Progress

Bun-bun just figured out that he can hop up the 3 steps between the upper and lower living room. That means he's begun to explore more, and that moving him upstairs would only keep him confined for a shortish while.

Vanilla

I use vanilla in one of three forms: powder, liquid or whole bean. I use each form for a specific purpose.

1. powder: used in baked goods
2. liquid: used in uncooked goods, or to finish cooked ones
3. whole bean: used to infuse cooked liquids

I've come to those uses over years of trying various combos. I truly prefer the powder in baked goods. How do you use vanilla?

Query

Is cotton a verb in your dialect of English? What about brook?

Examples:

We don't brook that [a]round here [what] we don't.
He doesn't cotton to that none too well [at all].

I ask because i used cotton in replying to a comment by a New Englander, and it struck me after the fact that she may not understand; but i know she'll ask if she can't figure it out.