A Quiet Day

I woke up to the sound of rain this morning.  It almost felt like an early fall day but I think summer will be back tomorrow.  The last week has been spent going through stacks of old papers that all needed to be sorted and that has required hours of shredding and organizing.  Feeling the coolness of the morning I decided this was a good opportunity to get away from this rather thankless job and do a little baking.

I baked a patch of Snickerdoodles, a family favorite.  Some will go to my oldest son and his wife who so thoughtfully sent over a pot of homemade soup for The Investigator when he returned home from the hospital.  Some are going into the freezer for later and the rest we will enjoy for dessert this evening.  Yummy!

I also went out this afternoon to pick some Gravenstein apples from the yard.  I thought I had better get some before the deer eat them all.  There has been a pair of young bucks who have been showing up almost every evening to munch on whatever has fallen to the ground.  I will make some of my favorite apple nut bread to enjoy both now and to place in the freezer for later.   I have blogged on this before here.  Maybe later in the week I will make some applesauce too.

Today has really just been a slow quiet day.  I think I am going to like this being retired.