Peter is 6 months old!

Well it's been a quiet week in...oh wait, that is a whole different blog. It was a quiet week though. The biggest change in my life was that Jana, in an effort to get a bit more comfortable on the sofa bed, converted my bed back to the sofa. So now I get to sleep all day in my favorite position again, head upon the purple velvet pillows.

Peter had a big week - he turned 6 months old. Here he is, looking like the hippie child that he is destined to become.

Yes, he still looks exactly like Martin. At least he has a Willett appetite for good food. He tried solid food for the first time this week (rice cereal) and LOVED it! More! More! Stay tuned for avocados next week...

Erika decided to celebrate the Week of the Pig and ate pork for lunch three days straight. Starting with the barbecued pig and mango salad at the local Thai place (Koh Samui and the Monkey), followed by the "Hot and Wild Pig Sandwich" at the Brick House Cafe, finishing with the Pig Salad at The South Park Cafe. The South Park Cafe blew away the competition, as usual. She is attempting to barbecue her own pig tonight, after coming down from Saturday's baking frenzy: one loaf of lemon rosemary bread baked in grandma's cloche (delicious), one loaf of whole wheat sourdough (still not rising properly), several batches of toasted pumpkin seeds (we carved jack o lanterns on Saturday night) and one big batch of Snickerdoodle cookies (YUM).

Ah, Fall. Though it hasn't felt much like a traditional Autumn lately, with 85-degree weather here in San Francisco. Erika had to swap out hot mulled apple cider for lemonade as an accompaniment to the Snickerdoodles at the last minute. She's back to Manhattans tonight, which are delicious in any weather. Maybe if I'm lucky they will leave the almost-empty glasses on the coffee table again...