Chilly Morning and a Birthday

 

 

It was clear and cold at  5C ( 41F) this morning. I wore my winter coat for walking. There's work being done in the park. Detours mean new routes but lately I've had trouble walking as far as usual so we've got a shorter walk that we now do.

Yesterday we celebrated Kate's 37the birthday.  She's our oldest grandchild and a real sweetheart.
 

Full moon tonight.

 About the recipe for Impossible Quiche I think the easiest would be to do a search on line. 
Unfortunately I don't know how to put in a link.  

On the first of the month I was going to post about the amount of daylight we lost in September but I forgot.  Apparently we lost 1 hour and 45 minutes in this area. You may have lost more or less I imagine.

Here's a thought for today: The circle of the seasons turns and never comes back quite the same.

 

Thanks for coming by. Have a great day.

 

 

More of This and That

 When I work in the kitchen Miss Kitty sits on the little roof outside and watches me.  From time to time she gently pats the window as if to say Hi. ( or she may just be hoping for a treat).

sorry for the rather dark photo

We had this Impossible Quiche for our supper recently.

 

 And here's a picture from a number of years ago when we still had our camperized van. We were up  in ranch country and finding roads that wandered through the countryside when we came upon this cattle drive.  Neither the cowboys nor the cows paid the slightest attention to us as we slowly followed them along.  Something we found interesting was when a very small calf would have its feet tied together and be left beside the road. We later found out that any calf that couldn't keep up with the herd was "immobilized" and later picked up by someone whose job it was to bring them along to the final area where they would join their mothers.

 I've been meaning to answer some questions left in the comments. Sorry I wasn't more prompt.

Linda ( Linda's Relaxing Lair) : About the puzzle board we use...it's a homemade one made from a scrap of wood that DH had in his shop. It's about 3 feet square and has a raised edge all around.

Jeanna: The flowers on the table came from one of my sons who doesn't wait for a special occasion to indulge my love of flowers.

Virginia: . Thank you for your lovely comments. Sure wish you had a blog that I could visit.

I love to read ALL the comments and try to visit each virtual friend as often as I can. 

 

Thanks for visiting 

This and That

 

 The raccoons came visiting at night and decided to have a snack of grubs in the middle of the lawn.
They sure make a mess.  I will post a bit of information from the internet.

 Grubs are C-shaped beetle or moth larvae that feed on grass roots, causing lawns to become spongy and brown. Raccoons, skunks, and other animals dig up these lawns searching for the plump, juicy grubs, especially in late summer and fall. Common pest grubs include European Chafers.
The most effective way to get rid of them is to dig up all your soil and sift them out. 

 

 Flowers for the table.

 

We had heavy rain last night.  Then this morning we walked in fog but by noon the sun was shining and it was beautiful out.  Clouds are moving in again and it looks like we may get a shower.   

 Happy last day of September 🍂🍂🍂

 

 

 

Plants and a Puzzle

 

 We took a quick trip to the plant shop.  My African Violets were all looking very sad and wilted. I replaced them with fresh ones that will no doubt bloom for a while then also slowly fade away. For some reason I can't make them thrive and rebloom.  I resisted all the other gorgeous plants.

 

 I put the new violets in the sunroom where we're working on a puzzle. Yes, it's puzzle time again.

 The weather was fairly pleasant today but the forecast for the week is for showers.  I have lots that I want to accomplish so no trouble keeping busy. Enjoy the last days of September!

Thanks for coming by. 

 

 

A Rainy Day

 

 

 

 Our weather has changed and we are having a very damp and chilly day. The forecast is for more showers in the days to come.  It almost feels like a "turn up the heat" day. How quickly we went from fans and A/C to this. 
Yesterday we went to Willow Farm where we've gone for so many years to pick apples in their fields.  
We didn't feel up to a lot of walking ( on uneven ground) so we stayed close to the main buildings, walked around looking at animals and chickens, browsed in the little shop. All we bought was a gallon of their apple cider. It's very good 🍎🍎🍎

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Fields of pumpkins

 lots of goats

Grandson M taking pictures of chickens 

 

Grandson C, according to his itinerary , is on the train to Bristol today and will fly to Budapest on Tuesday the 30th.  This is the only picture I've gotten so far of him. Maybe now that his gf is also there she'll take more.  She has family in Poland and they will be spending time with them as well as visiting many different cities. I believe they will be in Poland about ten days.

Seeing as it is too wet to be outside I will do some much needed housework today.  Do let me know how you plan on spending this last Friday of September. 

 

 

THANKS FOR COMING BY

 

Recipes

 

 

 You know I'm a Pinterest fan. I find all kinds of different things that I like to look at. Recipes are a favourite even though I know I will most probably never make many of them. It's still fun to browse...and you never know what you'll find.

Here are a few that I saw this evening:The first two are similar but I would prefer the second one. I am not fond of the taste of rosemary nor do I like goat cheese.

 

 This one I think I will try closer to the holiday season.

I made the above recipe substituting cream cheese for butter  We had it on scones and we both liked it.

 

 Did any of these appeal to you?  

 

Thanks for visiting

 

Fall Equinox

 

 

 September 22  at 11:19 A.M.  we will move quietly into Autumn. I didn't know that the equinox is not a day but rather a precise moment on that day. I looked up ours; yours will probably be different. 
I consider Autumn to begin on the first of the September.  Our weather changed so quickly from heat to mild days. I enjoy these mild days so much.. Last night we had a lovely rain and by 8:30 the sun was shining.
I've added a couple of facts from the internet ( because that seems to be what I do).

 The autumnal equinox marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs when Earth's axis is not tilted toward or away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal day and night lengths

 Equinoxes are the only times when both the north and south poles are lit by sunshine at the same time.

Grandson C left this past weekend on a European adventure. He landed in Glasgow and sent Sheila (his Mom) these first of what will most probably be many pictures.  I love the buildings. Solid and meant to last. After the first week ( if I got that right) he'll be joined by his girlfriend and they'll continue on their way.

Have a good week. Thanks for coming by.