Crisp green apples,
so pleasing to the eye,
but now we're going to chop them up
and pop them in a pie.
poem by Amy & Julie
With thanks to Ali for the inspiration and our neighbours for the generous supply of bramley apples – their tree has had a bumper crop this year.
Hope you all have a good weekend – we'll be wood walking, tidying up the garden and eating apple pie!
little cotton rabbits 
loving this leap into poetry Julie, and of course, Amy ;o)
enjoy your pie, garden tidying for us this weekend too
love jooles x
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Enjoy your apple pie!
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Oh yum, apple pie! I grew up in a house that had been built in an apple orchard and apple pie was a weekly treat (be the apples fresh, from the apple store, or bottled, depending on season). But do you know I can’t remember when I last ate apple pie!
Have a lovely weekend Julie 😀
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You did make me laugh with your poem. Hope the pie’s a good ‘un!
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Amy and you will soon have enough poems to publish a book! 🙂
Nothing like home made apple pie, mmm!
Have a great weekend Julie.
Vivienne x
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Mmm I love apple pie, fab poem : )
Emma x
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Can I come to your house? I love apple pie!! Hope you have a lovely time on your walk and eating pie!!
Dawn xx
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Aren’t the apples this year amazing?
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And I’ll be sitting first with a bunch of artists, talking theory, duty, and principle, then at church — all as it rains and snows. But nothing I see today by some brilliant people will I wish to be part of as much as I do your poem. I’d LOVE to be with the two of you, cutting up fragrant apples and then making that pie, and then EATING IT HOT.
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May I come round for tea then, please? Apple pie, apple cake, apple crumble… it’s all evocative and delicious.
Happy times to you…. even if I’m not invited. Sniff 🙂
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Oooh… yum…..! we love apple pie, apple crumble, apple cheese….apple anything really! It’s crumble this weekend, after our gardening (in between the much wanted raindrops) Enjoy your pie! Jx
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How lovely! Just the weather for hot apple pie and custard, yum.
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Apple pie-my favourite. I find it hard to decide what to have with it-cream, custard, ice-cream, or just more apple pie. We had a garden tidy last weekend. This weekend we have an exciting baby shower to attend-exciting because it’s for my daughter-in-law, who will soon be having a baby brother or sister for Oscar. Grandchild number four-yeah!
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LOVE LOVE LOVE that cute little poem!!!
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Hi! I recently tried to order a couple of your patterns…for some reason, I wasn’t able to! I was wondering if you were going to sell any other patterns?? Thank you! Stephanie
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Pie and poetry. Does it get any better?
And so much easier to rhyme with than crumble (which only makes me think of stumble and grumble), so the right recipe choice for sure!
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it sounds very good!
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Just in case you check older comments – I am sat at my desk with tears threatening to pour down my face having just read your next blog. Why are people SO cruel, did noone think to offer you help or a kind word. Shame on them! I worry constantly about my daughter who is off at uni, and she doesnt have the challenge of being autistic, I really cant imagine your life worries. But please know that there are people out here who are mentally giving you a hug today…
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I wanted to send a message with a hug for Toby’s birthday but can’t find an address for you so I hope you won’t mind it coming on an old post. I cannot imagine how difficult today must be for you but I do hope you have confidence that you are doing a great job looking after Toby, Amy, H and yourself. I’m so sad that people are so uneducated and ignorant and react to Toby in such childish ways. Please know that it is their problem, not yours or Toby’s though I can understand it further adds to your worries about his future. II am amazed by your calm and selfless nature and the capacity for knitting anywhere and everywhere. You are an amazing person and I’m sure you are doing your best for Toby. No doubt somewhere he is aware of all your love. Well done.
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Oh num!! Now I want to make some apple pie. I do love making pies. We’ve had our first frost so it is definetly time to pick apples. Our crop isn’t huge this year but we’ve a crop!
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Hi Julie-
Like Debdor, I’m commenting on the most recent post. I have marveled at your patience and grace over the past few years that I’ve been reading LCR. You are a true hero, and should never apologize to anyone for your circumstances or emotions regarding your life and Toby.
Our youngest has a brain injury and while he is an adorable 3-year-old, his future remains uncertain. We can understand him, but we’ve already had to explain his lack of communication to others. It’s hard not to go into the whole “he contracted a nasty virus that nearly killed him when he was 7-weeks-old and we’re just abundantly blessed that he’s alive” every time.
Happy Birthday to Toby! And to you and your family. May you have grace and peace pour over you this year.
~Kendra
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I just needed to say hi and to say i had to leave a comment after reading your post about your lovely son Toby. I have worked with young adults with Autism and my little sons best friend has slight Autism to and he is such a gorgeous little boy and practicaly lives in my house 😉 As mum’s and a parent we always worry about our children we want to protect them from the harsh realities of life but sadly we cant always do so and and they have to learn to take care of themselves. Please you must try not to worry about what others think of you or him they don’t live in your world or know of his or your struggle what is important is that you and your little family have fun and enjoy life to the best of your ablities. My son has Crohn’s disease and although at times its very hard emotionally and physically for him, his brother and myself i have learnt to live each day as it comes and not worry about the future. Medication is working for my son at present but he has very bad days where he can’t function in the real world so to speak. Being diagonsed at the age of 12 and just having gone up to secondary school he encountered loads of problems many of them emotional to the point he wouldnt leave his room, felt like his future had been taken away from him etc ( he had always wanted to join the forces but sadly he cant do that now )He has missed 2 years of his secondary education and they set up medical home tution this September for him but thankfully he has managed to return to full time school although he has the odd day off due to his illness. Wow im sorry i didn’t mean for this to turn into a ramble. Sending you a big hug. dee x
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TWO LOVELY CHILDREN,AND YOU ARE A GOOD MUM HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOBY
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Dear Julie,
I know you turned off comments for October 11th but I must say that my heart goes out to you and Toby. My oldest child, my daughter now 20 and living independently has struggled with Learning disabilities all her life and we had moments like you have described here. From one Mom to another I send you and Toby my best wishes. Debbie
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