…the cats are going to sit in it. When you only partially clear a shelf the cats can reach, they’re still going to try to sit in it. And of course if you leave a blanket on the couch, someone might burrow their way under.



Like I’ve said before, afternoon nap is routine. I’m used to the cats curling up on the couch. By now you’re probably used to my cats curled up on the couch. It’s super cute (and here are more pics to further prove it). What I was not expecting was for Arwen to come curl up in the bathroom sink. Naturally, I have evidence.



This is, in fact, another photos post, but I figured it warranted context: we recently found ourselves in downtown Chicago to see The Twenty-Sided Tavern – fantastic show, hilarious and interactive, Mom’s going to post about it so I’ll link to that when she does – and opted to have lunch at Wildberry Café. These are their Chocolate Vanilla Swirl smoothie and the Banana Coconut Cream Pie crepes. Both were as delicious as they sound/look!
The third picture is our mint refusing to yield to the cold. Persistent, that one.
Update: Mom’s post can be found here.



I can’t remember which store was carrying them or why they were there, but I somehow wound up with a bag of candy – mostly chocolates – labeled in languages I don’t know how to read. Because I have the fortune of having no known food allergies, this is lots of fun! I’ve tried eleven so far. Of those, here are some of the most notable, along with my observations:



What about you? Are there any candies/snacks outside the American mainstream that you really like?
It’s like fall happens every year? Who knew?! Last year’s pretty leaves can be found here.



That last one is the haul from our most recent trip to Kuipers Family Farm!