Evelyn Ford made a lot of tasty dishes with the pumpkins. Pumpkin pancakes were her favorite, while Ronan Kendrick's was a sweet pumpkin soup. Evelyn noticed that Ronan seemed to have a sweet tooth.
Over the past two days, the temperature had risen by another degree, and the daylight had lengthened by two more hours. It now got dark at eleven at night and light again at three in the morning.
The residents who had traded for pumpkin seedlings with Evelyn Ford were also beginning to have a big harvest. Everyone's cellars were piled high. With food secured, people felt a little more at ease.
Taylor Vance was leading people in chopping down trees. He had found a man who was an automotive designer before the apocalypse and traded him for a few simple blueprints for large carts. Now, he was leading everyone in building them.
Evelyn Ford knew they were worried. Once their stored water ran out, they would all have to leave this place and search for a new place to live.
