home?

I just got back from my visit to Colorado. Being in the arid, blissful, crisp cool weather was like wearing my favorite pair of jeans. I had forgotten what it was like to need to wear lotion. Or to have my hair air dry. Or to wake up not looking like Bride of Frankenstein (although that does give me an idea for Halloween that I had overlooked.)
I also got to spend some time with my favorite people. I had a truly fabulous time. So I wondered, did I leave home or come home when I landed at the Minneapolis airport? Well, for at least 16 more months, even if home is where the heart is, my life is here in the Twin Cities. To cope, I spent some more time in my garden and readied our lives here for the cold weather.

here's things in my life in snashots:

the centerpiece on my coffee table (cool tray compliments of my Aunt Barb as wedding gift)

This means it is finally cool enough for snuggling at the Riley house. Andy managed to get Marcelle to sprawl across his lap so that she could snuggle with her favorite pillows. Yep, we're those people.

I picked up a bunch of autumnal jar candles at Michaels wildly marked down, and then bedecked this one for a hostess gift for a friend that had us over for a fall-themed potluck. Cute, no?

Did I ever mention how outrageous our herbs were in the garden this summer? This is the final gleaning. Peppermint tea, anyone? Perhaps some herbs grown with love to spice up your Thanksgiving bird and stuffing?

So, we had some really cool weather + blight that took out most of the garden (thankfully, missing most of the herbs.) I saved what I could a few weeks ago. When I went out to pull up the herbs this morning, I found some surprises!

We didn't have great luck with the garlic, but I thought it looked cute in our kitchen warding off vampires :)

Well, that's an overview. I will be posting the pictures soon from our trip to Duluth soon (maybe even tomorrow!)

Oh, I did not make the negotiation team. I whooped up, though. The top four scores made the team. Guess, just guess, which place I scored? Fifth.

Another small victory. Okay, maybe not that small. I got a perfect score on a paper I submitted for my Professional Responsibility class. The course is focused on preparing us for ethical lawyering. I wrote the paper on a ethics rule that prohibits lawyers from giving financial assistance to their clients. I argued that there should be an exception (as there is in Florida and Louisiana) for attorneys who help their clients with "humanitarian aid" for necessities like food, medical care and shelter. My professor was impressed, I guess.

Lots of Love always,

Kelli