Home brew

Ok, so it's cocoa!  The pot on the stove is occasionally filled with hand- warming chocolate deliciousness. Stir it up. Yum. 

The woodstove is fixed and cranked in the evenings. Grateful.

Brown day

Fall hydrangeas. Fall is winding down. Time for evergreens soon.

Yellow-orange day

This was fall at its peak I suppose. As you can see, fall couldn't quite make up its mind this year. Didn't happen until November really. But I'm not complaining, this was pretty.

Yellow Day

3191

This would be my contribution to my favorite blog 3191.  Thank you for the inspiration, ladies! We found the perfect spot to hang the quilt Mom made for us.  Represents Vermont in all it's natural beauty.  I'm sure it will be featured here again. Meantime I couldn't resist the yellow match.

Mantle Decor

The upstairs arranging came together in time for the big day! Thanks for the wee pumpkin, Mom! Can you spy Josh's pumpkin? Yeah, this is a late post but I still have the fall decor up so no matter right?

Lumina

I've wanted to paint a gray moon face on a pumpkin for years. Got in a hurry and used a black sharpie instead but I still think it turned out just fine.  It makes me grin and so definately serves its purpose.  Thank you to my fam for the company and the fall looksey days and the October pumpkin picking at the farm store.

Don't fence me in

The sheep visited closer to the cottage one day.  I lived near a sheep farm as a kid and claimed a lamb as my pet(?). Good to watch the peaceful animals again. Now if I could get the sheep dog to stop barking constantly.  

Sunshine Centers

A flower for anyone that wants to add my blog as a favorite.  It's getting chilly round here, so I crave the warm rays of the sun.   The inside of this cosmos reminds me of a stick drawing of the sun.

September Cosmos

These wildflowers make me beam and clap and exclaim.  Especially if the cosmos are mixed in with other varieties of wildflowers standing all harmoniously and carefree.  They remind me to live happy. What's your reminder? 

As these caught the rays of the setting sun, they marked the summer's close. 

Pictures of the Neighbors

Barnyard strut

Ever seen 'Man from Snowy River?'
As I look out my  window, I love how the trees frame these guys in picture windows.

Dude, what up?

Howdy neighbor?! Like my friends next door? Our morning wake up call, with a "Neigh, neigh  here," and a "Baa, baa there," here a "Cluck, there a cluck," everywhere a "Cluck, cluck! I'm not complaining, although we do hear a bird that sounds an awful lot like a monkey, hmm...

Caw Caw

More creepy goodness

Busy-busyness

The bee buzzing was soo loud I just had to get a closer look.  Can you spy their quiet friend?

Spinning Threads

Silly me, jepers it took so long to spin this yarn o nothing.  Spied this creature and many more like it on the walk to the dam yesterday. Up and down and all around, over hill, kinda through dale we went.  Well at least this pic will get us in the old Hallowed eve spirit of the season. More soon, perhaps.