Belle Smithson’s apple butternut squash casserole is to die for. Growing up, Gracie used to ask for this almost every other day. It has roasted squash, crisp apples, sage and lovely warm spices. She changed into more comfortable clothes, a cotton shirt and khaki shorts, and helped her mom pick the ingredients in their backyard garden. Her mom was plucking some apples and her dad was harvesting the squash to be used later.
“Wow,Mom! Your garden literally has everything.” She plucked an apple from its branch. They have three apple trees that are heavy with fruit now. Some fruits are on the soft grass that maybe fell last night from the soft breeze.
“Yup, the fallen fruits are given to the animals.”
“You have animals here too?”
“Not here, honey. We donate them to the zoo. Our dad and I t
