The Sukkah B&B was a success.  There were more kids than grownups!  E out-baked themself, as usual, with a perfect apple pie and other confections, and even made us an excellent poke bowl lunch.  Avdi made a fire.  The kids played on the trampoline, raked and jumped in leaves, joined in badminton, and dueled with light sticks as it got dark.  We sat around the fire or in the sukkah, eating, drinking, grilling hot dogs and brats, and talking until after the moon came up.

The next morning (once I finally woke up), I cleaned up the yard and cut a new path behind the shed.  Then Avdi took K and S and me to get desperately needed new shoes.  I scored a gorgeous pair of  bright turquoise Converse hi-tops and black leather Timberland boots, both deep-discounted.  Avdi helped me with one pair, for which I was deeply grateful.  Later we had our family meeting and charcuterie.

I’m growing to appreciate these long warm days and evenings of MO fall.  The garden is still happily producing, and nobody wants to come inside, especially me!  The bugs are milkweed bugs being harmless on the swamp milkweed seed pods.  Note the clever coffee “table”, and my rubber duckies basking.