Ah yes, the sweet smell of fall air- crisp, brisk, and just a touch windy.  The wind kicks up the crunchy leaves, creating a lovely rustle.  And I’m particularly lucky, my home is surrounded by several large mature trees.  I get the full benefit of their blooms, their shade, and their leaves.  All their leaves.  That start to fall in August.  Yes, really.  I live in Ohio.  That means I see summer for 2 days in July and winter-esque weather the other 363 days.  Oh, I forgot the rain days.  So I’ll say winter-esque with a side of Seattle, or something like that.  Either way, I rake a lot of leaves- I have a pretty long yard.

So that’s what I did this past weekend, I raked the leaves.  I think I raked a bit of dust as well because I’ve been a bit sneezy since then.  And just for the record, I am one of those people that rarely gets colds or the flu.  But today I woke up feeling a bit crappy.  My body was telling me I had to rest.  So I did, all day today.  This is the reason that the MoFo isn’t so MoFo.

My vegan meal today came from here:

Yes, I am admitting that I had my vegan meal at Panera.  Sigh.  Sorry kittens, I suck today.  But here’s a lesson in veganomics, you can eat vegan at Panera.  You just have to be careful about it.  Today I had their black bean soup (no side of bread) and a half of the veggie sammie.  I, of course, had to modify the sandwich.  I removed the cheese and onions (which are vegan but too much for someone who feels poorly) and changed the bread to ciabata.

I’m resting today so I can make butternut squash soup tomorrow.  Stay tuned for that.