Yesterday's rhubarb pie experiment: Put together a basic rhubarb-sugar-flour-butter filling but add a half-cup of dried cranberries to the mixture. It's delicious and it's pretty, and next time I make this I'm going to try soaking the cranberries in Cointreau first.

My house is full of boys, so I made two pies, which I fully expect to be gone by the end of the day.

It's such a pleasure to be able to write "my house is full of boys" again. Dirty floors, dirty clothes, dirty dishes. Every speck is worth it.

And now I must go feed the goat. I am an hour late, so she is out there casting evil spells on me.