these days

These days, I am working on an important project,

thinking about yummy winter squash recipes,

tending the greens seedlings and wondering if I can get them off to a healthy enough and not-so-leggy start to go into the (as yet unbuilt) hoop house and have a fighting chance of making it through colder days ahead,

(though surely they'll make it if Claire keeps blessing them with a gentle, gentle pat and telling them to "grow, grow, GROW!")

enjoying the apples and pears (in the forms of spiced pear cardamom butter, apple raisin chutney and roasted apple butter),

and very much enjoying the pleasure she is now taking in slightly longer picture books, and the way she is (usually) very respectful of her (and the library's) books.

And I am always loving those little feet.  Always.