for today

for today...

outside my window... 31F and cloudy

i am thinking... after a week of rain and moderate temperatures, the falling barometer

is signaling a change... it wouldn't surprise me to see our first snowfall this week

i am thankful for... November, I love Thanksgiving! it's my favorite holiday

i am wearing... black jeans, white thermal shirt, hoodie & my BearPaw booties

i am going... for my annual flu shot :) before I get sick :(

i am currently reading...  the fall issue of Martha Stewart magazine

i am hoping... to get the DigiScrap Parade freebie links posted today * done::updated 11/3 *

on my mind... gas @ $2.74/gallon, milk @ $2.15/gallon, sugar @ $1.99/4 lb

pondering these words...

"November comes and November goes,

with the last red berries and the first white snows.

With night coming early, and dawn coming late,

and ice in the bucket and frost by the gate.

The fires burn, and the kettles sing,

and earth sinks to rest until next spring."

~  Elizabeth Coatsworth  ~

from the kitchen... creamed chipped beef and smashed potatoes,

and a Jewish apple cake (my Mom's recipe)

around the house... apples & squash

one of my favorite things...  cashmere sweaters

i'm creating... the November challenges @ The Lilypad

a few plans for the week... grocery shopping, stacking firewood

from my lens:

* Jewish Apple Cake *

my mom's recipe, which she made for as long as I can remember,

following in her footsteps, when the apples fall from the trees, I bake one too!

enjoy!

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