Apple Juice and Apple Butter

I decided to do something else with our apples, we've been dehydrating them the last few weeks & we've got enough dried now I think. So I got out the juicer and made some fresh apple juice - unfiltered.

Then on to peeling, coring and slicing apples for Apple Butter, I haven't made it for ages. It turned out pretty good.

All of this apple talk reminded me of a song we used to sing with our kids when they were small "Apples and Bananas", to help them learn their vowel sounds. 

Click on the YouTube video below the hear the song - enjoy!

I went for a four mile run this morning before I got started in the kitchen. Our friend the northeast wind is back & the first Swans flew over today - all the way from Siberia! I love that they fly over our house! I actually enjoyed putting on layers, gloves and a hat. All of my aches and pains are gone from my marathon run a few weeks ago. I ran about 6 1/2 miles last Saturday with my husband on the North lake Whatcom trail, just finished that one before a wind and rain deluge hit!

Grand opening of the North end of the Snohomish Co. Centennial trail!

Yay, the Centennial trail from Bryant north is now finished. I've blogged before about our bike ride from Bryant south, here's the link to that post -
http://hearsdifferentdrummer.blogspot.com/2012/04/biking-northen-section-of-centennial.html and my unofficial/official Inaugural Centennial Trail Marathon, here's the link to that post -
 http://hearsdifferentdrummer.blogspot.com/2012/10/inaugural-centennial-trail-marathon.html  the route is from Dubuque north (13.1 out & back).
I copy and pasted this from the Centennial Trail Coalition of Snohomish County's blog, so you could see for yourself!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Grand Opening Announced for North Trailhead 

Snohomish County Parks has announced the opening ceremony for the north end of the Centennial Trail: 

Grand opening 10.00am, Nov. 3, 2012 at the Nakashima Barn/Northend Trailhead. 32328 State Route 9, Arlington

The location is trailhead #1:

Come and join the celebration for this long anticipated opening north of Bryant.  We will post more details about the event as they are made available.

- Here's the link to the "Centennial Trail Coalition of Snohomish County's" blog where I read the announcement - 

 http://ctc-of-sc.blogspot.com/2012/10/grand-opening-announced-for-north.html