is there anything more beautiful?

hi.  i'm lily. and i love butter.  (hi, lily)

one of my best friends came to stay for a few days this week, and she brought along her little bear, noah.  he's about 6 months younger than the guys, so naturally, the bulk of our conversation is about all the little men in our lives.  (every once in awhile -- not often -- i long for the days of my two loud roommates getting ready for work at 5:30 in the morning while this night shift girl tried so hard to tell them nicely to shut the hell up!!)  i digress.  food is a huge part of our lives, and we got into a "discussion" about butter vs. margarine.  obviously, you can probably guess how it played out, so there's no need to explain further.  as i was downloading pictures from a pumpkin patch (they'll come once the camera and computer remember how to get along), i re-discovered these pictures of some cookies i made about a week ago.  i'm no foodie blogger, although i love tastespotting, but sometimes the situation arises and i can't help myself.  this time, it was butter.  i had to melt it, and i liked the way all the neat little cubes ended up in the bowl.  (i know, i have a problem)  if you care enough to leave a comment, i can remember the recipe and maybe even share it - these were chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies - 

with real butter.