Most of the time, when you ask a child to draw a house, they will draw a very familiar image. They start with a triangle roof and two lines that extend downward to form the walls. In the center, there’s a rectangular door with windows on each side. They also add a chimney, flowers under the windows, a tree, birds, butterflies, and a big yellow sun. No matter what personal

Each fall, we coordinate family calendars for a tradition we call Apple Day. A day spent with family traveling to a u-pick apple orchard to pick apples, eat apple doughnuts and drink apple cider. I decided to paint some of the apples from our day this year. I spread them on a table next to my grandparent’s well-water bucket. The bucket brings back memories of my childhood.Creating special memories with