acorn squash harvest

September Template Challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:

template, Paula Kesserling

 

a pleasant surprise

 

September Template Challenge @ The Lilypad

template, Paula Kesserling
pastures green, Rachel Jeffries
acorn & squash blossoms, my personal stash

At The Game

 

June Template Challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:

June2023 Template, Sara Gleason
Let's Play Ball, Just Jaime

these photos brought back fond memories of my Dad taking me to Phillies Games @ Connie Mack Stadium, and I am thrilled to see my nephew carry on the tradition

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

for today

 for today

outside my window... 69F/sunny @ 3:00pm

i am thinking...   raising the storm windows, lowering the screens,

and enjoying the fresh air and warmth of the first days of spring, it's lovely!

i am thankful for... my lawn caretaker

i am wearing... blue jeans, long-sleeved cotton shirt & ankle boots

i am going...  outside to pull some weeds and chase the blue jays & starlings away from the birdfeeder, again

i am currently reading...  Super Bloom. by Megan Tady

i am hoping... to have the front porch windows removed this week and stored in the barn 'til Fall

on my mind... gas @ $4.27/gallon, milk @ $3.99/half-gallon, butter @ $3.99/lb

pondering these words...

"What if you have seen it before, ten thousand times over?

An apple tree in full blossom is like a message,

sent fresh from heaven to earth,

of purity and beauty."

~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

from the kitchen...

baked pork spareribs with onion gravy & potatoes

buttermilk biscuits

TastyKake Coconut Juniors

around the house...  pussywillows, and a new doorknob

(to replace the one that accidentally locked me out of my house) *sigh*

one of my favorite things...  hummingbirds, apple blossoms

i'm creating... 

a June blog header

a few plans for the week... weeding, planting bulbs

from my lens:

apple blossoms :)

for today

for today

outside my window... 28F/snowing @ 3:00pm

i am thinking...   2022 was a difficult year for me for many reasons. 

I think there just came a point when I became overwhelmed and had to take a break.

I found it painful to sit at my computer beyond checking my email.

Alas, I've made it through this blog update, and have been working on a new blog header

for February.... fingers crossed, I'll get some scrapbook layouts done soon!

i am thankful for... an ergonomic snow shovel

i am wearing... blue jeans, 2 thermal shirts, oversized flannel shirt & sherpa-lined ankle boots

i am going...  out the back door for firewood and back into the house lickity-split

it's snowing' & blowin' like crazy out there *yikes*

i am currently reading...  A Quiet Retreat. by Kiersten Modglin

i am hoping... to watch the NFC Divisional Champions,

Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Redskins this Sunday

on my mind... gas @ $3.37/gallon, milk @ $4.99/half-gallon, butter @ $3.99/lb

pondering these words...

"There are two seasonal diversions

that can ease the pain of any winter;

one is the January thaw,

the other is the seed catalogs."

~ Hal Borland ~

from the kitchen...

creamed chipped beef

skillet browned potatoes/onions 

chocolate cake

around the house...  down throws to snuggle up with

one of my favorite things...  my Elmira cast iron cook/woodstove

i'm creating... 

a February blog header

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

from my lens:

Wild Turkeys

Fall In Full Bloom

 

October Template Challenge @ The Lilypad

credits:
October Template | Allison Pennington
Every Last Minute | Rachel Jeffries
Blocked Brushes | Gina Miller
Watercolor | Hannah Hathaway

for today

 

for today

outside my window... 44F/clear @ 10:00pm

i am thinking... am SO not yet ready for cold weather *sigh*

i am thankful for... autumnal colors here in the PA mountains

i am wearing... blue jeans, gray thermal shirt, cozy gray hoodie & ankle boots

i am going...  for a flu shot & hopefully the last covid vaccine

i am currently reading...  Verity. by Colleen Hoover

i am hoping... to schedule an appointment for new TV receivers this month

on my mind... gas @ $4.37/gallon, milk @ $4.99/half-gallon, butter @ $5.99/lb

pondering these words...

"October's the month
When the smallest breeze
Gives us a shower
Of autumn leaves.
Bonfires and pumpkins,
Leaves sailing down -
October is red
And golden and brown."

~ author unknown ~

from the kitchen...

meatloaf, with mushroom gravy

mashed potatoes

carrots

pumpkin spice cookies

around the house... screens up/storm windows down & the down comforter is on the bed

one of my favorite things...  apple cider

i'm creating... 

an October blog header

* updated 10/4/22 *

a few plans for the week... firewood delivery, grocery shopping, well repair/plumbing

from my lens:

autumn mums