Applesauce!!!!!

Look, I know..I have much to talk about, and I will get back to it. I also did mention, that when a thought worth writing about came into my head, I would stop what I was doing, and write.

So applesauce. I went to visit my very old friend..the one we planted the garden for last year, the one, DH, and I recently spent some time with in the ER, because his house was filled with smoke, and he was un responsive...yes that one. If you are new to the blog go back and read. Anyway, I stopped today for two reasons. I did stop to visit and check on him, but he has something  between who cans, a glory world of jars, or something from that show "Hording, Buried Alive." The other reason is that, I care, and just see to need if he needs anything.

 He also has a friend that stops by on a daily basis...who is 80 years old....a mear 14 years his younger. When I stopped, I noticed his 80 year old's  truck was parked out front.I have often sat and chatted with both. I knocked, I waited. Maybe they were in the potty, the throne...I petted his cat "Buffy", and I waited a few more moments. His friend, and my old buddy just pulled up. His friend had takin him shopping at Walmart for some groceries. As they pulled up, I could tell something was not right. It was a diabetic situation. I ran to the car.He could not walk, he was pretty unresponsive. His buddy, and I one under each arm manuvered our friend to the porch.  Unfortunately, I was the stonger of the two of us, so I  lifted him up every stair. We sat him down,  made him drink a MAJOR glass of juice, and then were able to move him inside. We fed him some more sugar. SO CUTE, some how he perked up when I offered him a Klondike Bar...lol, eh he was comming around a bit at that moment...I hear they are hard to refuse.

The three of us sat and chatted, and his buddy, and I watched him. He came around. I knew he was himself, when he started showing me his drawings. I took his blood at that point, and it was good.

I asked him if I may pick some grapes, and pears to make jam. I pick them from his yard , I make stuff, and give him the result. He said, "SURE!" At that point he started to go to the door...I said, "No, you stay, and rest." He would not have it. I said, "then bring your cane." So he did. It was way too cute.

I kept asking, "Are you OK, are you fine?" He, assured me he was. So we went out to the grapes, and the pear tree....there is also an apple tree (most of the apples have hit the ground), he was a bit upset that the apples were going bad. He ditched his cane in the grapes to deal with the apples on the ground. I said, "Don't worry, we can use these...for pie, or jam, or applesauce." He said, "I would LOVE some applesauce."  I told him I would be happy to make him applesauce (sugar free). At that moment, it was like the scene from "Forest Gump", where the braces fall off his legs as he is running..my friend tossed aside the cane, and was finding the apples below the tree to make applesauce. This is the same man I had to carry into the house an hour earlier.

God, bless him at 94 years young!!!

This holds special meaning to me because, my Grandfather on my father's side (he lived a long happy life) passed away on an afternoon in the early fall .  My Grandmother, asked, if he would like some applesauce. He, said "Yes." Grandma, was in the kitchen making the applesauce from scratch, she would not have it any other way. She went to go give Grandpa his apple sauce, and he had passed in his favorite chair. Grandma, was several years younger, I think, about 15 years. She had a very active life. The night before she passed, she had been out with a girlfriend bought new shoes, and had dinner. She never woke up. They died about 18 months apart form one another. Again, this should not be sad.  OMG, what a super life..to  love, and be loved is really neat! Although, they were years apart, there hearts wanted to be together.

Now, this is not a sad thing for me, or my family. Yes, is it sad to loose anyone, but they loved each other so very much. It hurt, but it was so peaceful. I have no idea if  anyone can understand that.

So applesauce. It will be my first try at it...it is simmering now. I just hope I get it right.