Food mill here, gym no-no, send me sleep vibes!

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Whee- my food mill is here! I'm super excited and about to embark on an evening of apple butter making. Yum! I would like to point out a terrible rudeness that indicates either bad parenting or a real sense of entitlement (or both) which I find yukky: do not leave your trash/towels/etc on the floors and benches of the locker room for the "help" to pick up. They are not your servants! Yes, their job is to keep things clean and tidy, but in my opinion that job description does not involve, nor should you assume it does, picking up your used items. There are garbage cans and "towels here" bins for a reason. Aah.

I would love a full night of sleep tonight- please send good vibes my way if you're so inclined. Merci.

Ok, I'm starving. Off to eat and cook and will post pics of my new toy in action.

911 take-out

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I just had to order take-out tonight as I am bushed, beat, done.  Good but extremely (!) busy day, and I just didn't feel like having anything more to clean up tonight. So, Cafe of India, thank you for being on your way with my goodies. Pindi Chole, Punjabi Tikki, Basil Mint Paratha! Jack has discovered a complete passion for watercress and cucumber tea sandwiches. He ate 7 small ones this evening. He also wore blue shorts, a green shirt and his cowboy boots on an evening walk and played the maracas the whole time. It was really a sight. Oliver was committed to a sourpuss mood all afternoon- you'd catch him smiling and he'd immediately put the bottom, sad-lip out and pout to beat sixty. Jesus. And I think both of them had a fever at some point (but at different times, naturally) today. Weird.

My food mill is coming tomorrow, and I'm inordinately excited. I'm going to mill apple butter like it's my job!

Do you need any sort of linens? The Company Store is not only having a good sale but also I found a 15% off + free shipping coupon code today. And that is on top of sale prices! Got all manner of lovely organic bedding for such a great price. If you need anything, check out with FAL8. Fab!

Have you tried Fiano di Avellino yet? It's such a lovely wine. I'm celebrating myself right now, yes I am. I was such a good mom today! Sold a beautiful cake and a delicious cornbread! Took the dog for 2 walks!