and I think transition lenses are dorky...

November 9. It is 62 degrees and I wore sunglasses back to work from lunch.

I tried just wearing the sunglasses but I couldn't see at all. The last option worked the best--regular glasses over the sunglasses. I had to hold my head straight up so they wouldn't fall off.

We walked to work today. After getting up early (because of the time change) we had a slow morning of breakfast and coffee and watched Vicky Crystal on the morning news. It was only 7:18 and we were ready for work. So we walked.

More about the Vickster here:

I ran out of birthday cards so I used my Martha Stewart butterfly punch to make this card. I punched butterflies in the actual card and put magazine images inside the card as well as punching butterflies from magazines and attaching them with adhesive dots to the front of the card.

While it was still nice out we went for an early morning cruiser ride down to the lake. Bill's sporting his rummage sale "deal of the summer"--$5 for a Patagonia Micro Puff jacket.

I made these:
Heavenly Pumpkin Brownies (whoorl.com)
Not nearly as good as the banana bars.

4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs well, add in the sugar and butter and mix well. Add the pumpkin and vanilla and mix. Add the flour and spices and mix well. Spread in a 9 X 13-inch greased pan.

2. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

3. To make frosting: In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until just mixed, careful not to over mix.

When the brownies are cool, frost. (I only needed to use about 1/2 of the frosting.) You can sprinkle chopped nuts on top of the brownies, if desired. Cut into squares and serve. Enjoy.

**I would add a little salt, I split the butter and used 1/2 cup unsweetend applesauce 1/2 cup butter, and I cooked it in a jelly roll pan. I need a better cream cheese frosting recipe...this doesn't taste quite right.

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Hale and I went for a nice fall ride this past weekend.

Hot Chocolate was in order!

Mother Nature was treating us pretty well.

Then we came across this pile of newly razed (yet recently very healthy) trees.

Seems a real shame that the line-building company is so thorough in their clearing efforts. Do they really need to cut so much?

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