A Bowl Full of ???

What do you see when you look at this? Just a bowl full of apples? Or is it something more?

My mother dropped by the other day and made the comment that she has rarely been to my home when there has not been a bowl or bag full of apples sitting out. That comment is actually what inspired this post.

Apples are a big part of who I am. I LOVE them. My mother has told me numerous times that apples were one of the things she craved while she was pregnant with me and apples are one of my favorite things to munch on, alway have been. There are so many different types, varieties and shades of apples but like most things in my life I like to stick with the basics.

Granny Smith's are my favorite, the brilliant almost neon green the tangy, tart, firm apples call to me in the grocery store whether they are in season or not the can be my downfall at the checkout line. I remember one instance where I paid more than $20 for a bag of apples! Apples are my ultimate comfort food even before potatoes!

The intoxicating aroma of apples and cinnamon baking is one of my all time favorite fragrances. its one of the aroma's that is on my What Heaven Smells Like list - as well as orange blossoms, fresh baked bread and my grandmother's clean laundry.

When I see the bowl of apples sitting out on my counter its not only asthetically pleasing but it also generates a feeling of safety, like having a full pantry... it also brings about a feeling of excitement. What am I going to do or create with these amazing apples? I see potential for an array of wonderful and delicious things! Maybe just a quick snack of sliced apples with a bit of nutella (Which by-the-way has got to be one of the greatest things on earth!) or perhaps I will whip up a dense apple cake with a carmel creme en glaze, an apple cobbler or crisp or my typical and favorite apple creation DEEP DISH APPLE PIE!

So you see this is not just a bowl full of apples, it is a bowl full of who I am and a bowl full of hope.