Fall and Frosts

The soybeans got combined last week and the corn will be in another week or two. The grass got cut for possibly the final time of the season. The leaves on the trees look stunning. We have had a couple of light frosts and the other morning a hard frost which simply means, I had to have the house plants back in the house. 

Got most of them. I discovered that the Geraniums up against the house can handle some frost. But not the Banana or Bird of Paridise. I brought the Majestic Palm in last week. It has grown taller over the summer. I bought it on a whim back in June. Isn't that what we do when we go for groceries? Buy plants? I no longer buy fabric for quilting. So I tell myself. Don't hold me to it. But seriously. I do not need any fabric, thread, needles, cutters or chocolate. 

And didn't Ava bring home chocolate for me the other night from work. Yes our Ava is a part time working girl. Her dream job is to work in a bakery but they hired her on front cash. Close enough for now. She brings random goodies home when she closes. Rescuing them she says. She got her drivers licence last week. Now she needs a car. She says she can wait. 

I wrote up a preliminary list of 10 things to work on for the 2026 Chookshed Challenge. What I really want to do is start 10 new quilts. I have at least that many kits I bought or collected everything needed. Now here is an interesting thought. Several years ago there was a 6 and 6 challenge. Complete 6 and start 6. I will give it more thought. The most quilts I finished in a year was back in 2017 was five. I took them to Poland to give to my cousins. I had a purpose and a deadline. I guess deadlines can be good. Even though I do not like the pressure. 

I was reading back through some of  my old posts because I was bored and avoiding writing. Yes. Still doing that. I have been reading up on story writing. That and reading novels. I love Agatha Christie. 

These pictures were taken as the sun was setting.

In the meantime, I am packing my bag to go on the Hallmark Christmas Cruise next week. Now, I do not watch those movies nor much of any TV except bits of football or now the World Series since our Toronto Blue Jays are contenders. And there is a big noisy bluejay flitting around my SonRoom. I see him everytime I sit in the hot tub.  I plan to take some writing and might glue baste all the bits I cut for Lucy. Now that I have given myself permission to do this by machine zig zag I stand a chance of completing it.

After weeks of discomfort and waiting for appointments, I finally had an ultasound on my left breast, after a very painful mamogram no one booked for me but I just happend to be in the room with the thing. I have an abscess and now another drain. This is supposed to be removed before I leave on Wed. And no more hot tubbing for a few weeks so we might as well drain that too and get it cleaned up before winter. 

And yes, winter always comes. We have days and days of rain in the forecast which is okay since I am not supposed to be in the sun nor eat dairy since I am on antibiotics yet again. My OMG goal for Nov will be to get those Lucy hexies glue basted. 

Blessings, 

Chris