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.
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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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.
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Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24
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
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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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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,
but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
Hebrews 10:24-25
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Gleaning Grace
I brought my knitting when I went camping last week. My grandchildren kept asking me what I was making but I was really just knitting to knit. Last year I made some lovely squares with hearts in the middle and I have since decided to make a sort of patch work blanket. I'm just going to make a bunk of squares and rectangles and then stitch them all together.
I picked up this beautiful oak leaf and acorn covered pottery dish at the second hand store.
I just think it's so pretty and it looks lovely on my hutch all decorated for autumn. I know, it's not autumn yet but I'm so ready for the humidity and heat to be over with.
Tucker...also known as Tuck Finn, Tuck-s-doo, Mr. T...likes to curl up on my bed for a bit of a cat nap.
On the campus at the school where I work is a garden and this year the sunflowers are wonderful!
I'm hoping to bring one in to the toddler class so we can examine it in the sensory table.
We can talk about the different animals and birds that eat the seeds and then eat some sunny seeds as well.
On the campus at the school where I work there were two giant old Beech trees.
This one is in the playground and it is such a beautiful old tree. The children play in its trunks and branches, they ride their bikes around it, they collect the beechnut seeds, and leaves. It is a very special tree.
There was another giant copper beech tree in the front of the school but a few weeks ago it had to be cut down because the arborist told us that it was too old and damaged to stand safely. I walked the children out and we all said goodbye and thank you to that magnificent tree.
I am so thankful that the playground beech tree is still healthy.
"Poetry is a fresh morning spider web..."
Carl Sandburg
I am thankful for the beauty of God's creation.
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It is good to give thanks to the lord,
to sing praise to your name, Most High,
to declare your faithful love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night.
Psalm 92:1-2
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