"The happiest people aren't those who make or have the most,
but who make the most of what they have."
but who make the most of what they have."
At our new house (which is still a pile of construction mess - but I won't complain about that) we have a lovely apple tree with a history. It was planted in 1969 from an apple that the original owner's college aged son had just eaten...which itself was picked from a tree on Berkeley's campus. The tree actually started life in his dorm room where he planted it in his window. Soon, it grew too big for the window so he put it in the back of his VW and took it along on a visit to LA to plant it in his parents' backyard.
On the way home, he was pulled over by a cop who saw his VW, his long hair and a plant in the back seat and assumed it was a marijuana plant! Imagine the cop's surprise to find it was an innocent apple tree. The family planted it in the backyard and ever since jokingly referred to it as their "marijuana tree". Well, now it is ours and what a beauty she is!
Without any effort on our part she is showering us with hundreds of apples. I plan to make the most out of the gifts from this little tree. So, if you have a moment, please, pretty please, share your favorite apple recipe or idea!
On the way home, he was pulled over by a cop who saw his VW, his long hair and a plant in the back seat and assumed it was a marijuana plant! Imagine the cop's surprise to find it was an innocent apple tree. The family planted it in the backyard and ever since jokingly referred to it as their "marijuana tree". Well, now it is ours and what a beauty she is!
Without any effort on our part she is showering us with hundreds of apples. I plan to make the most out of the gifts from this little tree. So, if you have a moment, please, pretty please, share your favorite apple recipe or idea!
