Saturday

Happy weekend!  It is a beautiful day here in Connecticut. 

The sun is shining, you can feel the cool breeze of autumn in the air and people are outside raking leaving, cleaning windows, and decorating for Halloween.  The fall leaves are a stunning backdrop for all of the activity.

Wishing you a Saturday filled with beauty!


Marcy

Fall color

"October gave a party;

The leaves by hundreds came-

The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,

And leaves of every name."

- George Cooper, October's Party
 

 
The past two weeks have produced some of the most spectacular colors of the fall.  Now, most of the leaves are on the ground.  As I walk, I enjoy witnessing the changes that are taking place and capturing their fleeting beauty.
 
Marcy

Autumn

fall leaves....

just beginning to change colors and fall...

cooler nights...

grabbing the wool sweaters...

putting out pumpkins and mums and Indian corn...

fresh apples at the orchard...

the first season's fire in the fireplace...

We love autumn in New England!

Marcy

Summer days

I love summer! Warm days, lots of sunshine... and weeds. Boy, am I good at growing weeds! I have gardens full of each type of weed and they are all doing well. Thriving, in fact. Lots of rain, and pure neglect on my part, has resulted in a bountiful supply. And I'm just letting them go. I have other things that I'm doing. I'm active, busy and happy. The weeds will have to wait.

There are friends, and vacation, family and lobster dinners, the beach and sitting on the porch. The weeds will have to wait... because I love summer!

Marcy

Spring has arrived!

Spring poked her head out on Sunday and it was delightful - warm and sunny... it felt great!



Look at this beautiful home... I love how the blue flowers create a carpet of blue in front of the house.

Today it doesn't feel like Spring in Connecticut, but things are just waiting for those first warm days to spring into bloom.

Marcy

Spring... where are you?

I should have known when it snowed here on the first day of spring, that it might still not feel like spring just yet. No flowers, no blossoms, no warm weather... just the hope that it is all to come. Here are the forsythia branches from the backyard that I've brought in to "force" spring into happening.

And I've been thinking spring! Though I love my black handbag, I swooned over the color of a new lighter-looking bag (handbag, purse, pocketbook... what do you call it?). I tend to make safe choices and this seemed so reckless, but what fun! Sometimes I need more of that...

And when I got the bag home and began thinking about the yummy green color, I remember adoring a green handbag that a friend had had back in the 3rd grade. She was a popular girl, and in my eyes did all the right things and she had a green bag that I thought was fantastic. I tried to make something like it - but it was never right. I'm delighted to now have a green bag - and I still adore you, Kathy!

So until spring arrives outside, I'm trying to make it a little lighter and brighter inside. Wishing you many warm and sunny days ahead!

Marcy

Thoughts of spring...

The calendar says February, and the weather outside sure feels like it. But in here, there are thoughts of spring...