Mid-Week in Early Fall

The last dahlias of summer; stores near me no longer have any available for sale. These are on my dining table. Seattle is enjoying an extended summer, though we have cloudy gray mornings. I still haven’t had to turn my heater on, and we still run fans every night to cool the house. I drink …

Mid-September Weekend

Glass Pumpkin, at Pier 1 Imports QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Start a load of laundry; fold and put away any clothes that might have been on top of dryer Maintenance clean one shelf, one drawer or two door pockets in your refrigerator. Mercilessly throw out anything you know you won’t eat by next Friday …

Not Quite Fall After All

Love the scent of my new Method Home “Clementine” dish soap Seattle is having an extended summer, though we have gray rainy mornings. My heater hasn’t been on for the last week or so, unusual for September evenings. It was 80 degrees yesterday, and last night I dragged a fan back out from the garage …