Fall Days…

Fall days are really happening aren't they?

It gets cooler, darker, winds start to blow the yellow leaves off the trees and vines.

Blankets get thicker.

Sock drawers get opened (yay, I love socks).

And doodling in bed at night becomes a priority.

(the silver pen I used disappeared in photos)

But not before stealing a treat or two from the garden.

Candy sweet oranges and doodling by golden night light.

So good.

Magazines and doodle pages stack up in bed.

Oh oh, if you happen to take a peek at the November 2013 issue of Romantic Homes…

You'll see my tomato cage tree which gets dolled up for the holidays.

I had forgotten about it, and was just fa-la-la-ing my way through the issue, when I let out an oooooh! 

And scared everyone around me.

Haha!

It's such a great issue, choc full of wonderful holiday decor ideas.

Yumm.

If you happen to spy some of my goodies for sale in Plaid Parasol.Com ads in some of the Beckett Media magazines, it is because I paired up with them in late summer to carry some of my goodies in their new online store front.

I have had great fun with that, and working with everyone behind the scenes has been so awesome.

Such fun, I tell ya.

But where was I?

Ah yes, doodling.

Are you still doodling???

I sleep so well after doodling, I should do it more often.

You?

My blog posts have been such a menagerie of stuff lately haven't they?

It's like, no focus, just a bunch of mumble jumble 🙂

But it's a confusing time you see, when fall thinks it's spring, and winter wants to warn it is on the way.

The desert is all kookoo.

With fresh roses enough to cut and enjoy.

And ever so fragrant, dizzyingly fragrant.

I love all the colors of autumn.

The pumpkins and pomegranates, quince and oranges.

By the by, the quince hit the boiling sugar water.

What a scent.

And now…

Now there is jam.

I took a hot jar down the road in the dark, with only the moon to guide me, to one of my neighbors.  Such a nice man, with a spunky dog.

Thick lush leaves are saying adios.

And yes, throughout the garden there are still pumpkins.

I must bring them all in once and for all.

Over the domed garden below there was this massive fairy tale pumpkin that we removed a month ago.  But now, I see there are two more.

I am not sure our dome will ever recover, haha.

It is sinking in the center with the heaviness of the growers snuggling up there.

But hey, we got pumpkin love.

There is much muchness of cuddling going on in this fall season we are in.

(okay, yes, there is always cuddling going on)

Sleepy glazed over eyes.

3 cute boys.

I am craving puppies.

Bundles and baskets of puppies.

Sigh.

Or a big Maine Coon cat.

(Why do I have to be allergic to cats and bunnies?  It's so wrong, hives and wheezing.  Too sad)

Alas, we are so well adjusted and happy as is.

No sense in rocking the fur boat, right?

Right?

😉

Here is a common question.

Why do I cut my head off in photos?

Because I am squishy squinched faced behind the lens all the time.

Sooo unbecoming I say 🙂

Here's one of a recent pic that got the head chop, ha!

Oh oh oh.

Something gooood.

I made chicken milanese for the first time.

It was UNREAL.

I used this as a basic recipe.

The chicken was sooo moist and amazing.

But for spices added to the panko I used garlic powder, salt and lemon pepper.

Changed it up a little.

Then I went out in the garden with my flash light and took some cherry tomatoes, red pepper and arugula.  The goodies are still producing.  I need to bring in some basil before it all goes to seed.  I stop pruning it and let it begin going to seed in October.

Arugula is the gift that keeps on giving.

Plus, it self seeds like mad, and gives you spicy buttery leaves all the time, winter, spring or summer.

For now we are savoring the finish line of last minute flowers…

And pumpkins for 2013.

This one has quite the long stem, isn't it grand?

How did it get to be the end of November?

I just don't know.

It's all too weird for me to comprehend.

This thing of fleeting time.

So, instead I just live in the moment.

Day by curious day.

You?

 

OH!!  I almost forgot.

I just used a random number generator to find the princess pincushion winner.

It gave me #15.

I take my own comments out of the equation, which makes Kim of Gerushia'as New World #15!!!

Kim, you won you won!  🖤

 

Well, off I go for now.

I have to run around the yard making sure everything is put away, as a storm is brewing.

Coming in to knock the leaves off the trees and bushes that sleep in winter.

Eeeeeks!

 

See you soooon!

 

Love, V

 

 

ps:

I know I have posted this before.

But, I am listening to it now, and it's such a good feeling.

Autumn and leaves and dreams…

Strings, puppets, believing, dancing, harmonica goodness…