We carved white pumpkins this year instead of orange ones. This was not the plan, but as I found out, one should not "plan" to wait until Halloween to buy pumpkins, because there wont be any left. I should say, there wont be any orange pumpkins left (anywhere), and only a few small white ones in the grocery store. But the white ones were very cool! And a little easier/softer to carve. I did the evil kitty, and J did the Steelers logo.
The pumpkin coconut bisque turned out awesome, as did the pear and blue cheese salad. It was a very festive evening.
On Saturday I went out and bought size 6 dpns to finish my hat. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out and so I started another one. Today, I brought Winston to work with me because we're getting our stove and our hot water heater fixed and although he is the friendliest, most harmless dog in the world, he is no fan of repair men. He's been sitting in front of the door all morning looking at me like, "Are you kidding me? We're not going to the park? Seriously? We're not even going for a walk? You want me to sit in this office all day??"
He is not amused. And every time I get up from my desk, he thinks we're leaving, and he looks at me with the most hopefully pathetic eyes saying "Are we? Are we leaving now?? Is it time to go??" Happy Monday, from Winston and I, to you.