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Fall Is In The Air

September 24, 2018 at 10:19 am by Claudia

It was chilly this morning! Don and I both remarked on it. I ran upstairs to put on some socks, Don put on a sweatshirt. But we refuse to turn up the heat. Too early. Autumn is everywhere; in the changing leaves, the golden light, the gutters that need to be cleaned out today, leaves on the ground and leaves in my potted plants.

I can’t get over the fact that my heavenly blue morning glories have not produced a single flower. This has never happened before. I sowed the seeds at the same time I always do, they took off quickly and the vines are lush and filled with large, healthy leaves. But no flowers. The other morning glory that I planted – can’t remember the name – that flowers early did just beautifully. But not the heavenly blues, which are usually no-fail. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

The moonflowers usually flower well after the morning glories, so since they’re already flowering, I’m thinking nothing will happen with the MGs. Makes me sad. Ah, well.

We just booked our hotel in Edinburgh so we’re all set except for whatever train trips we take in England. Whoo hoo! There’s a lot to do before we leave, but we’ll get it done.

In the meantime, I have to go into the city tomorrow to work for a day on the Anastasia National Tour. It promises to be a LONG one, so I won’t be posting tomorrow. I’ll be back on Wednesday.

Happy Monday.

 

Filed Under: autumn, flowers, garden, our trip to Europe 28 Comments

A Foggy Day

September 16, 2018 at 9:04 am by Claudia

We woke up to a foggy morning. (We also woke up too early, but that’s another story.) I love fog. It’s a sure sign of autumn and we’ll see many foggy mornings in the coming weeks.

I pulled a lot of weeds yesterday and I mowed as well. But it was hot and humid, so I stopped without finishing the back forty. I was tired and my back hurt. There’s been so much rain that the grass is really long back there. I’ll finish it today because it’s supposed to rain tomorrow and the next day.

The living room this morning.

Mowing today, a stop at the grocery store and, I think, reading. Don will be gone most of the day so I’m going to treat myself to some quiet time here in the den. I feel the need to escape into a good book. I’m currently reading The Child Finder  By Rene Denfield, a beautifully written mystery about a woman who looks for missing children. It’s written from the both the point of view of the woman and that of the missing child. I’m really enjoying it. And of course, I’m reading Fear  by Bob Woodward.

Two questions. I used to show the book I’m currently reading on the sidebar. I took it off when I went through my long, dry stretch of being unmotivated to read. Would you enjoy seeing that again?

And the other question: What are you currently reading? (One of my favorite questions to ask here on the blog.)

Happy Sunday.

Filed Under: autumn, books, reading 87 Comments

September

September 1, 2018 at 8:13 am by Claudia

Early morning in the den.

Our early morning routine: Don makes the first cup of coffee (pour over), I open all the blinds, he brings my coffee to me in the den. He retreats to his spot on the loveseat in the living room, I sit in my chair in the den, and we slowly wake up, doing whatever early morning reading we’re into at the moment. An hour or so later, I get up from my chair and make the second cup of coffee for both of us. Since Don came home from NYC, we’ve been taking our second cup outside – either in the Secret Garden or on the porch. We sit and talk and listen to the birds and the bullfrog and the sound of the river across the road. We hatch plans for the day or, lately, for our trip.

Routines are comforting, aren’t they? For many months, we were apart, so our routines included a morning FaceTime call.

It’s September. I can’t say I’m ready, but I’ve been noticing the changes in the light that herald the onset of autumn. It’s most definitely on the horizon.

I mowed a lot yesterday because it was only in the 70s and I wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather. Plus, as I mowed the front lawn, it started to drizzle – very lightly – and I played that game in which I tried to outrun the rain. I had a hat on and the light rain felt good and I managed to finish before the rain got any heavier. Claudia for the win.

I’m going to watch the service for Senator McCain this morning. I want to hear Barack Obama’s eulogy. I listened to Joe Biden speak the other day in Phoenix and I cried. I expect to cry again today.

The end of an era. At least, for now.

Happy Saturday.

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