Looking out from my back porch... it’s sunny, but breezy. A perfect Fall day!
I am thinking about… a bunch of things … needing to reply to emails, a few phone calls to return, correcting schoolwork, ripe tomatoes to puree and can, peach jam, a trip to Big Iron in Fargo, the first Bison home game this weekend, laundry to catch up on, and we need something sweet to snack on in the kitchen. I’m also thinking about the difference between my Need To Do list and my Want To Do list!
I am thankful for... a smooth start to our school year.
I am reading… school books! Well, I’m still reading Sense & Sensibility, too, but that hasn’t been for a few days.
I am hoping... to find time to get in the garden again today.
I am hearing... Graham and Zeke just came back in from outside, so the noise level has gone from quiet to not so much!
I am wearing… beige capris and a red sweater – love sweater season.
From the sewing/craft room (aka. laundry room!)… still trying to catch up on the laundry. I think I’m down to three loads at the moment … but the little boys were just outside … it’s probably five, now.
From the school room... we’ve started and are going along well.
From the kitchen... peaches – crisp, torte, with cream. Just need to make jam and my favorite cream pie to be completely peach-filled.
From the garden… the watermelon are ripe. I picked one on Saturday; it was yellow underneath (the ground side) which is an indication of ripeness. The kids asked if I could plant ‘seedless’ next year. I replied that we should be thankful to even harvest watermelon as large as a basketball in ND! AND, there are 8 still in the garden.
State of the house… it’s clean because we had a 4-H meeting on Sunday.
A successful moment… we finished our first week of school and are onto the second. Eric and I finally met with the rep we’ve been working with to figure out landscaping. I was thrilled with her design … and there is still time to get a bit of the dirt work done this FALL! Can you see my elated smile??
A few plans for the rest of the week…
Tuesday: Peach jam, cukes/pickles or spaghetti sauce – canning. Eric is at Big Iron all week – we’ll plan a day to visit him. Dash has FB practice all week, but injured his foot last week (prayers for recovery appreciated).
Wednesday: I should pull out the cucumber plants & eggplants for compost.
Thursday: The Silver-laced Wyandottes are 20 weeks today! That means they could start laying eggs this week … yikes. I have an evening meeting.
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: NDSU Bison home game on Saturday.
A picture memory...
Our family at a 2004 Bison home game.
Dash is holding up Flat Stanley – see even Stanley is wearing green & gold!
GO BISON!!
LOVE the pic!!! I have never seen a pic of the 3 kids looking so young! (well, all 5! :) What a great memory.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear school is going as well as your harvest! Sounds like lots of yummies coming your way (I need your Peach Pie recipe!!)
Pop by when you're in town if you can! We'll be working on refacing the fireplace in the basement. FINALLY!
Oh, please post your landscape blueprints. So happy for you - you've been SO patient!
Funny you should mentin, "sense and sensibility" I just finished that one. Sounds like a very yummy time in your kitchen. I have never heard of a cream peach pie?
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