An Apple A Day

Leaves me with way too many apples.

Last weekend the boy and I went apple picking and even though we only picked a peck (of picked peppers?) it was still way more than I was ever going to eat on my own. So what to do with all the extras? Make delicious apple treats of course!

While I do love Apple Crisp, I find it's usually a bit too sweet for me. So instead I tired this Apple Breakfast Granola Crisp from Smitten Kitchen. I made a few adjustments to the recipe - I used 1/4 c sugar to give it a little bit of sweetness, and next time I would use another cup of oats because the granola seemed to be significantly less in proportion to the apples.

I brought it to my cousin's birthday party and it was a huge hit, especially with the two diabetics since there's only 1/4 c of sugar (or a few tablespoons if you use the original recipe) and 1/4 c honey in the entire batch.

The only problem that remains is that this only used up about half the apples! What to make with the other half?

Back in the Day

I wanted to post more of these fantastic old pictures

Can we take a moment to look at this woman's awesome coat?

My great grandparents

Pass the Mustard

Maybe it's the leaves beginning to change colors, but I am in love with golden and mustardy yellows right now. I have a rather difficult time pulling that color off, so I will look at all these pretties instead.

There is sun in my eyes Flickr

Alice in Autumn coat by Anthropologie

Taylor from Sterling Style - I love her outfits

Felted Wool Mini from JCrew

Waffle Cone Slouch Hat by YesJess on Etsy

Victory is mine!

Remember this post where I talked about fun stuff for my apartment that I would buy if I had unlimited money? And I really really wanted this shower curtain but it was $80 and there was no way I was paying that much?

Well, victory is mine because I found a substitute for only $25 on amazon!

My new shower curtain in all its glory

The ruffles are larger, and it's made of a crinkle chiffon as opposed to cotton. Although I like the look of the cotton one more, this one is a better fit for my bathroom since as you can see, there's only about 1 1/2 feet of room between the toilet and the bathtub, and I really didn't want to be fighting ruffles every time I had to pee. This one isn't that poofy and since the fabric is thinner it hangs with less fooferah. (Yes, I am declaring that a word.) 

So basically I love this shower curtain like ponies and sprinkles and cake and unicorns. 

If you want your own ruffly piece of goodness, you can find them here.

Remembering

It's been quiet around here longer than I intended, but shortly after I wrote the last post about her seeming to recover, the cancer took my grandma's liver and she passed away a week later. It's been a roller coaster and I just haven't felt like writing. However, while looking for pictures for the funeral we came across all these old black and white pictures from her childhood. I wanted to post a few, mostly in remembrance of her but also because they are great snapshots of a different time. Many of the photos weren't labeled so I don't know who many of the people are, but they were somehow a part of my grandma's life.

My grandma around age13

Her mother, my great-grandmother. 1910-20s by the looks of it

My grandma and her neighborhood friends

My grandma and her friends