Sunday Ramblings

I managed to get all the household chores done. I even managed to get a bit of work done on my cross stitch project. So it was a wonderful day overall.

I also managed to make some apple sauce with my slow cooker. I have almost decided that this appliance ranks up there with my dehydrators. I still have about 1/2 box of apples left and perhaps some crisps are in order.

I am back to work tomorrow, for two days so I am glad to get all that I had planned to do today actually done.

Father Brian is having trouble with his voice for the second week. I do hope that there is nothing seriously wrong. He told me that he will be undergoing tests in Regina this upcoming week. I do wonder if we will have our parish council meeting this month due to his illness.

This week I will be pondering whether the cross is my lode stone. Do I follow what the Lord has set out for me, or do I falter holding the cross up for others to follow.

I never shared the fabric I bought for my fall quilt with all of you. I am hoping to do a strip type of quilt next month and the main fabrics I bought for it are bright fall colours.

I am thinking of pairing these with cream and black. I may have to pick up some more black to make it work.

I have also been busy picking up yarn (not that I really need anymore yarn, but I couldn't walk away from these colours).

I have never seen such vibrant baby yarn and since I need to build up my baby afghan stock these fit the bill perfectly. I have lots of white I can combine with these to get many afghans to give as gifts.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

The End Of Summer

While our temperatures are more along the line of what they should have been this past summer, I am seeing more and more of fall.

The sunsets are not as colourful or in the same position in the sky. It is off to the south a bit more and hidden by houses and trees. I am enjoying watching it disappear in the west however, and thinking of what the next day will bring.

The last few day lilies are blooming. Soon I will be spending my weekends cutting down the flowers in all my flower beds, getting them ready for winter.

The cayenne peppers are ripening nicely. Harvey figures he has enough to last him for the winter. Now I am just picking them to give to others....may as well use them up as much as possible. My frugal nature hates to see waste of any kind.

The only red I usually see in the fall is my Virginia Creeper. There are Dogwood trees/bushes farther north and I just love their reddish branches in the fall.

Most of our leaves turn either yellow, or a goldy colour. Some even turn brown and fall right away.

One sure fire way to know fall is here is the sound of the geese flying south for the winter. So far I haven't really heard them. Does this mean fall is still a little ways off?

Everybody have a wonderful evening. Off to visit now.

God bless.