Quiet Monday-SoCal Day 4 already

The kids are in school, so Curt and I made jam. Specifically, strawberry. And we have a small pot of cinnamon apple pear butter bubbling on the stove, nearly ready for jars too. Super yummy.

 In the evenings, we've been putting together monsters from the Papertoy Monsters book.

 They're absolutely and totally wonderful, and I recommend the book highly.

Only caveat- go with tape, rather than trying to glue the teeny little tabs. And even older kids might need help with some of the constructions. On the other hand, that's part of the fun.

Tonight, we're going to make some jewelry from the cool rocks and beach glass that we picked up on the beach at Santa Barbara.

Tomorrow, I have a booksigning at Loop and Leaf (again, in Santa Barbara). Such fun!