One of the great joys of fall is going to the orchard and picking crisp apples!  I went today with my friend and some of my boys to pick apples for canning.  We had perfect weather-cool and sunny with a slight breeze.  With these conditions it is so easy to get carried away with the picking.  You just move from tree to tree sampling all the different apples. This leads you to having to take some of each kind.  I can't wait to taste my fresh applesauce and pie filling!  There is something about putting up your own food.  I don't have as much time as I used to as I am busy with school and work, but I look forward to the time when I have a little less on my plate and can squeeze in more time to put up more produce than what I am able to do right now.  With that being said I did get some peaches and pears canned and will have my apples done by next weekend.  My kids eat them like they are candy!  I love giving them something yummy and nutritious!
On that same note of food-I am getting excited that soup weather is upon us.  Not that I am a big fan of the extreme cold we get down here but I love coming home to a crock pot full of soup and I love trying new soup recipes-so if anyone has one for me to try I would love it!  I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of fall as much as I am!