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friday feast: apples by laurie lee
Just for you, I picked this apple poem out of the barrel. The poet, Laurie Lee, grew up in the village of Slad, in Gloucestershire, England. That’s Cotswold country. (Sigh.) Yes, there is always a lot...
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friday feast: the apple, by james crowden
Where were you this past Sunday, October 21st? Were you, by any chance, in England? If so, then you were there to celebrate APPLE DAY! Yes, that’s right! For the past 17 years, the entire country...
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an apple by any other name . . .
So, let’s say you’re at a social gathering and you want to impress someone. Or, maybe you’re in final Jeopardy, and if you can say "apple" in Turkish, you win $1.5 million. Or better still, your...
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halloween treats!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!Yeah, I know. Today is supposed to be about pumpkins. But this is the last day of Apple Month, and some haven’t been eaten. So how about a mixed basket of apple-y treats: a little...
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wednesday snack: a real pip!
GENTLE’S HOLLER by Kerry MaddenAges 9-12, (Viking, 2005) From one of the most heartwarming, lyrical books I’ve read recently, here’s a passage where the main character, Livy Two (12), a talkative...
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friday feast: after apple-picking by robert frost
It would be sacrilege to celebrate Apple Month without including Robert Frost. He loved his apple orchards and his ruminations upon the fruit resulted in many poems. Besides, he was a New Englander,...
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thought for the week: i love the smell of rotten apples in the morning!
Need some inspiration? Wondering how to court the muse? Consider this: "The poet Schiller used to keep rotten apples under the lid of his desk and inhale their pungent bouquet when he needed to find...
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eat ’em and weep
Okay, folks, I know I teased you with the world’s largest apple pie the other day, and left you salivating. Though the recipe sounded interesting, it wasn’t something you could actually make.So,...
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