So, hello there. Envision a blog as a bit of the modern day diary. Reflections on daily life, funny anecdotes, the joys and sorrows, the boringness of “what I did today.” Basically, the general chronicling of all the thoughts that I know I will probably forget if I don’t put them somewhere and the somewhat narcissistic desire to pretend like they might actually be interesting and worth remembering.
Yes, I’ve been thinking about doing this for a long time. I’ve written blog posts in my head. I’ve thought about all the different topics I could write about. And then I discovered THE ONE GREAT TRUTH ABOUT STARTING A BLOG.
The hardest part about starting a blog might actually be figuring out what to call the damn thing.
So, the musings part is somewhat self-explanatory, yes? But crabapple. Yeah…what the heck is up with that? Well, basically I live in and try to improve upon a (slightly) decrepit but well-loved farmhouse, and I discovered that the apple trees in the front yard (probably planted by old Granny Crabtree herself…and yes, she was a real person) are actually crab apples. Beautiful in the spring when they flower. Kind of sour to eat though. Here is a picture of some of these trees with a friendly neighborhood resident who doesn’t mind eating crab apples:
So then I tried to figure out the symbolism of the crab apple. Ever tried to figure out that kind of thing with the help of the all-knowing Google? Interesting stuff comes up. Like, crabapples can be used for a love spell, among many other interesting facts. And this little ditty from the Universe of Symbolism: “Crab apple tree is a symbol of youth, joy, and fairie magic and surprise…believing that anything is possible.”
Yeah! I mean fairie magic? It’s hard to go wrong with that. But the idea that anything is possible…well, that’s the kind of thing I like to put out to the universe. Or at least the internet.
crab apple musings 