I couldn’t resist getting another hanging plant of colorful flowers for fall. I need to put up a nail to hang it from! Last night I had my first fire of the season, even though it wasn’t quite chilly enough to justify it. I sat in front of it with a mug of tea and…
I’ve enjoyed using this Southern Peach hand wash this last month of summer Today I’m slowly beginning to put away my summer things – patio umbrellas, the fans I’ve been running in our bedrooms, my snow cone maker, etc. There’s still time to enjoy summer though, and I intend to make the most of it….
The transitional tea I’m enjoying drinking – I’m not ready for autumn tea flavors yet! I want to get a few things done this afternoon before I go out to dinner and a movie. I want to feel like I have accomplished something going into the weekend, so if I spend the rest of it…
I’m replacing my dying summer flowers (mostly yellow and white ones) with fresh new potted plants from my local Home Depot. I love this burgundy color for autumn! It’s important to me to have beautiful flowers by my front door as much of the year as weather permits. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: The lantern…
My front flowerbed, full of fairly healthy dahlias, is one of the few gardening successes I have! I really don’t enjoy gardening, but want my home to look nice and have “curb appeal.” This weekend I’m planning to force myself to do a whole bunch of weeding, fertilizing, watering, deadheading, and other plant care tasks…
Glad I ate dinner alfresco a couple days before the rains came. I’ll enjoy as many outdoor breakfasts, lunches and dinners as I can before it gets too cold and rainy this autumn! I always love the beginning of a new month. I take time to look back on what I did well and poorly…