Saturday October 1st

It was cold when we woke up. Ava has been saving a pack of hot cocoa that was given to her by Katherine and Sarah, on our camping trip (Sept 11th). She wanted to wait until the first day of October, and it was the perfect morning for a cup of hot cocoa. Ava asked Harper, "Harper, do you know what today is?" "It's the first day of October." "Do you know what that means?" "It means we are closer to Halloween!"
Colin fixed the toilet, the water dispenser in the fridge, and the door to the laundry room (all before he even read my blog). And, he cut the corners of the lawn that I missed, cleaned the shed, and went to the Farmer's Market. Our kitty, Ono, kept sniffing around the clean shed, as if to say, "what's going on here?" Colin met my "egg man" I've been telling him about. http://www.localharvest.org/turtle-hills-farm-M32485
Honestly, the best eggs we've eaten. Ava will no longer eat store-bought eggs. She says, "they aren't bright enough."
We planted an orange cauliflower, salad mix, brussels sprout, and broccoli. And, we picked the last of the basil?
We had tickets to Stephen Malkmus at the Saxapahaw Ballroom, where children get in for free. We were trying to figure out the time of the show and whether or not that would work. When I got a text from our friend Jenae. Jenae: "What size shoe does Harper wear? Or, should I say what size pink cowgirl boot?" The shoes were too small, but I asked if she wanted to take our children for a few hours. And, she was willing. And, she was at a park in Hillsborough at the time. I said, "you can go to the park, and come home with a couple extra kids." Thank you so much Thomas and Jenae. This is the photo she sent to me, during the show.
Colin and I had a date night. I wore my very Mod, vintage "Star Trek" dress with black angle boots. We stopped to photograph an amazing sunset on Teer Road. And, we had enough time to share a local, goat burger from Sax General Store. I can't say enough good things about Saxapahaw. The Ballroom is a beautifully, renovated space with incredible acoustics. You can view the stage from three different floors. We ran into a lot of friends we hadn't seen in a while. The photo above shows one of the original dye vats from the old Saxapahaw mill, in front of the stage. I was taken in by Stephen Malkmus, with his silly banter and all. He did a cover of "Brandy" and "Wild Thing". It was a memorable night.