Fall is here...

...which means apples. I like apples, I do. Fuji (probably what I eat most often), Granny Smiths, Mcintosh, Rome, Gala, Golden Delicious, etc. Nearly all of which went into the apple pie baked last weekend, for an October-fest (not really Oktoberfest, since it was more a get-together for autumn/pies/apples/pumpkins than it was for beer and wurst-- though... there was lederhosen).

Truth be told, I've never like apple pies. Guess I'm a fruit purist and think they taste best raw. Mmm, raw apples. Raw sliced apples with sprinkled cinnamon. Mmm. Baked fruit always just seems too mushy. However, I DID like the homemade pie from last weekend, so maybe it's like how I am with cats-- I don't really like cats, but I like MY cats.

Also, I've been looking through food blogs today and these Apple Walnut Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes look aweeesome and is possibly something I have to try sometime.

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We carved a pumpkin, which was awarded "most sustainable," since we took someone else's pumpkin and recycled/carved it after they lost interest in it (after they had already done the dirty work of gutting it and all!).

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Aside from apples, I guess persimmons (blergh!) are also in season. The persimmon tree in my backyard is bearing a lot of fruit, baskets of the stuff. Growing up, we've always had persimmons around the house-- grocery-store bought, not home-grown-- but I've never liked the stuff. 

Fun to draw though!

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Maybe I'll convince Colin to make me those Apple Walnut Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes this weekend. Oh weekend, you seem so far away.

Ukulele concert tomorrow night (Jake Shimabukuro), yaaaaaaay.