Day Two Hundred Eighty Three 2012

Grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah are on fall break this week and spent the day with me. The day started out with the first frost in our area, too cold to go outside, so we spent most of the day being slugs, until the sun took some of the chill off this afternoon. And a beautiful blue sky October day it was—perfect for batting the ball around and swinging on the backyard swing.

Day Two Hundred Eighty Two 2012

I couldn’t find any global warming, so I lit a candle. I feel all toasty just looking at it. The temps here in the mid-South should warm back up into the normal range in the next day or two. I hope.

Day Two Hundred Eighty One 2012

I cut my little homegrown pumpkin from the rogue pumpkin vine growing beside the deck. I’m amazed it survived the heat and drought this past summer, not to mention the insects, the lawn mower, and the powdery mildew that finally covered the pumpkin vine leaves. It will eventually turn orange—I hope before it dies. And when it dies, I’ll toss it outside beside the deck into the dirt from whence it came, cover it with dead leaves and see what happens next spring. 

Day Two Hundred Eighty 2012

Neil and I enjoyed lunch at Toot’s today in Smyrna not only with daughter Kelly and grandson Knox, but also with daughter Holly, granddaughter Shelby and grandson Elijah who had spent the night at Kelly’s. Yummy good times.

Day Two Hundred Seventy Nine 2012

He’s back for his annual visit.  My granddaughter Shelby calls him Jeff and waltzes with him whenever she gets the chance. When Jeff appears, I know Autumn has truly arrived. Jeff says Happy TGIF, everyone!