Early

It's Thanksgiving break!! Hear that big whooshing sound? That was me letting my breath out.
Ahhhhh...time to sort through recipes, make a shopping list and locate the guest room. Jeral is coming for the week and we'll have eight at our Thanksgiving table. I can hardly wait!


We caught Evil City String Band at Felicia's last night and are looking forward to hearing Ruthy and Mike tonight. Good thing we buy our tickets in advance or we'd never never get out and have any fun!!

There is a dusting of snow on the ground and I can see the sun rise through the woods on the east side of the house. It is magical at this hour but the calm is regularly interrupted this morning by the sound of gunshot in the woods surrounding us.

The kitties have finally recovered from the hour fall-back and are letting us sleep a little longer these days. I just wish my strong internal alarm clock would let me sleep past 6...

Wishing

Lately I find I'm constantly wishing for the perfect moment, the right amount of time, the ideal circumstance or whatever in order to get done what needs to be done. Rats...if only I had the day to... (fill in the blank: finish this chore, get better at this hobby, take time for my latest whimsy du jour, etc).

After wishing earlier today for a "walk in the woods, a nap in a sunbeam and some leisurely time spent in the kitchen cooking for the week" I ended up working. At least I was home in the daylight!! Actually today was one of my favorite kinds of low key days - part day off/part work day. The day off part meant I stayed in my pj's long after it was advisable (and fashionable). The work part of the day meant that I got all of the vintage Christmas linens pressed, measured and tagged. Oh yeah, and those really cool vintage Christmas lights I stashed all year? They've been tested and are ready to go and they work! Does it matter if I keep a few? Just wondering... To my utter delight and amazement I also discovered today that I tagged the Christmas ornaments back when I bought 'em LAST YEAR. Who knew I had such foresight. Now if someone would please invent a way to get an extra ten hours more into every day. It'll take at least a week of 34 hour days to empty out the garage and we really need to get the cars in there before the first proper snow...

Please promise you won't turn us into the hoarding show on TV...

Home

Today is one of those rare weekend days off. We'd planned to head to auction a few hours away but the allure of sleeping in and getting caught up at home was just too great. To be home in the daylight hours feels like the greatest gift of all today.

It'll hit 60 today with lots of bright sunshine. I hope the day includes a walk in the woods, a nap in a sunbeam and some leisurely time spent in the kitchen cooking for the week. Breath in...breathe out... I feel better already!

Hipsters

Since my last post we've been to Philly and back to celebrate Ken's dad's 93 birthday. He looked hale and hearty and is in good spirits. We wish we could see him more often. We had a fun visit with Amanda, Pat and Robin, successfully dodged a major Nor'Easter and fit in a visit to Three Potato Fourand Hipster Home.
So many great finds, but too little time and even less room in the car...

We're in the very last days of Fall here and it couldn't be more beautiful.Our Japanese Maple is hanging on for dear life to its radiant leaves. Wish I could say our little storage barn was hanging on...

The patios's been cleared, the outdoor furniture is stowed away and the grass seed has sprouted where there there once was a garden bed.
The simplicity of this new garden look makes me very happy and peaceful...no more weeding, at least out there where I intend to relax as much as I'm able! Hope you're finding time to enjoy the change of season where ever you are.