LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Granny Making Apple Butter

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Granny Making Apple Butter

When Granny cooks a lot of something this is the pan she uses.

On this day it was full of apple butter.

Does she not just make you want to hug her?

Have I told you that I love my Granny?

Yummy!

Granny says: "just a little more cooking".

And now the apple butter is all ready and in jars.

It is delicious!!!

* I received another birthday card & a package today for Granny. I will be taking these to her tomorrow. I can't wait to see what is in the package for her! She is gonna love it!

14 comments:

Needled Mom said...: That is one BIG batch of apple butter. It looks and sounds delicious.; November 3, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Allie said...: Yes I just want to hug her! I love her apple green curtains, too - the apple butter sounds so yummy!; November 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Shauna said...: Looks really yummy! I've never made apple butter - would you share the recipe? I've been following your blog for a while and have enjoyed sharing your family moments. Bless you!; November 3, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Michelle said...: When you go to Granny's tomorrow, could you put some of her energy into a couple of those empty jars and send them to me? I sure could use some of her energy. She makes me ashamed of myself!; November 3, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Anonymous said...: She's as cute as can be Val! The apple butter looks good.; November 4, 2009 at 1:04 AM
Alice Grace said...: Apple Butter! Yum! I know that is going to be so good!; November 4, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Janene said...: I love reading posts about your Granny!; November 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Susannah said...: Oh, Val....you are having some wonderful times with your Granny. I know you will cherish these moments forever.

Apple butter sounds so good right now.

Friends,
Susannah; November 4, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Lisa said...: Does Granny sell her Apple Butter? I love apple butter and would love to buy some. Make sure you get her recipe too. Nothing better then having those treasured recipes. I have quite a few from my great great grandmother. Her pineapple cookie recipe is delicious.

Blessings,
Lisa; November 4, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Anonymous said...: Yummy Aunt Valerie!!!
I want some of your home cooking and your precious granny's apple butter!!!
You girls look like you are having the best time!!! I loved looking at your hilarious Halloween pictures!!! Bryan..is sooo funny!!

Love you and cannot wait to see you guys over the holidays!!!
baby Sanna...oh and way to go with your small mouth bass!! Whoo hoo!; November 4, 2009 at 10:48 AM
SandyQuilts said...: Oh my gosh my paternal GM made apple butter too. I still have one of her jars although she's been gone since 1987. Well never open it or eat it but I love opening the refrig and seeing in there ... it's like she's still here.; November 4, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Kim said...: It looks delicious! Wish I could taste some; November 4, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Carole Burant said...: Omigosh, Granny does it all, doesn't she...she is soooo AWESOME:-) Believe it or not but I've never had apple butter...is it like a jam?? Now you have me curious about it so I'll have to google it! lol Love all the pictures, especially the one of you and Granny...so precious!! xoxo; November 4, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Susan @ Blackberry Creek said...: I love apple butter. Bet Granny's is the bst!; November 8, 2009 at 9:24 AM

Our Prayer

Lord, help us to PLAN, PREPARE, & PLANT what you would have us to. Help us to WEED out of our lives what should not be there. Lord, help us to GROW through you in our relationships, our attitudes, and our lives, always being in your will. Help us to always walk with you. Help us to get our priorities straight and choose joy. Let us always be thankful and content even in the storms because we all know it’s going to rain. Help us to be ready. We also know that sunshine follows rain and joy comes in the mornings. Thank you Lord.

In Jesus name,

Amen.

I Work For A King

I Work For a King

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

Flylady Routines

Morning Routine

Have you made your bed?

What's for supper?

Get dressed.

Unload dishwasher/Wash dishes

Laundry

Swish & Swipe

Afternoon Routine

Declutter 15 minutes

Do something fun just for you!

Bedtime Routine

Pick up house before going to bed.

Plan for tomorrow today so we will wake up and smile.

Focus on Me.

Daily Schedule

Monday:

Home Blessing Hour/Catch up Day

Zone: Laundry room

Tuesday:

Free Day

Zone: Bathrooms

Wednesday:

Desk Day

Zone: Living areas.

Thursday:

Gofer Day

Zone: Bedrooms

Friday:

Baking Day

Date Night

Zone: Craft room/office/Kitchen

Saturday: Play Day

Sunday:

Church/Rest

Some Of My Favorite Movies

*The Bridges of Madison County

(My all time#1 favorite movie)

~Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep~

*An Affair To Remember (My #2!)

~Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr~

*The Notebook (Top 3)

~Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams~

*It's A Wonderful Life (#4)

(Excellent-Never gets old)

~James Stewart & Donna Reed~

*Something's Gotta Give (Top 10)

~Jack Nicholson & Diane Keaton

*Love Story (1970)

Ali MacGraw & Ryan O'neal

*A Walk To Remember

(Romantic, Heartbreaking, Emotional)

~Mandy Moore & Shane West~

*The Bridge over the River Kwai

~War Movie~ (Excellent)

*Brief Encounter

(Oldie but goodie Love Story 1945)

*To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)

~Gregory Peck ~

*Sorry Wrong Number (Horror 1948)

Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster

*One Flew Over the cuckoos Nest

WARNING Rated R but very good!

~Jack Nicholson~

*Gone With The Wind (Wonderful)

~Clark Gable, Vivian Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland~

*Cool Hand Luke (We both love this one!)

~Rated PG Paul Newman~

My New Years Resolutions

To be content
To give thanks in all things
To take joy
To give grace
To receive peace

For from Him
And through Him
And to Him
Are all things.
To Him be the glory
Forever.
Amen.
~Romans 11:36

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Study to be quiet.
Mind my own business.
And work with my hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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To be a better Wife, Mom, Gran, Granddaughter, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, & Friend
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To take every opportunity to be quiet.
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To slow down and smell the roses
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Me Time
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To Show Myself Friendly
Proverb 18:24

Granny's PERFECT Quilt

It is PERFECT. Perfectly PERFECT. Oh I don't mean perfect stitches, or perfect seams, or perfectly square. It is PERFECT for snuggling under on a rainy, dreary day. It is PERFECT for wrapping up a grandchild who is spending the night. It is PERFECT for making a house when draped over a chair & an end table. It is PERFECT for winding around and around a doll. It is PERFECT for covering up in the car when the air conditioning is on full blast. It is PERFECT for laying on the carpet and putting a baby down for his nap. God has touched Granny's heart and her hands, and her life. He has made her an artist. He has given her the gift of PERFECT quilts.

Written by Marlene B. about the quilt she bought from Granny. (Excerpt from Oct. 7, 2009 post on her blog)

www.stitchinbythelake.blogspot.com

Thank you Marlene for blessing Granny!

Stay At Home

Stay, stay at home, my heart, and rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.

Weary and homesick and distressed,
They wander east, they wander west,
And are baffled and beaten and blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of doubt;
To stay at home is best.

Then stay at home, my heart, and rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all that flutter their wings and fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at home is best.

Longfellow (song)

"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is place in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into it's soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no others hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller