"I could not believe my eyes..."

"... 'cause 10 times 10 followers, lit up my screen as I fell out of my chair. They fill my sidebar space, leave comments everywhere - you'd think me rude but I would just stand and STARE."

Hehe alright, I'll stop with the Owl City parodying. ;) Did ya guess it?

I really couldn't believe it.  When I got on my blog today, my eyes got wide as I looked at the followers gadget. It couldn't be - 100 followers? I did stand and stare. 100 followers. I never thought I'd see the day!

I love every single one of you guys. I mean it. I know I've been a little lax in replying to your comments recently (I'm sorry!), but I value each and every one of you! You guys are what makes blogging exciting for me. :)

Since I'd like to do something to celebrate, I thought I would do the thing where you all can ask me any questions you want, and I'll answer them all in one big post. Sound like fun?

I do ask that you make the questions meaningful, not just asking about random things - though I am okay with answering things like "What's your favorite color?". So please comment on this post with as many questions for me as you'd like! I will probably make a post with my answers sometime this upcoming weekend, so you've got plenty of time.

Also, don't forget about Three Top Tips! The poll is up on my sidebar with all of the tips (I consolidated a few that were very similar). I also decided to go with TEN "Tip-Top" Tips instead of twelve. The poll will be open until Thursday, so please vote! Thank-you! :D

vibrant fall

Today was the first day that was a proper fall day: bright blue sky, trees ablaze, windy and crisp.  It made me feel like having a juicy honeycrisp apple while feeling the wind on my face. Fall is such a beautiful and vibrant season!

Yesterday I made an apple pie for my younger brother's birthday. It took a very long time... but I think the end result is very nice!

 I tried out the lattice weaving for the top, and surprisingly it worked out well!

I used a large assortment of apples: granny smiths, braeburns & one each of Jonagold and Honeycrisp apples.

 

We'll have to see how it tastes... we're celebrating his birthday tomorrow and so we haven't eaten it yet. We almost ate it last night because it smelled so good - but thankfully I rescued it from my family!

Hope you are enjoying your fall as well... take some time to go outside, eat a fresh apple, maybe even bake a pie!

~Melody