Fall Favorites

Tomorrow is the first day of October. Where does the time go? It is funny how you can see the season progress through the farmers' markets. [BRB, have to watch a news segment on skinny whales as requested by mom.] I don't have any pictures yet but here's a quick run down of the bounty at the local market: apples- lots of them (it seems like everyone has apple trees), corn- very tasty, potatoes, onions, squash (incl. pumpkins), greens, beets, carrots, and still some tomatoes that they are trying to unload but at this point everyone is sick of tomatoes. If you didn't buy them, no doubt you know someone who grew them and had PLENTY to share with neighbors. I've gotten to the point where I am now buying stuff to cut and freeze for the winter. I'm too lazy to figure out canning, pickling, etc. but I can slice up a few peaches to save for later.

Last week I made my first apple pie of the season; it was a huge hit! (Tip: It's all in the crust and keeping you fats as cold as possible until it's ready for the oven.)

When you have a moment, check out this link http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumerconsequences/ about sustainable communities. The website asks you a series of lifestyle questions and figures out how many earths would be needed if everyone lived like you do. It's a bit of a silly exercise because there is no way everyone would live the same way but it gets you thinking about stuff like your commute to work.