Recognizing that the backyard is already comfortably crowded and cluttered, the kidlets have been laying plans for the (comparably) pristine and spacious front yard for quite some time.  You might recall a long time ago how YaYa desperately wanted to install an asphalt bike path around the perimeter of the…

I love homemade applesauce.  My Grandma Edna used to spoil me with homemade applesauce all the time when I was a teenager and in college.  One time she even brought homemade applesauce to my voice recital, and the jar sat right up on the flower table on the stage while…