Autumn Splashes

Took a drive through the country the other day and was greeted by patches of autumnal color

splashed about here and there! Sure wished I had my camera...but, alas...her "batteries are exhausted" and I need to get some more.

Such a special afternoon!

Sat here, me on the left and Marcia on the right, sipping our homemade chocolate raspberry espressos over ice (thank you Sandi for teaching me how to do that!) this afternoon.

With her working, we've had very little porch time and today she didn't have to go in!

What a wonderful visit with a dear friend! And since she's closer from here to the Grands we share, she was heading over there for a quick visit. That will be a treat for them all!

What a lovely way to enjoy a pre-Autumn afternoon!

One of my favorites!

I follow Holley Gerth's blog, Heart to Heart with Holley. Love it! She has a way with words and thoughts and always is an encouragement.

Here's an excerpt from her blog this morning. Part is a quote from Max Lucado and the ending is hers.

She said that if you could see the "tag" on your heart, it would say "made in heaven".

"Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you... We exist to exhibit God, to display His glory. We serve as canvases for His brushstroke, papers for His pen, soil for His seeds, glimpses of His image." Max Lucado

Holley says "God longs for His children to embrace the worth and value He's given them and then use it to bless others. When we know who we are and Whose we are, we're free to love, live with joy, and make a difference in the world."

Sure blessed me this morning!

May it bless you too! May you see what a precious treasure you truly are!

"Fall's a-comin!"

I know...I'm addicted to Fall! It is SO in my blood!

Good news for you fans of Autumn...temperatures are going down this week! Lows in the upper 50s and by Thursday/Friday, the highs in the 70s!!! WOOHOO!

I got a bit chilly at the football game Friday night; had to pull my sleeves down. Okay, so it wasn't that chilly but to me every degree counts!

Oh and our "guy" played great and his team won... BIG!

Wonderful weekend...special times with our friends, "grands" and a great church service!

April, Lee and the kids went to the mountains yesterday for the day and stopped off to pick apples at an orchard and they brought us some last night on their way home. Yummy!

Ballet classes for Makenna, Nutcracker tryouts too, school, church outreach and other activities are on my calendar for the week. Going to be a good one!

Hope yours is too!

"Let the game begin" or as Sherlock would say, "the game's a foot!"

We go to a high school football game with our friends, Patti and Roy, tonight to watch one of the young men in our church play. It's been about 40 years since we've been to one of those!

It begins the weekend festivities...then breakfast at the Grill, keeping a couple of the "grand" boys...which Mike will have himself after I leave for a Biltmore Inspirations party with my friend Patti. (Think they are going to work on the treehouse! That treehouse...may be finished in the next few years, who knows! I think I'm the one who really wants it!)

Then church on Sunday and lunch with friends afterwards. After that I'm sure there will be a lovely Sunday afternoon nap and just relaxing the rest of the evening.

Hope your weekend is what you want it to be!

Enjoy! And just keep your eyes wide open for a bit of "Fall-unfolding"!

Of closets and cabinets and...

a laundry room out of control!

Well, no more!

Feel as though I have accomplished much these past several days.

I can actually do the laundry with ease; nor more contortions while avoiding this and that.

Ah! I have entered the laundry room several times today just to admire it's organization.

I would have taken a cup of tea in and just sat and looked at the work of my hands but it is a bit small for that.

That's what a dear friend taught me many years ago. When you accomplish something, especially in cleaning/organizing, fix a cup of tea and sit back and admire your work!

I even organized the tupperware cabinet which was no small feat and the pantry! WooHoo!

Was in the kitchen area all morning and then after lunch I worked on my closet and our bedroom.

Now I think I'll have that cup of tea! I've earned it! :)

Just a bit more!