you don't have to go to college

i love fall!  i've been feeling pretty good lately.  something like how i felt when i started this blog four years ago!  hungry for new things....content, but not too comfortable.

yesterday i crossed off something that's been on my new years resolution list for the past three (four?) years: bake a pie.  i made a pumpkin pie and it turned out  pretty good!  i was convinced i'd ruined the crust by treating it like pizza dough (add a little flour, add a little water till i get the ratio right) but it actually turned out great!  i think i actually love the crust more than the filling.

i don't have a picture of it, but i DO have pictures of some other things i've been up to.

1) here's a very good (in quality and variety, but not necessarily quantity) mushroom haul from last week.  hedgehogs, black chanterelles, and golden chanterelles.  we were so surprised to find the last two in OCTOBER.  we thought chanterelles had stopped coming up about a month ago!

2) dinner i made yesterday after i made that pie!  chicken, roasted potatoes and hedgehogs, baby broccoli.  

and, in honor of reuniting with my favorite muppets-addicted toddler tomorrow, i'm going to leave you with this fantastic clip from forgetting sarah marshall.