Apple delivery & sauce

Sleeping in the king-size bed again felt great, but S's shoulder pain caused him to toss and turn all night, leading to an early wake-up before 8 am. The morning coffee in bed was as usual, but the highlight was my second cup during an hour-long chat with my dear friend Lori. Meanwhile, S pursued his tire search from bed and eventually considered purchasing from Dale in Oyen.

Oh my, the sweetest good morning.. pretty sure she is saying Nana <3

The sunny day made it perfect for starting the laundry and tidying up the trailer. S headed out with the ranger to test the wood splitter at the pit. I organized the apples into four small boxes for Sharon and her parents. The indoor plants received their watering. Dave came by after 11:30 to feed and drop off Cooper. After lunch, S gathered his hockey equipment and the apples, then set off for town shortly after 1 pm.

I focused on completing and posting Thursday's tire chaos blog as I managed the ongoing laundry loads. Simultaneously, I cooked a pot of apples to make sauce. The herbs I had dried were removed from their stems and bottled. Additionally, I brought in a pair of chairs and took several photos to post them for sale later.

S was home after 4 with milk and coffee creamer. He parked the trailer and unhooked it then in to relax in his big brown chair. I wrote a Hometalk post for Nathan & Kaylin's dining table. Once the apples were simmered it was pressing time. This took allot of elbow work which next time I will cook longer I think. I did not add any sugar keeping it really pure. I had S brown the burger and chop in the cabbage and coleslaw as I worked on the applesauce. In the end I had quite a few containers for my efforts.

parsley - easy, oregano shown - bit more work, thyme - tiny leaves on woody stems

Looking for a few more jars this size friends

After finishing the additions to the lazy cabbage roll goulash supper pot and laundry, we ate. Once done, I stored the apple sauce in the freezer and focused on the blog while S vacuumed. I listed two chairs for sale and left at 8, just as Britt and Dave arrived. They tended to the horses and spent some time with the foals. Meanwhile, I watered the raised garden beds and harvested some vegetables as S observed the skid steer's return from its rental period. He had a brief conversation with Matt before taking the skid steer to the pit, while Britt and Dave departed for home. I settled into bed with a book, while S opted for a soak in the hot tub, followed by a shower, and then spent some time browsing on his laptop.