SEP-OCT UPDATE

Holly couldn't wait to try out her new quilt as soon as I had finished binding it.  I think it will be special for her as she helped with the expense and  the tying.

  I finished cutting the dress bag scraps that Sunshine had saved for me and they were laid out in various designs, stacked and ready to box to travel to Green Valley.

I've been making fleece blankets to donate to CAPSA before I leave and Jake loves to help me and has chosen the pattern he wants for his Christmas present.

Several weeks ago I spent a delightful afternoon with cousin John and his son Bryan who lives in Ohio and is now flying out every 2-3 months to help his dad out with "honey do" items around house and with John's finances and loss of his mother and his dad's adjustment to that loss.  I haven't seen him for 19 years and it was nice to see him again as John talks about him all the time.  I took them lots of fruits, vegetables from gardens and baked goods that are Johns favorites.

Holly has seen all the browns and greens that are falling all over our yard (just there for the taking) and knows that they could be doing their thing as they breakdown in a compost pile.  So she bought "Composting for Dummies" and found that composting doesn't have to be an elaborate thing as some people get into, but be as simple but effective as one likes.  So she began last week with a combination of leaves, paper, cardboard (browns) and has added our fruit and vegetable refuse (greens) to the mix.
She will turn it every so often and it will be great to add to garden next spring. I'm all for it and say "Good Going" HollySue!

We've had a great apple crop this year as all four trees grew quite a good yield.  A wet spring and delayed ripening of them produce delicious apples but they aren't as red as this ceramic one on kitchen cabinet.  But I've been canning and freezing some and giving lots away to neighbors and friends to enjoy.  There are still quite a few on the tree next to garage that haven't ripened enough yet, but should soon as we've been getting down to freezing temps these past 10 days.

I'm trying to practice the art of patience in waiting to have workmen come in and complete the jobs that are on their dockets at the Howells' home.   The front room is still a mess as the drywall water damage at front window has not been finished.  The stucco guy says he'll repair all the little stucco hole damage those pesky woodpeckers and magpies have caused at end of this month when he can work me in.  The side hill needs trimming, the fruit trees are sickly do various bad stuff caused by wet spring and they need to be sprayed, but that can't be done until all the leaves are off trees.  Then they need to be pruned as that hasn't been done for two years.

I've been feeling pretty good except for the days when I'm doing lots of physical work that requires turning my head up, down and around and the vertigo blast gets my attention.

I guess that'll do it for now......mom