apples, cumin, birthdays, utilities

who says this is a weed?

well, 2 weekends ago was an adventure to the epplegaarten, south of madison, on a beautiful fall day...

a little treat, for a little one...

gruffy goat...

horse rides...

raspberry picking...

and of course, lots of apples...

this weekend, it was a quick trip back to the epplegaarten with grandparents to collect pumpkins, lunch on state street, the capital farmer's market, and of course, greg's birthday!

sunday night, i made kosheri, an egyptian dish-- brown rice, topped with lentils, topped with elbow macaroni, topped with light fresh tomato sauce, topped with crisp fried onions, topped with spicy tunisian sauce...

delicious!

and pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting for dessert.

the other big news from this weekend-- greg, geoff, and jason (happy birthday to you too!), turned the laundry room into a laundry room with a utility sink and a cabinet... beautiful...