It's my husband's birthday on Wednesday. This past weekend we celebrated with his family and at my husband's request, I made him apple pie for dessert. I've made many apple pies before but this one was special....

I love baking. It's such a relaxing activity. I often go into a reflective state of mind. I could never be meditative while baking; my mind often drifts to memories of long ago. It pauses at happy moments, it floats through sad ones. It circles around memories of friends and family. It ebbs and flows through all the places that my hectic every day life doesn't permit me to visit....

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