It’s Spooky Time!
Stopped at Russo’s in Watertown tonight for cauliflower and some flowers & cake for my neighbor. I love Russo’s, but I don’t go there as often I would like since it is usually a madhouse on the weekend, and it closes at 7pm on weeknights.
Anyhoo….It is fall here in the old N of E. Sunset at 5:45, dark by 7pm (soon to be 6pm with Daylight savings), dry, crunchy leaves and the smell of earth and Halloween right around the corner. I love Halloween. Pumpkins, candy, spooooooooooky behavior, costumes, trick-or-treat, crisp air – this time of year is the best. And visiting Russo’s is a treat – they have Pumpkins of all kinds and sizes, surrounded by velvety Mums in rich fall colors….
Sugar Pumpkins at Russo's
We’ll go to get a pumpkin this weekend with Baked Apple Noggin. Maybe toast some pumpkin seeds…I love pumpkin bread, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pie is ok too. I had sauteed pumpkin at an Afghani restaurant in Woodley Park in D.C. when I was in college. It was delicious.
The Pumpkins at Russo's
After I got home with two sugar pumpkins ($4.98 – originally almost got charged 12.99 for “mini-pumpkin”) the ole ball and chain came over, and mentioned he felt grubby so he was going to shave and shower…I started chopping up the cauliflower, and then I heard a “Lizzie?” looked up, saw this and gasped in fright because of this…
And that.. my friends, is that. Day over. Hump day next.
