Hello, Pumpkin

September is just a sweet month.  It's a calm one for me.  I did some work outside last weekend.  Most people do Spring cleaning, but I do Fall cleaning.  The back porch area gets so dusty, so I swept that, washed down the floor mat, washed my car, and cleaned the 'not so easy to get to' areas in the laundry room.  It always makes me feel good when things are cleaned and polished, but I tend to get sore afterwards.

I have decorated for Fall, and I realized that I have lots of pumpkins! - a velvet pumpkin, ceramic pumpkin, glittery pumpkin, and even pumpkin donuts!

  I visited the antique shop and talked with the owner, a, for awhile.  I love going in there and browsing around.  She originally worked at a shop in the San Francisco area, which is only a few hours from where I grew up.  Her shop is decked out, and packed with one of a kind items.  As I was looking around, I noticed a hot plate with a unique design, and it was made in Turkey.   I've always been drawn to international items, so I brought it home with me.

I've been drinking green tea lately.

People ask me if I like the white pumpkins or the orange pumpkins.  The white pumpkins are sweet, but the orange ones make my heart sing.  In fact, when I came across this plaque, it shows just how I feel.

I made some blueberry bread with Irish butter.  Have you ever tried Irish butter?  It's very creamy, and it's especially good on rolls and breads.

My blog friend, Tammie Lee, at Beauty Flows, did a post recently called Summer Creek.  She is an artist and photographer, and her nature photos are incredible.  She is so talented and recently posted a painting that she did.  I said to her, "this reminds me of myself, a lady in the mountains, going to the creek often, and wearing a red dress."  A short while after that, I got a surprise in the mail.  It was the painting that Tammie Lee did, and she wanted me to have it.

Speaking of the creek, I went there recently and saw the big strong Oak tree bursting with acorns.

Just as fast as they were growing, the faster they were being eaten.

This is the drive-inn that I go to every now and then to get a mushroom burger.  They are delicious every time, dripping with Swiss cheese, mushrooms, and a special sauce.

I've shown you my glass pumpkin before, which my sister-in-law gave me.  I never found the right place for it in my past homes, but sitting here on the kitchen window sill, it shows how pretty it is when the sun shines through.

Francesca saw Bigfoot this Summer.

It's cooling down this week to the 80's and 70's.  It's going to be a nice September week.

~Sheri