pumpkin donuts and cleveland.

Today my son didn’t have school. In the middle of the week? Yep. So I got up ahead of him, fired up the mini donut maker and whipped up some pumpkin spice donuts. I snapped this picture, just as he popped out of his room looking for breakfast.

After we ate our stack, it was off to the West Side Market to pick up some necessities for the week, and for a special dinner this week. Someone is turning seventeen in a few days, and always asks for beef stew. When I was down at the market, I realized for the thousandth time just how lucky we are to have such a treasure in our city. It was bustling with school kids on a field trip, women with shopping trolleys gathering produce, old men discussing the price of lamb. We picked up some beef, potatoes, carrots, fruit, and some jerky from the stand now famous because the President shopped there just last week.

And while I’m on the topic of Cleveland, you should check out a fellow blogger who’s running a fantastic contest this week: http://www.clevelandsaplum.com/

I’ve got my fingers crossed that I’m going to be the winner!