Slept the Afternoon away

I always feel like I've wasted so much time when I awake from a short nap that lasted 4 HOURS. But I am feeling a bit better than I was when I got up at 4:30 this morning. I just put a Shepherds pie in the oven for dinner tonight. Greg will LOVE that as it's one of his absolute favorites. This is the recipe that I used http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_shepherds_pie/ ; it was REALLY easy and all ready smells delicious.  Here's mine fresh out the oven...

My hours were cut at work due to lack of sales but thats OK as it's giving me time to recover from what ever I am battling at the moment. I'm still enjoying the job very much and learning about the products they carry - so many WONDERFUL things and their sale prices are really good. Hopefully business will pick up for them after Thanksgiving. In the mean time I will work on projects here. 

The leaves have FINALLY gotten pretty just in time for the winds to arrive and knock them from the trees. I just went out front and took some pictures of what I see from my computer chair.

My little helper has been very vigilant the last couple days. He won't hardly let me out of his sight. And he pines so when the fellas leave for work; he really thinks he is a baby and not a cat.

Odds and Ends from Yesterday's Walk

The River is VERY low - I don't believe that I have ever seen it quit this low. You can see many rocks that are normally under water and in places you can see the muddy bottom nearly all the way across. The boating channel is quite easy to see now but I would worry about get stuck in the mud.

Some days we just spy something unusual; like a bit of old tile sticking out of the Riverbank. Each day is unique and most enjoyable. The plants are putting on one last show for us all to see - a few more blooms and it won't be long until the absolute explosion of color occurs before we are able to once again see deep into the woods of winter.

If it snows this year we plan to walk by the River during the storm - it will be magical!

GLORIOUS SUNRISE... with a hint of FALL

Oh what a gorgeous sunrise we had this morning and there was a hint of a nip in the air. I turned off the A/C and opened as many windows as I could. I absolutely LOVE a nippy morning and this was nearly there. Greg's birthday usually marks Fall for me as the weather always seems to change to Fall the week following his birthday. I remember in 1986 when we finally were able to bring him home; we went to the hospital with the outfit that we had set aside for home coming and then I had to layer him up with a sweater and several blankets as it was too chilly to go home in just his cute little blue bubble suit. When he was in Elementary school I remember an early September morning we actually had a frost... boy was THAT a chilly morning to walk to school.

I hate Nights like that!

I just hate nights like the one I just had - one strange dream after another. I'll have to catch a nap today to make up for not getting much sleep last night.

This morning I am hoping to get our lawn mowed before it rains again as it is getting quite long. I might get it done but I have my doubts as it's looking quite like it's going to rain early today. And today's forecast:

"TODAY PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT".

So I guess that I will see if it dries off enough this morning so that I can mow before it rains again. I know Amelia (dog) would appreciate it immensely.

Scott has a wicked sore throat and drainage and my head is stuffed up - I think we may have head colds to top the weird night off. I'm hoping that whatever it is passes quickly.

I started cutting 4" squares for a Fall Table Topper project and then decided to cut one whole width of each color into 4" squares so that I can make other projects utilizing 4" squares. It just made more sense than storing a short 4" wide strip. So I cut and cut... these 38 singles is all I needed for the project the rest are my "spare squares" for future projects.
I then stacked my "extras" - makes a pretty "cake" don't you think. I'm going to keep my eyes open for more browns and rusts for my stash as I don't have much in those two color ranges. I went ahead and made up the Fall table topper and am thinking about appliquéing some Fall leaves in the borders before I quilt it.

I'm also finally getting around to sewing the binding down on the purple and green baby quilt. As I finally found a pair of the 1.25+ reading glasses and it has made a world of a difference in my hand sewing abilities. This getting toward 50 thing is for the birds when it comes to energy and eye site.