November 7

Here's an idea of what the back of a van looks like when 3 women spend a full day Christmas shopping.

My 2 sisters and I returned today from our annual shopping expedition.  We shop all day Friday, stay in a local hotel for the night, then finish up on Saturday morning.

We have lots of fun and get lots accomplished. All 3 of us are nearly done shopping for this year!

November 6

I've been off shopping and having fun with my sisters today, so I'm sharing a picture I took earlier this year.  I was wallking in the city near us, and was struck by the beauty of these 2 buildings, with their matching glass siding.

November 5

Here's another view of the Beech tree that I showed you on November 2.  It's been windy and rainy, and as you can see lots of leaves have fallen in the last few days, but I think it's still such a majestic looking tree.  I love how dark the trunk looks when it's wet.

November 4

These maple tree leaves are in our back yard.  Most of the maple trees around us have been bright yellow this year, but this tree had a lot of brown in it.  Many of the leaves are now down and this is one of the few bits of color left in the back yard.

November 3

I had the day off today, but was very busy at home.  I spent much of the day in the kitchen.  I made 8 meals, that are freezer friendly and stocked my freezer.  I like to do this occasionally to take advantage of sales and cooking in bulk.  It saves money and limits the mess to one day.  And it's really nice to have a few meals ready to go!

I just finished this last project.  These cookie bars are to go with a meal that is going to someone in our church.  It 's been a good day!

November 2

This beech tree is across the street from our house.  It's one of the things I see out my living room window.  Today we had a short time while the sun was shining and although many of it's leaves have fallen, the remaining ones just glowed. I knew I better get outside and get a picture of it.

November 1

We have this chair out in our backyard, near some of the flower beds. I like the look of the old chair with the colored leaves falling on it.

October 31

No - this is not a trick or treater!
I won some donuts from the Post Family Farm this week. This is a place that has lots of things for kids, including pumpkin picking, hay rides, their famous pumpkin donuts and lots of animals. When I went to pick up my donuts, I saw this little goat and thought he was kind of cute!

October 30

This is a section of our yard. Can you believe Bob had it all raked and cleaned yesterday? And this is what it looks like, 1 day later! The sad thing is that there are plenty of leaves still hanging up in the trees.

October 29

This Japanese Maple tree is in our backyard. The leaves are a burgundy red color all year, but turn a brighter red in the fall. This year they are more brilliant red than usual. I love the red on the tree and the circle of red beneath it too!