Notice: The weather tomorrow in Hartford will be 5 degrees cooler. Those are the sms alerts we've received almost every day this past week. And then today, a lovely sunny day!
Highlights of the past week also included:
Finding old favourite books and a Bontempi electric organ. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I'm probably (definitely) more excited about the book than the music box - but the kids love it! It's not quite the same as waking up to the soothing sounds of a harp either.
Trying to find a replacement mielie meel. As the season changed, E started asking for his favourite cold-morning breakfast: mielie meel. Ace. White Star. Impala. Iwisa. No Name. Any brand at all.
We knew that for all the corn fields surrounding our doorstep, we wouldn't be able to deliver on this request. But instead of admitting defeat, we decided to try Grits.
Shame, the look in his eyes said it all after just a few spoons! The girls bowed out early on in the meal and made toast instead...but he stayed the course in the hope that it would turn into his beloved porridge. Sadly, it didn't. Fortunately, we may have a window of opportunity to bring some over for him!
Having fun carving a pumpkin before cooking it up and eating it up! Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! Every supermarket, co-op and farm stall are selling them. Even Home Depot is selling them. It's Autumn in Vermont, everything is Apple Cider, colourful leaves and Pumpkins. So while we do not celebrate Halloween in this home, we watched Chef Dad 'play with the food' before cooking it down and serving it up for dinner last night. Delish.
Finding Quality Street sweets just in time for the build up to birthday week. There's something stored way down in my memory bank that puts Quality Street sweets and birthdays together. It just fits so well. Due to the economic climate (everywhere), we don't always make that wish come true. Although one year, I did sacrifice a birthday cake for a bag of those chocolates on the birthday table - and I have no regrets whatsoever! So imagine my delight when I found these lovely chocs in the aisle at the shop today ...just a few days away from Dear Husband's birthday?! Granted, he may not feel as excited about me offering a bag of sweets in lieu of a gift, but we'll see. I have a few days to decide if I'm going to take the plunge!
Highlights of the past week also included:
Finding old favourite books and a Bontempi electric organ. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I'm probably (definitely) more excited about the book than the music box - but the kids love it! It's not quite the same as waking up to the soothing sounds of a harp either.
Trying to find a replacement mielie meel. As the season changed, E started asking for his favourite cold-morning breakfast: mielie meel. Ace. White Star. Impala. Iwisa. No Name. Any brand at all.
We knew that for all the corn fields surrounding our doorstep, we wouldn't be able to deliver on this request. But instead of admitting defeat, we decided to try Grits.
Shame, the look in his eyes said it all after just a few spoons! The girls bowed out early on in the meal and made toast instead...but he stayed the course in the hope that it would turn into his beloved porridge. Sadly, it didn't. Fortunately, we may have a window of opportunity to bring some over for him!
Having fun carving a pumpkin before cooking it up and eating it up! Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere! Every supermarket, co-op and farm stall are selling them. Even Home Depot is selling them. It's Autumn in Vermont, everything is Apple Cider, colourful leaves and Pumpkins. So while we do not celebrate Halloween in this home, we watched Chef Dad 'play with the food' before cooking it down and serving it up for dinner last night. Delish.
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