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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

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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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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!

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Gracious words are like a honeycomb,

sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Proverbs 16:24

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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

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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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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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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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A knitwit's tale

 

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.

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"Poetry is a fresh morning spider web..." 

Carl Sandburg

I am thankful for the beauty of God's creation.

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