is not working correctly and I can't add a photo at all.  I just give up.  I really hate not having a picture but I have already wasted half an hour trying to get one.  

Our prompt this week from LeeAnna is apples.  What kind of apples do you like?  I love Cortland apples fresh picked in the fall.  They are crunchy, juicy and tart.  Yum.  I would live off of them if I could.  I learned of a new variety this year, called Red Cort.  Just as yummy.  

Do you have stories of picking them, or making special recipes with someone?  It was a fall tradition for us to go apple picking when my boys were younger.  It was always a pleasant afternoon except for the time my middle son got stung by a wasp.  Well, there was a lovely woman at the orchard who had a first aid kit and helped.  A bandage always makes an ouchy feel better when you are little.  I am grateful for the kindness of strangers.

Now we go apple picking with our granddaughter.  It can be tricky finding a time that works for everyone but we did go a couple of weeks ago.  I kind of freaked my family out by picking in the Cortland section.  We were told they weren't ready.  Well, they were and I was not going to be denied having my favourite apple.  My family couldn't get me out there fast enough.  Did they think the apple police were going to come and take me away?  giggles

Have you done apple artwork?  Yes, and I really like the way the painting turned out.  it would have been perfect for this post.  I am still miffed that I can't make it happen.

What are your go-to recipes with apples?  No recipes.  Apples in the fall are absolutely perfect.  In my opinion, adding anything to them just ruins them.