Storm's a comin'

 

There is nothing quite so New England as hydrangeas along a white picket fence.

My husband and I went for a very short walk the other day and I had to stop to take a photo 

of our neighbor's house. The season is almost over but the hydrangeas had a very good year!

My husband has some health problems, a rare form of rheumatoid arthritis is one of them. 

We have a big storm (a nor-easter) coming in this weekend and he has had to take out his cane. 

This fishing boat was bobbing up and down as the waves hit it and the storm hasn't even hit us yet!

As Robert McCloskey says in my favorite of his books, Time of Wonder, "We're gonna have 

some weather."

I was surprised by how many pleasure/sailboats were still in the harbour. 

I took these pictures on Tuesday and the storm isn't coming till the weekend. 

I absolutely love a good storm!

My mum used to load us all into her old station wagon and drive down to the beach 

so we could watch the waves!

It's finally fall y'all! I love this season!

Everything is just so beautiful!

I was at my daughter's on Saturday and I took this picture of the big old barn 

just down the road from her house.

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Batten down the hatches

 

We have a storm coming in this weekend and the ocean has been kicking up.

My husband and I took a short walk and the air smelled so good!!

I love a good autumn storm.

I am thankful to live where I do. 

thankful Thursday

Gathering wool

 

A diamond pattern in a lovely teal coloured wool.

I've been making roughly shaped patches of various patterns.

At some point I will have enough to stitch together into an afghan...

a sort of crazy, patchwork, kind of a blanket.

The evenings are getting cooler, the sunsets are earlier, 

and I am enjoying my time knitting and being cozy.

Are you working on any craft projects?

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Gleaning Grace

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I remember the days of old;

I meditate on all you have done;

I reflect on the work of your hands,

Psalm 143:5

I am sharing today with 

Scripture and a snapshot

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a bowl full of apples

 

Apples heaped on market barrows

juicy plums and stripy marrows

My nana's salad bowl sits on the kitchen table filled with apples waiting to be baked into a crisp,

there are cheery yellow chrysanthemums at the bottom of the porch steps,

squirrels have been busy storing up food and leaving beautiful messes on the landings.

afternoons are spent sipping tea and knitting,

and here and there are little signs that autumn is coming.

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The sweet, simple things

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"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all." 

-Laura Ingalls Wilder

On the campus of the school where I work there is a beautiful garden. 

The sunflowers are having a hey-day this month!

They are as tall as the sky and twice as pretty.

Are there any simple things in your life this week?

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Thankful Thursday

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Gathering Wool

 She maketh fine linen

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The yarn I am using is pure Sheltland island wool by Croft

and it is delightful to work with. 

I am using wooden needles in a size 8.

I'll follow the sun

Oh how I love this time of year!

Summer is over regardless of what the calendar tells us.

Autumn has. not yet begun even if there is pumpkin spice everywhere.

The sunflowers are heavy with seeds and drooping in the garden.

Zinnias are riotous with color, and the other garden flowers are

doing all that they can to keep up before the first frost.

The nights are cool enough for sleeping with the windows open with a puffy blanket.

I've begun to think about my favourite sweaters again, and blue jeans, and socks!

Here in New England leaves are beginning to drop here and there; 

they are bright and beautiful with colour.

Oh how I love this time of year!

Gleaning Grace

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Gracious words are like a honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24

Scripture and a snapshot

Stripes on my apples

 

I am thankful for a beautiful apple on an almost fall day.

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The bus ride

 

Wednesday was the first day of school for my grandchildren.

Little Natalie had her first day of kindergarten which meant she got to ride the bus

with her big brother and sister for the first time ever. 

She had a practice bus ride the day before and told her mother they drove past Dunkin Donuts 

but didn't get any donuts

😒

My daughter and son-in-law live in a house that his grandfather built back in 1953.

One of the first things my daughter planted when they moved in was this beautiful Rose-of-Sharon type

 of bush. It took a few years to establish itself but it is absolutely beautiful now.

My mother always said she loved Rose-of-Sharon for the pretty flowers but didn't like it

because when it bloomed it meant that the summer was over. 

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And speaking of flowers...

every year it seems like one or two plants just shine in the gardens.

This year it's the nasturtiums. 

They are absolutely stunning!

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Labour day was a long weekend and I did quite a bit of cooking. 

I made a delicious summer corn and zucchini chowder among other things.

It's always a favourite.

I got some knitting in as well. 

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