Bren was right where she usually was, in the kitchen, she was vacuum-sealing pie crusts and stacking them to put in the freezer. She was a big fan of being prepared, and colder weather meant more pies and more pies were easier when all she had to do was the fillings.
That and sometimes she smeared peanut butter in them and tossed bird seed on top for an instant bird feeder, she leaned around the kitchen door, "In here kiddo, stealing's going to have to wait another... uh... five minutes."