Dave From Grand Haven, Michigan

[Terry Newton]

Dave and his lovely bride came up on Sunday to the Petoskey area.

What a lovely couple. I have met CindyLou and her husband and Dave and his wife within the last couple of years.

Dave is such a perfect gentleman and I am praying for the difficulties he is continuing to experience with his spine. It's nice to know that we all share a disorder that helps us to treat each other compassionately. I have always thought of my spinal condition as a gift from God to help me be more compassionate towards others. We can all relate to the human condition, if we feel pain ourselves, which teaches us empathy.

I hope you found some good apples at our apple festival and that you enjoyed the Fall color drive.

Hang in there my friend.

[Dave]

Terry,

Thanks and I'm blushing right now from your kind words. We had a beautiful time "up" north and the colors were absolutly breathtaking. We did go back to the Apple Fest and picked up a half bushel of Honeycrisp, a fresh Carmel Apple pie and some Honeycrisp carmel apples.

Thanks for the tour of your facility. What you have built over the years truly shows how much you care for your fellow man. You are one in a million my friend.

[daveinaustin]

Mmmmm. Honeycrisp apples are my family's favorite apples!

We've been enjoying them over the past couple of weeks, but imagine they're much better when picked fresh.

Hopefully, they're cheaper up there as well. We pay around $3/lb. for them, but worth every penny!

-Dave