Making Applesauce with Kids

July 15, 2013

Still, there’s nothing like the sweet smell of boiling apples to bring me back to the yellow and white formica kitchen of my childhood.

The cottage we currently rent has a large apple tree in the backyard. Large as in it’s able to support a swing and the weight of six climbing children at Joseph’s

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.