it must be

it must be fall.

we are having friends over for chili and pie tomorrow night
(if you're local, come on by! there's plenty! this is an official invite!)

I just cranked out a French Silk and Pumpkin Pie - homemade crust and all
and I didn't even flinch

I have homemade rolls and chili in the works

and I only bake/cook like this in Fall and Winter.

which means it must be fall.
even if the calendar says we still have seven days.
pooy on the calendar!

And riddle me this:

Nora says punkins and staycrow but pronounces cornucopia with perfection and ease!


the good thing about fall (well, something like reason #937 anyway)
is that going outside for hours and hours comes back into our schedule, which means Lydia's face looks like this almost constantly:

sweaty, wind blown, a little pink....oh my heart!!!