All in a Day's Work

Today was the day....the day appointed to pick, peel, core and slice apples....all for the joy of making apple butter!

Early this morning...well, relatively speaking, since Willie and Brandon were out til the wee hours of the morning going to the races in Kingsport....the guys went to the back of the yard and picked apples.  Then it was up to me to do the rest.  Willie said he would help with the peeling but I was doing it so much more efficiently than he ever could.  Hmmmm....do I detect a little bit of weaseling on his part?  Nah....I did have it covered.

After much effort, I put up sixteen 1/2 pints of fresh apple butter, and Brandon has given it his seal of approval.  Oh, Willie did, too!

Now, I just hope there are some apples left next weekend to make some apple pie and cobbler filling.  As for me, I'm feeling pretty accomplished...making good use of the wonderful harvest God gives!