Saturday

There are things to do after a longer trip. Essential things. Time-consuming things. Oh, I don't mean just laundry, house cleaning, garden tending. Those are rather constant. I mean budgeting -- going over all spent monies, making sure you stayed within your means and then for me, it's tending to the story of the trip.

I've done that for years: before the digital age, I'd work hard on putting together albums of our travels. Each trip had its own photo book. Now, when I travel with a young family, I put together printed photo books.

It takes forever! (Well, several solid days of work.) I am determined to do it now, because there is a sale at Blurb (my favorite photo book app) and the savings for me will be huge, if only I can get it done by Tuesday.

Still, I begin the day with Saturday stuff. Wonderful early fall Saturday stuff.

(Kitten duty: I swear these two have blue eyes!)







(the Big Bed, turning autumnal)






Cozy breakfast.






Then a bike ride with Ed to Stoneman's corn farm. This is a nostalgic trip -- the last one of the year. Today was their final harvest.






Thank you, thank you for a magnificent month of corn!

(on the way home...)






And by mid morning, I am near downtown Madison, by the Square, meeting Snowdrop and her mom for a farmers market run.






It's a beautiful day for it.


 



I dont have a long list of purchases -- edamame, radishes, mushrooms. Melon, flowers.






At the end of our loop, we pause to watch this marching band. One of the kids' baby sitters is a member and it's always fun to stamp to their energetic music making.






(here she is!)





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I'm home just about at noon and the rest of the day is spent moving pictures and creating text. One third done! There is hope!