Pumpkin in the Sky

I slept eleven hours the past two nights. I'm catching up after a week of performance excitement, joie de vivre, and allergy induced insomnia.

I have turned my desk around 180 degrees to better face my pumpkin colored Maple tree! I wish I could spray shellac on it to keep the leaves on it all winter. It's especially gorgeous on a gray day like today.

I just sauteed in olive oil in my Dutch oven, freshly peeled and chopped garlic, a bag of rinsed fresh spinach, sliced white onions, about a cup of dark raisins, dried red chili peppers, and soy sauce. It was a fabulous, tasty, and quick, lunch! Good with slices of toasted (of course) sourdough bread. Now there's an exotic yet simple mix of cultures and flavors!