The last sentence says it all.
āThe Honeycrisp is a victim of its own success, and has become exactly what Bedford and Luby despised about the varietyās predecessors: a boring commodity apple.ā
But itās what we do. 
Iāll stick with Granny Smiths, Cortlands, and other tart, crisp apples.
Have you tried Cosmic Crisp? I never got the hype about honeycrisp, but mayhaps I had it when it was already ruined.
I think I tried one when they first came out, but not 100% sure.
Honeycrisp apples WERE great when they first came out, but were still a bit too expensive to buy regularly. When they became more readily available, I think I wasnāt buying them because everyone was. I veered towards antique apples, Northern Spy being a favorite (grew up having them available, but many markets stopped carrying them).
TBH Iām not big on apples, like, at all. I occasionally buy one or two thinking āhey, I should really add more fruit to my diet.ā Then they sit on the sill for sometimes longer than a month, bc apples in this country apparently last forever.
Thatās why Iām so excited about the mini apples I bought recently. Now we can proudly claim to eat 4-5 apples a day 
My favorite this season has been Crimson Crisp.
Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples? 
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Thanks for posting this! I used to love to bake the big, almost 1 pounders. The last few I bought were small and more tart than āhoneyā crisp.
Looks like my late cat, Sam. He had IBD. He maintained well for several years on meds, until he didnāt. He was my soulmate. Iām sorry for your loss. 
I lost my younger one a month ago, and now my old girl has a sonogram scheduled for Tuesday after bad bloodwork.
Yeah, Iām thinking about not getting any more after my newest kitten that I just got. Iāve got a veritable columbarium of cat ashes from 50 years of being owned.
I grew up eating Northern Spy. A local orchard grew them. They were my parents favored apples for pie making. I still love a crispy, tart apple over any other kind. Granny Smith used to be an acceptable substitute but theyāve become so blah.
If Iām buying them in a supermarket theyāre still the best bet for crisp, tart apples. At least for me.
Yeah. Iām in my mid 50ās and when my current feline owner, Mugsyā goes (heās around 14 or so), I MIGHT have time for one more. But that will likely be the last one I ever acquire.
I had a car accident last year that killed my 20 year old Toyota Matrix. I bought a used Mazda3 hatchback.
Thereās a very good chance it will be the last vehicle I ever own.
It is CERTAINLY the last āinternal combustion onlyā vehicle I will ever own. If I have to replace it in my remaining time, it will undoubtedly be a hybrid or electric.
I drive a 6 speed 2015 Mazda3 hatchback. I love that car. Great in the city and for long road trips.
As for pets, i adopted a 6 year old dog this year. I wonāt do puppies or kittens in the future but yes to older pets, of which there are gazillions in shelters.
By then there will hopefully be ample charging stations all over the place, or the batteries last farther than 250 miles.
I had a new 2001 Toyota Matrix until I sold it in July 2009 before moving to Japan. I absolutely loved everything about it and besides it being recalled to replace the motor on the driverās side power window, never had any issues at all. In all aspects, it was the perfect car for me.
With the interest on the loan, it cost me $21,000, but I sold it to a Toyota dealer in Portland, OR for $7,000. I think that I made out pretty well and that car was definitely the best of the 4 cars I owned. I miss it dearly and seeing one on the road makes me yearn for it.
In Japan they were never sold as a Toyota Matrix, but as the āToyota Voltzā which was an odd mix of the exterior of the Pontiac version of the Matrix, the Pontiac Vibe (which were made by General Motors in conjunction with Toyota at the NUMMI/New United Motor Manufacturing plant in Fremont, CA as opposed to the Matrix, which was made in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada) but with the interior of the Matrix. It didnāt sell well and I rarely saw them in Japan.
I share your unreasonable love for the matrix. The Mazda is a little sportier, but that early 2000ās Toyota was mechanically bulletproof, could haul stuff way bigger than you might imagine (the interior truly seemed bigger in the inside, Tardis-like) and its sitting position, ride height, and control layout seemed to be ergonomically tailored just for me.
When mine got totaled, I looked EVERYWHERE for another in decent shape. None to be had. Anything I found on one of the sleazy car lots had been an auction refurb. No one who owns one seems to ever voluntarily sell it.
There are almost no small sedans or hatchbacks being sold domestically in the US anymore. Honda Fit? Gone. Ford Focus? Gone. The Civic is as big or bigger than the accord used to be, and the only hatchback you can get is a āhot hatchā driver enthusiast model.
Instead, weāre all being pushed into larger crossovers like the Honda HRV or Mazda CX-30. I hate it hate it hate it. Harder to park, worse visibility (I shouldnāt NEED a backup camera. I should be able to see out the damned window!)
I miss the tiny little Toyota Starling I had while living in New Zealand. It sipped gas and could fit anywhere. Hell, I almost (ALMOST!) miss my old ā78 Chevvette I drove in high school. Only needed gas twice a month. Could stuff 7 teenagers in if we used the hatchback space. Light enough we could lift it out of snowdrifts.
Iām a lot older than you are, kid, 
ā¦. Iāve made provisions in my will to pay for any kittiesā rehoming and care.
I own my 8 yr old car. It may be the last one I buy - next will be a hybrid; I donāt have the infrastructure for an EV.
Lately Iāve found them to little flavor but still astringent. Maybe I just havenāt been lucky. I often get heirloom varieties in my CSA share and may have gotten a bit spoiled.
I get it. I much prefer heirloom varieties, but thereās a much shorter purchase time frame on those. Storage can also sometimes be an issue.
