Leaves and apple rinds
We hit the final farmer's market of the season. I stocked up on butternut squash to bake and puree for my little pumpkin, I loaded up on peppers and tomatoes, and I invested in some local, grass fed buffalo and pork (side note, you MUST read The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Our culture has got to get its meat-eating habits under control. Do some research, find your local farms, pay them a visit and support their sustainable grass farming methods. I insist.) And APPLES!!! I filled the stroller up so high with produce that it nearly covered Magnolia. I had great fun peeling them and seeing how long I could get the rinds. Then I hung the rinds out for the squirrels
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Then I busted out an old art project idea from my youth, made familiar to me again by a groovy mom soon joining the team at gDiapers. I pulled out the wax paper, shaved some crayons, and River and I made leaf collages from the beauties we had gathered on our walk earlier in the day.
And the butternut squash puree? Divine. Just ask Maggie.
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