“Septem” means “seven” in
Latin. September was the seventh month
of the old Roman calendar, which had only ten months and which began in the
spring in March.
This 12" September House quilt block is part of my Calendar of Houses Bee Quilt. A friend and I organized this on-line bee a couple of years ago after being members of two previous on-line bees.
There were thirteen of us in the bee - from the United States as well as England and New Zealand. Every month, each of us made a block for a member and a different member made a block for us. The house design was to represent that month. One member did not send me a block, so I made this one for my quilt.
September
The breezes taste
Of apple peel.
The air is full
Of smells to feel –
Ripe fruit, old footballs,
Drying
grass,
New books and blackboard
Chalk in class.
The bee, his hive
Well-honeyed, hums
While Mother cuts
Chrysanthemums.
Like plates washed clean
With suds, the days
Are polished with
A morning haze.
John Updike
Glazed Apples and Sausage
1 pound smoked, fully
cooked kielbasa
6 apples, sliced but not
peeled
½ cup apple juice
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1. Slice the kielbasa into 1/2” slices. Brown the sausage in a 10-inch frying pan or
electric skillet.
2. Add the apples, apple juice, maple syrup,
brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir well and
put the lid on the skillet. Simmer the
mixture until the apples are tender.
3. If necessary, remove the lid and cook some of
the liquid down so that you have a nice glaze.
2500 varieties of apples are grown in the United
States United
States
Love it!
ReplyDeleteFirst off Susan where does one find the pattern for these darling house blocks! My daughter, an elementary school teacher decorates her class room and I bet would love this!
ReplyDeleteI also plan to try that apple/sausage recipe. Kielbasa is a favorite family.
That sounds yummy!
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