looking ahead to this beautiful weekend...that will surely involve leaves, fires, marshmallows, and an obscene amount of halloween candy. we do a big old-time hayride-apple-bobbing-donuts-on-strings kind of fall fest party in our family and the kids won't stop asking if it's sunday yet! 
today i'm craving kinship and connection in the worst of ways. it's funny how sometimes i can be surrounded by people, big and small, and still feel lonely. i'm sure this rainy, chilly weather this morning isn't helping. looking back on my photos from the past month or two makes me happier. “A meal, according to my understanding anyhow, is a communal event, bringing together family members, neighbors, even strangers. At its most ordinary, it involves hospitality, giving, receiving and gratitude.”
– Wendell Berry, Bringing it to the Table
