Happy Things on a Dreary Day
October 27, 2011
It's quite a miserable day here - weatherwise, I mean. We're having an unpleasant mix of steady rain, cold air, dark skies... and yes, there is some snow in the forecast. Eek!
I'm working on a rather long planning post, addressing some recent - and not so recent - questions on the FCS (et al), but it's taking me a good bit of time to get it all wrapped up. So in the meantime, and in light of this dull day, here are some happy things to share with you all ...
A few pretty Thanksgiving cards ~ I have myself a little collection. :)
A hardworking honeybee, making the most of these last autumn days.
A fading - yet still gorgeous - hydrangea blossom, basking in the setting sun.
Our Archie, sound asleep on the "cat" window seat. He could care less that it's raining.
Also fading - and also still gorgeous - golden chrysanthemums ... the subject of my new blog banner. (And please pardon my appearance while I reconstruct here a little - I'm pretty rusty on Typepad template tweaking.)
Some very yummy Thanksgiving magazines. I'm such a sucker for magazines, but especially at this time of year.
The view through my back family room window ... can you imagine, Bill wanted to chop this tree down?
We'll have our first cups of cocoa this afternoon, in (dubious) honor of the first snowflakes heading our way. (As I mentioned above, this evening we expect a wintry mix - nothing that will stick, but enough to gnarl traffic.) I bought this packet of "pumpkin pie" hot chocolate up in Maine (I think at Stonewall Kitchens - I went a little nutty in there, so it's hard to be sure). The boys are very eager to try it, though I will probably enjoy a cup of plain homemade cocoa with Earlybird. That's a little more my speed.
Well ...
I hope you enjoyed sharing in my little "happy thoughts" for today. And I do hope you all are having a nice Thursday, whatever it looks like out your window. I'm going to sign off for now ... I'm getting peppered with lunch requests, and goodness knows those grilled cheeses won't toast themselves!
See you all again very soon ...
:)