This post brought back some great memories of when I lived at home. My Mom would make apple sauce for days. With the help of my two sisters, they went at it from morning until night. By the time they were done, she would have made enough to last until the following season.
Like yourself, she would make deep-dish apple pies and my favorite apple crumb cake.
I am also retired and love being so. My day is pretty much my own and very seldom to I have to do anything that needs to be addressed at a certain time. I do love making a list because there is so much to do here on the farm, but I get to what I get to, really no schedule. After I retired from teaching for 30 years and answering the bell every day, scheduling anything but family events I try to avoid.
I'm so glad you finally get to kick back and be without a schedule! Those dang school bells get old after a while!