Today is summer

[guppiecat]

A recent comment by thickie got me thinking. He said:

"it's like we're hanging around baggiecon. minus the music, all the other people and the winnipeg heat."

I know that many of us suffer from / deal with SAD. I don't know about the rest of you, but it often seems as though February is the worst. It feels like it's colder, darker, and damper than the other months. (At least it's also shorter.)

So, I declare today to be an honorary summer day. Your mission is first, to get warm. I recommend home-made applesauce -- served hot. (My recipe below the cut). Then, when you're ready, click the cut link. Below you will (hopefully) find a YouTube playlist of some of the artists at last year's Winnipeg Folk Fest. Click the play button (if it doesn't auto-start) and scroll down. There, you will find a slideshow of photos that I took over the last two summers. (The flickr slideshow isn't compatible with some browsers. If you get nothing and *want* to see the photos, click on the link under the box. Otherwise, just enjoy your applesauce and the music.)

If we do it right, there will be music and heat. If we all do it, there will also be other people, and we'll actually have a bit of Baggiecon going on.

(If this doesn't display photos, click here to open in a new window.)


Applesauce

1) Start with a mix of apple types. I used mostly galas, one braeburn, and one granny smith.
2) Eighth your apples and remove the seeds.
3) Put into pot and add a cup or so of cranberry juice.
4) Add water until apples are almost, but not quite covered.
5) Add a cinnamon stick
6) Boil until apples are soft.
7) Remove cinnamon stick and blend
8) Put into a bowl and add honey until it tastes yummy (I used buckwheat blossom honey... clover blossom would be good too).
9) Some people like to put butter on it too. Those people are weird.

Edit: I know that the volume and sound quality vary from clip to clip. I'm sure that there is a way to fix it, but I think it would likely take more time than it's worth. Also, I know that most people do not think of zoo animals when they think of WFF. *shrug* I work with what I have. ;)

Comments

[zinzinzinnia.livejournal.com]

This is awesome! Thanks. :)

[winterwren.livejournal.com]

I like this idea. I REALLY like this idea

[xap]

Thanks - this was a fantastic idea :)

[thickie.livejournal.com]

i'm glad i got ya thinking. thanks for sharing the music, visuals and the applesauce recipe. i just might try it! (we've made applesauce in my classroom already this year. just apples, water and cinnamon)