firewood

November Journaling Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
clean&simple35 #1, by Sabrina's Creations
Hello November flair, by Just Jaimee
Get Lost tag, by Valorie Wibbens
it's about time clocks, by Kim Jensen
clock face, by Katie Pertiet
AAM woodgrain paper, by Allison Pennington
awesome sauce paper#3, by Pink Reptile Designs
woody paper#4, by Paula Kesserling

wild turkeys

November Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
11-19 Challenge Template, by Scrapping With Liz
Woodland Paths, Field Notes, by Rebecca
Vintage Leaf#4, by Mommyish
Splendidly, mixed media feather, by Tangie Baxter
AAM staple, by Allison Pennington
Wander & Explore, crackled paper, by Rachel Jeffries
acorn & tag, my personal stash

simply the best

November ScrapLift Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
WingsUnfolded tag w/ribbon, torn paper, scatters, wordart
nbk hello paper, mandela AC18 ABP4, AC21 VintageOverlay
reflections heart, Pink Reptile Designs
bird nest [simplythebest]word bit, Becca Bonnaville
texture, mixed media, note paper, file card, The Nifty Pixel
clearly stuck tape, TaylorMade (my absolute favorite tape ever)
date tag, I made myself

Silver Maple Tree

November Random Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
WoodlandPaths, FieldNotes, by Rebecca
NBK AC21, ArtsyBits#15
CloseKnits, leaf#4, by Bella Gypsy
AAM leaf branch, by Mommyish
leaf, by ETDesigns
AAM staple, by Allison Pennington
LazyDays papers 4&9a, by Pink Reptile Designs
Wander & Explore paper15, by Rachel Jeffries
Clean&Simple35#4, by Sabrina's Creations

resizing the photo makes the swing and the remaining leaves on the tree almost invisible *sigh*

for today

for today...

outside my window... 37F/snow showers/wind @ 2:45am

Emergency Weather Alert for high winds. and flooding, 

I'm hoping the creek does not overflow it's bank :(

i am thinking... I've never had 'pumpkin spice' anything

i am thankful for... the recent repair of the barn roof

i am wearing... blue jeans, thermal & flannel shirts, MukLuks ankle booties

i am going...  to VOTE on 11/5. and will check out the 

Bake Sale in the Township Building while I'm there

i am currently reading... awaiting the new issue of "Sift"

i am hoping... the water heater doesn't need a new thermostat  *sigh*

on my mind... gas @ $2.84/gallon, milk @ $4.05/gallon, butter @ $2.99/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... 

rutabagas, turnips, parsnips, fennel, carrots

butternut & delicata squash

red, green & yellow curry paste

a ham hock, for split pea soup

apple butter

around the house... a simmering pot of spices and citrus peels

one of my favorite things...  pumpkin pie

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

a few plans for the week... rake leaves, chimney cleaning, stack firewood,

 place an order with the butcher for a fresh turkey for Thanksgiving

from my lens:

*bare tree limbs, the rain and the wind have taken the last of the leaves*

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