September Reflections

The Fall Equinox is upon us and that means a few things.

• The calendar says Fall officially begins on Sat. 
• It always rains. 
• We could have our first frost of the season.
• Daytime temperatures are still high. 
• Nights are getting cooler. 
• Yesterday the kitchen air conditioner was on. 
• Today I wanted to turn on the furnace. 
• Turning on the furnace will dry out some of the moisture in this old house.
• The children have gone back to school.
• The new half time living here is 3 weeks in and so far things are working well. 
• The black walnut trees are the first to shed their leaves. 
• Actually, they are the last to open them in the spring. 
• The squirrels have planted many new trees around the house. 
• I saw a flock of about 60 Canada geese fly over. 
• They were noisy. 
• They are not Canadian geese. 
• They are Canada Geese.
• It is fall fair time. 
• That means we show cows. 
• I am retired so I do not show cows any more,. 
• Actually, I do not do any set up or take down or run errands any more. 
• Fact is, I am going away this weekend to a ladies retreat. 
• I baked a banana cake. 
• This has nothing to do with the season. I just finally had some brown bananas.
• Lots of bananas are eaten here these days. 
• And apples. 
• And yogurt. 
• The girls have entered some of their crafts and needlework.
• Elly had 12 seven inch blocks sewn together. 
• Devan had 2 blocks sewn together.
• I put socks on one day last week. 
• Now I don't know how to get rid of these dots. 
• I have been posting about ufos and enjoying the journey. 
• At this point, I have not pretended to try to complete any of them. 
• I just wanted a record of what is in the cupboard and why they are not yet complete. 

That's better.

I went to Upper Canada Village last weekend. It was a 6 hour drive so

I took the Via Rail train.

 Had a nap both ways and read a whole book.

Stitched on 2 Dear Daughter blocks.

And got a kink in my neck. Been going to waterfit at least 3 times a week now because I can. I will be seeing the little boys this weekend. I bet they have grown. Four year old Jonathan is now in school and learning to print his name. Two and a half year old David wanted snow so he emptied 3 cans of powder all over his room and carpet. Its been 3 whole weeks since I saw them and will be there for hugs and kisses tomorrow. And Sunday since I am babysitting then. 

I will be going to India for a ministry trip in just over 6 weeks from now and am collecting a few things to take along. I have saris and Punjabi dresses all over the living room. I need to get rid of a some of them. I have them in all sizes.

Blessings,
Chris