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Hi, Reader! Welcome to September's edition of Things We're Loving Lately! But, before we dive in I wanted to give you a little update after last week's newsletter. So many of you kindly responded to my request for naming ideas for our ever-growing volunteer pumpkin- thank you! Here are a few highlights.... Jeanne (from Australia!) came up with 'Polly the Pumpkin' Rodney hilariously shared 'AC-PB, similar to ACDC, but with flavor' 😂 Eva (from Germany!) suggested Soleidad, which apparently...
Hi, Reader! Fair warning: I’m about to take you down a little rabbit hole. But I promise it’s a good one....and it ends with pumpkin bread, so stay with me 😋 About six weeks ago, we noticed a vine growing in between our air conditioning units, which sit right next to a patio. It's leaves looked familiar, almost like squash, but both it's origin and identity were total mysteries to me. Weeks went by. The vine kept producing flowers, but nothing else happened. Was it a weed after all? That's...
Our Best Bites A peek into our kitchen...the recipes our team makes again and again! Hi, Reader! Today I'd like to introduce you to the newest member of The Café team. Meet Trish! If you are active at all in the comments sections of our site, you probably have seen her name and we're thrilled to let you all get to know her and her family a bit more. Trish (aka "Aunt Trish'" to my kids) joined our team earlier this year, and between status as a bibliophile, her degree in English and an...