Michaelmas Daisies

Doings....

Hello Autumn!

The weather has been so beautiful, and our big old maple has already started turning.

We had a little bonfire last night out under the stars, with the children, Titus (he is growing up to be such a good dog) and two crazy cats ( Alfred the Great and Bunter the Magnificent ~they can be such a riot!;) It was such a perfect night. So crisply~chilly.

So we have been bringing out the warm fuzzy sweaters.....

and the cute hats......

Sometimes a combination of both works best of all;)

And I must decide what to do with all the beautiful apples and grapes my parents generously dropped by the house today.

I do love this season!

Brown Betty's Been Busy....

Whew! At the end of almost two weeks of a stomach~flu virus that slowly made it's way to each member of the family......all I can say is that I am so ready for everyone to be well again! Forget the chaos in the house, and everything I am behind on.....it will all get sorted out eventually, right?;)

My dear Brown Betty has been such a trooper and has stuck with me through thick and thin! Nothing like hot tea to help make it through rough times. Speaking of which, I should go brew another pot, and sit down with my last sick little one (poor Blue).

A White Woolly~Worm

Boots was so excited when he discovered this little fellow out by the swing set yesterday. He came running into the house shouting that I must come and see what he had found. I haven't seen many all white woolly-worms, and it is the opinion of some that if one is spotted it means a very snowy winter. Possibly even blizzards. I guess we will have to wait and see. I wouldn't mind a blizzard.......as long as we have a well-stocked pantry and plenty of hot tea!

As you may have noticed, this little guy sure did get around while I was taking pictures. In a hurry, no doubt, to find a nice cozy spot to spend the winter,,,,,,,blizzards or not!

Where Has the Summer Gone???!

So much had happened this past month, I don't even know where to begin!!!

We got new siding and windows put on the house! That means I can open the windows in every room now! Heaven!!!!! And the weather has been absolutely glorious, so I have been doing just that! (No matter that they all still need to be trimmed out on the inside.....I'll get around to posting pictures one of these days...)

I made two blueberry pies within a week of each other. Couldn't help myself....the blueberries were only 99cents a pint!!!! (I froze a bunch too!)  I decided blueberry pie is my favorite pie ever.

We are finally getting tomatoes! Tons of them! We are in heaven!

Oh......I also made a strawberry-rhubarb pie. It is my Knight's favorite.....and was also very tasty. 

We  have been getting lots of green peppers! ~I caught my Knight eating one like an apple the other day. He is planning to even put out more pepper plants next year.

In early August, we spent two lovely weeks out in Wyoming with my Knight's wonderful family. And one of the things we did was play a little baseball. Such happy times! It is always so hard to leave!

On the long drive out I finished up that quilt I posted about a while back. Can you see the ant crawling across the top? That is Nancy. I embroidered her there for my dad........who used to lay on my bed and tell me stories about her (and her friend Sally the housefly) when I was little. He made them all up himself of course, and I loved them! So now he has been telling them to the grandchildren.....and I thought "hiding" Nancy somewhere on my quilt would be just perfect. ( I have to make one for Sally next!;)

We are back at school........I am teaching three this year, so things are much much busier. That is why you may very well not hear quite as much from me as formerly. So don't worry, all is well, just very very busy! Hope you all enjoy these last few weeks of summer! I, for one, am very ready for autumn to begin!