Portrait of "Pain"

There is one certainty in fall


It matters not if you are a fan


It can not be avoided

Foot Ball

Can you guess what my college colors were?

Then you can only IMAGINE how painful THIS was!


Ah well, at least the children enjoyed themselves!

This and That

Things I've been doing

• Dragging my ass into the office
• Two college visits with football tailgate parties
• A Texas Hold Em’ poker tournament
• Some clothes shopping
• Put out the Halloween/Fall decorations
• Routine physical, mammogram and lady bit check up
• Pulling spent basil and annuals after the first freeze.

Things I'm working on today

• Dragging my ass into the office
• Switching out my seasonal wardrobe
• Stamping my feet at the rapidly waning evening light
• Making potato leek soup.
• Obsessing about a dress I had ordered that should have arrived but has not

Things I need to do

• Go to a wedding in Chicago
• Finish clearing out and preparing gardens for winter
• Determine exactly how to host Thanksgiving for twenty +
• Baby proof the house for when my nephews visit at Thanksgiving
• Keep dragging my ass into the office

Anyone notice writing over here didn't make ANY of the lists? Sheesh.

Autumn

The calendar informs me that autumn begins today.







I could have told you that without help from the folks from "At-A-Glance".

• Mums have replaced begonias in the pots on the front porch.
• The crab apples are plentiful and a bright, bright crimson.
• The boat has been pulled, cleaned and stored for winter.
• The windows are open and the morning air is brisk.
• There is barely enough light after my early morning work-out to do any gardening.

What says "Fall" to you?

Fall Back

In addition to the extra hour of sleep I got yesterday, there is an additional benefit to the time change. I've been driving back from the gym in total darkness. This morning? LOOK! The sun was starting to come up! This will only last a few weeks, but I'll take it.