October

I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. ~ L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

October is by far my favorite month. And this year, it has flown by! I need another month of October right after this one! I'm going to miss all my pumpkins when it's time to put them away until next year. I haven't made anywhere near all the pumpkin goodies I wanted, but at least I still have November for pumpkin baking.

The days are getting shorter and it's finally cooling down. For a while there it was feeling more like summer than fall. It will be nice to have a fire going in the fireplace while we lounge around. Sweaters, thick woolly socks, blankets to cuddle under. It's all just so cozy this time of year. And I love it all! Can fall go on forever and ever please.

Me ~ Titus ~ Leaves

Leaves! Leaves! Leaves!

Today, the air is chilly, the leaves are crunchy and I wanted some pictures to remember the joy that is Fall and being in leaves.

I can always count on Ezekiel to be my photographer. He may shake his head, but he'll always appease me.

 As soon as I sat under the tree, Titus came running and sat beside me. No pictures without him in mix. I wish I could get Fonzy and the boys to do the same thing. They hate taking pictures, but I'm hoping this weekend I can get them to sit for a few in the backyard, under this tree. I need a family picture, Titus included. And this is the perfect setting. Our own backyard, where all our memories are. I'm hoping the tree can hold on to some of it's leaves until then.

I'm sure you are tired of me saying it, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Fall! Can it just go on forever!

Ordinary Days

We are in the last week of October. This month has flown by. The hustle and bustle of the holidays are right around the corner. I have dolls I need to knit for Christmas, and a few other things I want to knit for the holiday. I knew I wanted to knit this stuff the beginning of the year, but as my normal fashion I have procrastinated all year, and now feel the pressure to get it done! This is on my list for holiday knitting. If I have time I want to knit it for me. Yes, for me. I think it's the cutest and perfect for the holidays. The orange knitting was this, also for me. I have yet to wear it, hasn't really been cold enough, but I plan on wearing it as soon as the weather cooperates. I have 3 dolls I need to get done before my reindeer cowl. The next few weeks will be filled with knitting, lots and lots of knitting.

My obsession with soup and pumpkin continues. I've made a few pumpkin recipes and soup, but not as many as I like. The males in my house are not fond of my pumpkin and soup obsession. They liked the Mexican chicken corn chowder, but I have yet to find another. I'll just have to keep trying. I have a pumpkin pasta recipe I want to try. It probably won't go over so well with Fonzy and the boys, but I'm going to try it anyways.

Is it too early for Christmas music? I'm feeling the urge to play some.

October

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

The trees in our yard are spectacular right now. Showing off! I LOVE this time of year. Fall is so so fleeting. I wish it would last longer.

As soon as I get up, I open all the blinds, and doors just to see the trees. I find myself standing in the door just gazing out. Cooking dinner, I get distracted, grab my camera and run out to take pictures. Luckily I haven't burnt dinner...yet.

Sitting here at the dinning table, typing this, sunlight filtering in, I notice the leaves blowing in the breeze, and I feel them calling me....and I must answer.

Sunshine Returns

I read a story on Facebook yesterday about an 11 yr. old boy who shot and killed an 8 yr. old little girl, because she wouldn't show him her puppy. He went inside his house, grabbed a shotgun, and shot her. 11 yrs. old! 

I try to keep all my social media, Facebook and Instagram as positive as I possibly can. I hide posts that aren't positive, people who post drama are hidden from my feed, family included. There is so much pain and suffering in this world and I hate to see it. It hurts my heart. Losing a son to gun violence, and seeing it over, and over and over again, I just want to scream sometime and shut out the world!

A favorite travel blogger of mine, Carol Cain – Girl Gone Travel is in Fiji right now and posted of a taxi cab driver she had a conversation with. He sees America as “scary". No one in Fiji owns guns except police. He asked her thoughts about leaving the city to return to his village to fish and farm his inherited land, and in my mind I said, go to the village! I thought all morning as I got ready for work, what it would be like to live somewhere else besides here in America. A village, to farm and fish. To a simpler life....

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Sunshine has returned to North Carolina and it feels good. 

Fall is Here

Slowly the leaves are turning and falling to the ground.

The weather is cooler - actually downright chilly this morning as I walked into the office. I've been wanting soup lately. I made a pot of creamy chicken noodle the other day, but it didn't come out as planned. It ended up being a pizza night. I have a Pinterest board filled with soup recipes, so that little mishap won't stop me from making more soup.

I love this time of year. I know, I say it every year, so why stop now. This time of year just feels.....cozy. Blankets, socks, sweaters, hot cocoa. Makes you want to hibernate. And we usually do. I've noticed we are going up to our room earlier, burrowing under covers and watching TV from our bed. And with all the rain we've been having - 12 days and counting - being snuggled up under covers just feels right. Weather man says sunshine returns tomorrow. I guess we'll see.

Hello October!

My favorite time of year is here!

It has been raining for 8 days straight now. The leaves are turning, but still a lot of green out there. With all the rain, the cooler temps have arrived. It's certainly feeling like Fall!