Just back from Bible Guys where I was leading today. We are slightly into the formidable book of Revelation. Actually I did Chapter Four today which only has 11 verses but it took me the whole time to get through that. But there is nothing easy about this book so that makes sense. So, I did my duty and am free for a month or two now.

I like doing the lead but it takes time and effort to prepare but the benefits are great. That has to do with the phenomenon that you really learn the material when you have to teach it. Not that I view myself as a teacher so much as a guide. Especially in the unfamiliar landscape of Revelation, a guide is needed.

So, that is my morning, then off to scurrying around the ranch. Yesterday we made apple butter which was kind of an all day project but the point being that we totally messed up the whole kitchen doing it. Now to corral all that chaos and to put the product on the shelves of the pantry. That is big satisfaction.

One major byproduct of yesterday’s process was the smells that cooking down apples and all the cinnamon, allspice and cloves involved give off. What a heavenly aroma wafted around the place yesterday. Sort of like being at Grandma’s place, oh wait, it is Grandma’s place!

One more apple fact and that is that Jessika put up all the apple sauce this last summer and that is what we started with to make the butter. So thank you Jessika! And hopefully we will have a few quarts left to help feed you at the upcoming Veranda. Remember the Veranda?

OK, so much for a Saturday in January. Next weekend is Super Bowl weekend, time to start snack planning! Go Chiefs!

upcoming Veranda loves, Felipé.