Cool, crisp November weather has inspired a flurry of seasonal projects, but I'm stealing a few minutes today for a quick "Hello" between cleaning the barn and prepping for winter.
Well, with below freezing temperatures predicted, a few days ago I gathered the last of summer's sage and chives for drying, and took every last jalapeno from the plants in the garden (cowboy candy is addictive for me...I'll share the recipe next time!)
Sage that I missed went from this...
For Senior Night we bundled up under blankets and brought a thermos of hot chocolate to enjoy the last football game for the year (our son plays the trumpet in the marching band).
And for Halloween, when we sat down to carve pumpkins, we discovered a little mishap. Our local farmers' market was out of orange pumpkins, so I picked some plump, yellow-ish ones. Well as the carving began, we found it impossible to cut into the pumpkins. I don't know the variety, but evidently they were not for carving, so we pulled out paints and markers in every color and set out to create our pumpkins.
You know, in the end it was much more fun, and definitely something to remember!
Well, it's time I was back outside...I just can't seem to successfully stifle the urge to get outdoor projects done.
This weekend, it's supposed to be near 60 degrees, and that sounds like the perfect time for a little bonfire and an evening spent enjoying the fall season.
Those pumpkins are a nice shade. Too bad they were not suitable for carving, but they turned out lovely anyway. What beautiful sunrises! TFS We had flurries today. UGH Janice
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ReplyDeleteLooking at your sage plant, you certainly know when winter arrives. Here, we usually have more wet than frost (and no snow), so it is sometimes hard to decide when one season ends and another begins.
I hope you get all your outdoor chores completed and can happily enjoy that cozy fire :)
Janice - thank you...not quite white, not quite yellow...but painting them was fun for a change.
ReplyDeleteHow's that saying go? "Red sky at morning, sailors take warning..." but the red skies didn't bring any rain those days...so beautiful and gone before we knew it. Snow flurries?! Just in time for your shop to move on to Christmas decorations! It won't be long for us...it was 18 degrees Thursday morning, brrr. Mary
Margaret - they do look on fire...it was amazing to see! There's still some sage that looks good, so I'll be getting the rest of it today...dreaming of Thanksgiving sage stuffing, mmm.
I think I'm about done with outdoor chores...goats and chickens ready with heated water buckets and tarps to stop the wind and snow, barn tidied up, and garden empty. The only thing I'm doing today is putting away a couple of water fountains, counting hay bales, and raking/blowing leaves toward the goats...they're a treat to them! I am determined to have that bonfire and enjoy some s'mores. Thanks for visiting, hope all is well. Mary
Looks like a heavy frost. Autumn frost can happen unexpected ly.
ReplyDeleteWe love many of the same things!
Hi Marie...thanks for visiting! We've had our autumn frost, and since my last post, we've had our first snow...it was over in a day, but oh-so pretty. It seems we do like so many of the same things...the reason I had to comment on your lovely photos. Such a pretty place!
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