Fall Decorating

I love Fall, I really do.  Everything about it suits me fine.  Cool mornings and evenings after a hot summer. Warm days to garden in, putting the garden to bed for the winter. Leaves, pumpkins, gourds, soup, cardigan sweaters, school supplies, spiced scented candles, Darling Husbands happy face (hunting season); it all feels right. The colors of Fall are the best.  None of them draw me any other time of year.  When I walk into a store and they have their Fall decor out, my heart just sings. I hear people groan, "all ready", and I think "yes, all ready". Another chance to do it better!

Ten Months Old

Precious Grandbaby ate her dinner at my house tonight, much to the joy of three dogs. It is so much fun to see her feeding them bananas.  She is joyful as they take the banana from her small hand.  Everyday is sweeter because of Grandbaby.  I am in love......

A Bunkhouse

Finally, progress!! It is starting to look like something. This week there was so much going on that it seems to be a new look everyday.The redwood siding is just waiting for Monday to be installed.

The cool mornings and evenings of Fall are here.  It somehow makes a big project so much more fun. The gardens and getting cleaned out and the tomatoes are giving us their last push. Hoping to get the Fall decorations up on Monday.  Dear Son brought the boxes down from the barn and they are ready to go.

Swimming with the Dolphins

Darling Daughter and Hubby swam with the dolphins for her birthday present.  She was in  her absolute glory! The kids had an hour long classroom time and then thirty minutes in the pool with the dolphins.  It was amazing to watch.  Of all the kids and adults who got to participate, Darling Daughter had the biggest smile! She is our joy.

A Barn Raising!

Good things come to those who wait.  I have been
learning about waiting for a couple of months.  Come to find out, I'm not good at it. But, today the first wall went up!  Then the second and third.
There was mention of renting a trencher for the water lines to the garden.  Oh, happy day...

It is so fun to see this project finally starting to take shape.  My mind is swimming with ideas. I think that this will be the last project like this on our property, so must make the most of it! Precious Son painted the old chairs black, I think they look nice on the soon to be porch.

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A very handsome construction worker showed up on the job today.  Couldn't help but flirt with him.

Country Life

Country life has some major perks.  The gardening is certainly one of them.  It was fun to grow several types of pumpkins and some gourds.

Last year I decorated with pumpkins purchased from the local fruit stand.  This year I put the entire pumpkin in the ground and watched a big pumpkin patch arrive in Spring.  Our crop was very early, but we only lost a couple as they sat under a tree in the shade for a good part of the summer. Now, I can wait no longer; I'm decorating!  We are hosting a party for a friend on Friday night, so here we go....

Grape Tomatoes

A big bowl of tomatoes is still easy to attain in the garden.  A late supper was prepared with garlic, tomatoes, olive oil sauted with lemon pepper, sea salt purchased this summer in Paris. The mixture was poured over penne pasta and served with a chilled glass of Bogel. Excellent!    Soon the gardens will be put to bed for the winter.  I love the clearing out and composting of all the raised beds.  Starting to dream about a shredder.  October/Novermber Horticulture Magazine has an article on the Atco Quite Shedder 2000. It looks like a good possibility.  It is manufactured in the U.K., which makes me even more excited about it!  This is a wonderful time of year.  The cool mornings and evenings are so refreshing after the warmth of the day. Happy days are spent cutting the last roses and bringing them in for the last bit of show. Already dreaming of next years garden........                                               

A Ladybug

A ladybug came to visit me yesterday afternoon.  It seems that Darling Daughter could not wait to get Grandbaby's costume! Sweet Baby Girl will be a ladybug!  What fun we are having.  Crawling, a first tooth, open arms and big smiles for Nonni each day. Baby can now pull herself up on things.  There are a couple bumps now as she hasn't gotten the idea of how to get down.  Naptime is a new challenge.  Baby loves to standup in her crib and will not let go.  Daughter came over yesterday and said "I need parenting advise".  It made me smile.......

A Good Harvest

I am pretty sure that when I walked out the backdoor this morning that I could smell new crayons and sharpened pencils. Precious
Daughter tells me it is not yet time to decorate for Fall.  The temptation is strong. Some of the pumpkins from Grandbabies patch must wait on the backporch until the appropiate time.  Who is to say just when that is?