Jack's questions during our brief morning commute to school

I thought I might share a sampling of questions Jack asked me during our 12 minute drive to school this morning. Multiply this by 12 hours, and you get a sense of why my brain is rattling by bedtime. ;) 1) "Mommy, William said Krypton and kryptonite are real but that Superman isn't real and so couldn't have died. Do you think that's true? Which parts? I don't think Superman was real so he couldn't die."

2) "Underpants? What about when you're wearing shorts? Why not undershorts?" Well, Jack, it's a general term for the garment you wear underneath your clothing. "But, maybe we should use all the words, underpants, undershorts... Maybe I'll use a Sharpie and label all my drawers: shorts, pants, socks, underpants, shirts, sweaters, bathing suits..." Jack, you don't have that many drawers. "...pajamas, vests..." as if he never heard a word I said.

3) "Mommy, why are some boogers wet? Some are dry. What if I drew a picture of a booger? I'm going to hide my picking behind a Kleenex."

4) "Why was Walt Disney's name, Walt Disney? Why Disney? How old was Walt Disney when he started Disney?"

Wow!

Brandied peaches, roasted broccoli

Y'all, these might very well be the most beautiful batch of brandied peaches I've ever made. Things just went according to plan the whole process through. I say a hearty amen to that because I needed some ease. Gorgeous and delicious, and if you're wondering, yes, I'll have these for sale at the market on Saturday!

In the oven now is this equally lovely broccoli, as well as a little cauliflower I had left over from pickling the other day. The smoked paprika vinaigrette is simply breathtaking atop the roast broccoli, and Marconas too? C'est bon! Such an inspired recipe.