While the rest of the world was stressing out over FAA's nationwide flight grounding on Friday the 13th, I was at the library checking out their Black Cat Adoption event. Don't get me wrong; I wasn't planning on getting a cat. Charlie would kill me (or the cat). But I thought this was a clever way to introduce kids to books (though no one was really paying attention to the book display). The Humane Society brought over 10 kittens and 3 adult cats (all black except 2). Over 168 people showed up to pet the kittens and all 13 were adopted by the end of the day.
I've been checking out some of the other activities they offer at this library. One is a monthly Cookbook Club. The group picks out a book (this month's theme was Russian cooking). Then each person picks a recipe, makes it, and brings it to the meeting - kind of like a random potluck. I made the cookies on the right, called Chocolate Kielbasa. Kielbasa technically means sausage, but I guess with all the hazelnuts in the cookies, they look a little like sausage. They were sure popular, because several were gone before I could take a photo and the plate was empty when I left.
Our nice weather is continuing, so I went on a bike ride 4 times this week and a hike with Bruce and Charlie. The water level is really low with all this nice weather. This is Confluence Park where Cherry Creek runs into the Platte River. There aren't supposed to be sandbars showing through, but the park was really pretty with all the fall colors.
So it seems strange to start decorating for Christmas, but Bruce got a garage door cover free from his Amazon Vine program. It looks very festive, but I'm not sure if it will survive the tremendous winds we get here (it's a very thin fabric). However, my favorite pre-Christmas activity is going to Starbucks for their peppermint mocha... YUM!
