Hello, Fall!

I wait for Fall all year and mourn when it is over. It's that cool weather, the sweet layers and boots I get to put on my girls, pumpkin and apple season, baking up a storm, and making chili, soup, and stew in heavy rotation. I'm not generally one to rush a season, but we've had coolish weather for the last two weeks, and our apples are ready to pick...  it's time to declare it Fall, and I can already feel my mood lifting.  Here's to apple crisp, apple muffins, apple sauce, and the crisp, cool air of Fall!