Apple season

It's apple season here. I bought a crate of apples yesterday because we were going through them so fast. These are whopping apples too. Each about the size of a softball.

I was thinking about afternoon tea this afternoon, wondering what there was to eat, when I had a brilliant idea - why not make an apple cake? So I did.

It took an hour to cook, with one three year old waiting impatiently for it to be ready.

But once it was done it was good! So, now that I've baked a cake, it seems like this must be home now. We really are settling in.