What should you do when the weather is nasty?

Heat up the kitchen!! 

I have not yet shown you the pictures from buying apples and squash......don't rush me:)

But I will show you what we did today while it was windy and nasty outside.

 Mike helping with another batch of applesauce.

 I have no idea what these are called.  My friend bought some and cooked one up and made pumpkin muffins using it.  They disappeared in mere moments.
We were looking for a 'pumpkin' source  because a  can of Libby's pumpkin here is 22.50 rmb, almost 4 dollars.  At the rate we both use canned pumpkin for bread, pies and muffins that was a bit much to pay.  For 21 kuai (rmb) I got enough of these squash to make a million muffins.  So far I have cooked up three and have more than 7 cans worth in the freezer.  These four have yet to be cooked.  She had also gotten some different types of pumpkins for decorations and possible cooking.  The problem with pumpkins and squash is you never know how they will cook down.  The one she tried worked so we went back to the place together and bought a bunch.

For a size perspective, Sparkles was playing squash!

That is what you do when the weather is nasty!

Or at least I do:)

Love, fondly, sincerely,

zaijian,

Ramona