Around The House

Everything is packed away in preparation for winter's inevitable arrival. We spent time last weekend putting the garden to bed. Today we stashed all the outdoor patio furniture in the garage. The only thing left out are the two bird feeders I plan to keep stocked this winter now that the birds have discovered we are giving away perfectly good food. Last winter I saw no birds which led me to believe perhaps the suburbs are not bird friendly. We have quite a few large trees so their absence baffled me. Maybe now they will come more often since we have been feeding them all summer.



We made our last trip to the farm stand for the season. We picked up a 50lb bag of potatoes, some pumpkins, peppers, and apples. I had hoped they had broccoli or cauliflower but no. I'd love to do some more blanching but I am afraid my freezer is jam packed. This predicament has brought the need for another freezer to the fore front of my mind. I'd like an upright one, the ones that are like fridges but are all freezer space. It would take up less floor space and be a bit more accessible for me to find what I need.



After some research I found out the least expensive upright is about $500. A savings plan is now in order. Even though I know appliances usually go on sale during the Christmas season, I have promised myself to hold off. No doubt there will be another good appliance sale in February or March, and that will give me more time to save the cash. In the meantime I will research and window shop for the right make and model.

My birthday is on Wednesday so I hope to get in some fun stuff to enjoy the day. Friends are gathering here on Saturday to celebrate both my husband's and my birthdays because his birthday is exactly seven days after mine. I shall have to find a gluten free cake recipe for the party.

Halloween is creeping up on me though. I plan to spend tomorrow morning sewing my daughters Alice in Wonderland costume. The pieces are all cut so now I get to do the fun part. This may be my last year making her a costume. She is getting older now, and needs more and more fabric each year. This is getting expensive. I told her next year she may want to consider making the costumer herself. And surprisingly she thought it was a great idea.



Other than that things are pretty much same old, same old. I am having a hard time finding things to write about that I think you all would be interested in. Is this the beginning of the end for this blog?

*** pictures were taken during a recent visit to a heritage village we visited on Thanksgiving weekend.