Recently, I’ve been more apt to tell the people I care deeply about that I love them. This mostly applies to my boys, my husband, and a few close friends. I want the people I care about to know it. And, while I’ve never had a problem saying those three little words, they seem to…
observations
What’s there to do on the island of Maui?
Obviously, there’s enough here to bring us back three times since 2009. The first time we stayed we were “feeling our way along” and our three boys were young at the time. Their age and worries about their safety limited some of our activities but we still had the chance to do some special things….
Slice of Life Tuesday: Vacation Dangers, Part 1
We’ve been lucky enough to spend the last week on the Hawaiian Island of Maui. It’s been a welcome change from the frigid winter the midwest has experienced this year. The reality of returning will hit us soon enough. It’s been a wonderful vacation, full of fun, great scenery, even greater food, and an opportunity…
Vintage Sales
If you’ve read recent posts, you know my husband and I have been cleaning out. This week was productive as we took a whole carload of stuff over to our local reuse-it store. I also have a tote ready to go to the consignment store where I occasionally take gently used household items or knick-knacks…
Goals for the New Year
I’ve given some thought to my goals for the new year. At this point, my OLW is still being decided upon but I am considering a word that many will feel that they can either relate to it or feel that it is not enough to push towards. Those in the second lot may not…
Silent Sunday: The Best of 2021 Food, Art, Travel, and Nature.
2021 Blog in Review
The Apples in My Orchard was started on February 23rd, 2017. I’ve been writing almost daily since! It is a reflective, personal blog that discusses some topics with passion and others with lightheartedness. Here you’ll find posts on education, travel, health, family life, nature, conservation, friendship, and lots of poems – some inspired and some…
Poetry Friday & New Year’s Eve Editing
Happy New Year’s Eve! I hope everyone reading this post has a safe, joyous, and healthy new year! We are at our cabin and I’m editing three essays I wrote, cutting and cutting words to make the delineated amount allowed. I hope to have something to submit by the end of the day! Fortunately, it’s…
Foodie Monday: New Salad Recipe
We tried a new salad for our Christmas dinner this year. Usually, I make a napa cabbage salad with hot bacon dressing that has been our favorite holiday meal salad for years. We just had it at Thanksgiving and usually serving it is repeated at Christmas. But, I wanted something different. In one of the…
Silent Sunday: Light
Today is Silent Sunday. It is a day that I share my photographs without words on a theme of my choosing. All photos and the video are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta. No permission exists to duplicate in any form. Thank you!