Today...

Waking up to 50+ degree weather each morning and loving it. Open up the house, shut off the A/C, and spend the day out of doors in the flower beds, moving, deadheading, pruning, digging up shrubs, scooting rocks around...Thinking this is Fall and loving it. The "boys" also are loving helping--doing some canine rototilling and rolling in the grass.

Volunteered at the rectory for several hours yesterday, completed a volunteer home project, and plan to repeat another day outside----may hose off/wash down  front/back decks and throw in some reading on the back deck when it's done. 

Off to get ready for Mass---stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Dog Day's

 Mass this AM, volunteer a short while at the school then home to mow/yardwork. Boys off to groomer later in AM. They are getting better about going---just a lot to handle getting to and from the groomers.

Temperature is 71 degrees and expected to hit another triple digit  today.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Same Song

Twenty-six degrees, still dark, no sound coming from wind chimes or "boys"---nice. Saw some green sprouting out from under the leaves in the flower garden this week---even saw some purple Crocus blooms.

Plan a quiet day, Mass this AM, then home to visit w/family and possibly snuggle w/"boys" in front of fireplace this evening.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Rocks, Leaves, and Fall

Rocks moved---Having another contest! If you can guess the number of rocks I moved from around the Silver Maple you will win free room/board at Ma's house and possibly a chance to help move those rocks  to another place as I threw them into the East pathway. Would have loaded them into the wagon but it is still full of top soil. Hmmmm, the contest winner should bring work clothes---looks like we might have a top soil spread also. Think about it---sitting by the fireplace, possibly playing cards, watching football, feeding the "boys" apples in the evenings after working your tail off all day in the yard.

Taylor brought more bags of mulched leaves yesterday. That guy ranks high on my "grand" son list. Hoping to get them spread before it starts raining.  Do not know if I have mentioned it this week but Fall is one of my favorite seasons.

Keep healthy, stay safe, and in touch.

Love, Mom

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Off to Mass, volunteer at rectory, run a couple of errands, work in yard rest of day--spreading more mulching leaves, emptying/cleaning flower pots...

Stay healthy, safe, and in touch with one another.
Love, Mom

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Busy, busy week...glad to be approaching the weekend. (Meetings, volunteering, errands, visiting w/grandkids, took lots of fall plant pics...). This Ajuga is so rich in color and has been an all season favorite. It is really worth a double click.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom