Now Playing: Pride and Prejudice soundtrack.

Elizabeth and Laura left this morning. We had a delightful time together this week, which included

• Walking to the Farmers' Market on Saturday morning, eating honey sticks, and buying the most delicious red bell pepper ever from an Amish woman
• Visiting Caveat Emptor, the used bookstore downtown, where I bought a version of Pound's Cantos
• Walking again in the afternoon down the Rails-to-Trails path, ceilinged and carpeted with yellow leaves
• Coming downstairs Sabbath morning to find Lisa making French toast in the kitchen--flashback to Sabbath mornings at the McCollums' house!
• Spending two five-hour stretches in church, with a nap in between
• Having my hair cut Monday afternoon by Elizabeth
• Spending about an hour in the children's section in the Monroe County Public Library with Elizabeth and Laura, sitting on the floor reading Eloise and giggling uncontrollably
• Frying up some absolutely fantastic lime-cilantro chicken fajitas with Elizabeth on Monday night for Lisa, Laura, and Lindsay, complemented by Laura-my-sister's homemade tortillas
• Chilling with Laura and Elizabeth Monday night (i.e., giggling for long stretches of time about nothing in particular)

Photos are here.

Now the world is back to normal again. I had class this morning, read excerpts from Foxe's Book of Martyrs for my medieval lit class (including the fascinating accounts of Anne Askew's interrogation, where she makes the most smart-aleck-y comments ever), and tried to sort out what classes to take next term. I ate tea with Lisa and then spent a solid two hours encoding for L501, listening to Indie music from Philip. The savory smell of chocolate-pumpkin muffins wafts upstairs from the kitchen where Lindsay is baking.