Thursday, September 25, 2014

apple abundace

Well I couldn't put Fall off any longer although temperatures have finally dropped to the high 80's and no color changes are happening in our area, Fall things are happening all around.When you get to go to the first craft show of the season you know Fall is here.when Julian Apple pies grace every store in San Diego you know Fall is here. when Football takes over almost every night on tv you know Fall is here. 

I know every one is busy making pumpkins from every conceivable product out there and I am too but I wanted to give the other great Fall produce a big welcome.Apples who doesn't love apples?We use them for any number of recipes, decor ,flavors,colors but very little do you see anybody on Pinterest devoting pages of crafts of how to make apples from sweaters or dryer hose . and yet we use apples and consume more apples than ever pumpkins.

So at my first craft show of the season I came upon these trees that I had never seen before with these giant bean like pods hanging from them and grabbed a bunch of them. I put them on this table thinking they were quite interesting and very organic looking .Does anyone know what they are or what they are called? my roomie CassieBu tends to eat anything living I put in a vase   but these must have been very bitter or smelled funny she took a swift sniff and flew off the table.

See aren't they wierd looking they are real hard and have no odor(at least not to me) and have like a leathery texture.

the apple gets it's own mini cake plate to stand on. makes it feel like it's the queen for the day.I used deep brown chargers on top of twig chargers with my green plates from BCF(49 cent stash) with small apple bowls and apple napkin rings well truly they aren't napkin rings but ornaments for the Christmas tree I just haven't found apple rings yet.The brown leaf jar helps depict that fall is here.

The hutch got a new look the Fall colors are so beautiful and vibrant


the apple awaits their fate as they sit in a giant apple bowl. will they be a wholesome snack in a child lunch bag , will be eaten raw drizzled with caramel,?cooked and mashed for applesauce?,diced an layered in a flaky buttery crust? or maybe they will get peeled and  sliced and microwaved and put on wreaths, I don't know,maybe I'll turn them into a cinnamony apple butter.Apples are such a wonderful portable tasty  fruit.                                   











Here are more pics of the PODS totally  weird they paired well with the crabapples and I think they have a great color contrast 



Here is the table already for dinner I think I will settle this time and make an apple pie but save that for another post.




Well if anyone can help me with the Pod question I would appreciate it. also can someone please help me with the permalink? I don't know how to do it and I need to be able to post to other sites.I have had only 21 followers for 8 months now. thank you all. I will be linking up to between naps on the porch on Thursday with Susan.have a great week everybody



13 comments:

  1. As you show so well,apples are such a wonderful complement to fall decor.

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  2. Hi Lulu Thanks for stopping by aren't apples versatile I love how we can use them.Have a great week Susie

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  3. I love the way all of the apples are used. Your mini cake plate with the single apple is divine!

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    1. I forgot I was using the red and green mini cake plates Bev until you commented.Some days I swear I ;m losing brain cells faster than I can think.thanks for stopping by.Susie

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  4. Hi Susie,

    Apples ARE in abundance in the autumn, and your little collection, is very cute! Hmm. Those pods are very mysterious, aren't they? At least they perfectly complement your petite and pretty globes of fruit!

    Poppy

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    1. Hi Poppy thanks for your sweet comment still don't know what the pods are but maybe I can get some more next year. they certainly were unique.Susie

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  5. I have no idea what the pods are....but I love apples!! I think I like the option to put them into a flaky crust...Yum. Still hot here in Orlando too....but, we can pretend it is fall lol! If you would like instructions on how to link to another sites party email me and I can give you the instructions thepolkadotcloset@live.com

    Carol

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    1. Hey Carol thanks for your response and I am going to take your advice and put them in a delicious pie with icecream melting over it Yum. I am going to email you about connections thanks so much for your help.Susie

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  6. Apple pie sounds so yummy, I have four apples on the counter from an apple festival that we went to last week. I am thinking of chopping them up and baking them in buttered Pepperidge Farm puff pastry dough with some butter, brown sugar, and a touch of cinnamon. Your table looks so cute all apple-d up and ready for the fall.... Candy

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  7. Hi Susie: It is the middle of the night and somehow, I felt a need to read my blog comments. When I saw yours, my heart just broke. I am so sorry. I will pray right now. Just wanted to let you know, I was awake and God was hearing prayers for you. Please feel free to email me anytime you need to. I will always pray and and have a ear to hear your heart. Blessings, Martha

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  8. It doesn't look anyone has answered your question. I'll try. ;)
    I blog on WordPress....it's different than Blogger...but the permalink will be the same.
    When I clicked over here I look up on the browser and I see your blog's permalink. It looks like this for this particular post: http://www.cakeplatesandothertreasures.com/2014/09/apple-abundace.html
    That is your permalink and that's all you need to link up to parties...like mine...and Susan's. However, when you link up at Susan's you need to link back to your site (actually, you should do that for every site you link to, but she requires that you do it first where most of us don't.). So...go over to the post here that you want to link up at...make sure it's the post you've clicked on...not just the blog URL in the browser window (ie.. http://anextraordinaryday.net/make-pumpkins-and-gourds-from-paperback-books/ is what you'll want to use not http://anextraordinaryday.net/.) Notice the difference? The first is the permalink to the post. I hope that helps. If you have questions...just ask...I'll be glad to help.

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  9. Diane answered that question perfectly! Love the apples they are so perfect for this time of year. Mine wouldn't last very long on a table. Just looking at yours makes me think of what I would bake with them!

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  10. Beautiful tablescape! Love the colors, very fallish without the usual orange and the apples look so good,...Christine

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