Blogtober Three: Cozy

 

There is something so cheerful about a round orange pumpkin. I grew five of them this year, but only one butternut squash. It was an odd year in the garden, and I'm thankful that I don't have to rely entirely on what I grow or I would become extremely thin. 

The pumpkins will become soup and possibly pie. One will be a jack-o-lantern at the end of the month. For now they sit outside on the back step, on a table on the front porch, adding to the autumnal feel in the air. I'll keep a watch out for frost and bring them in, for it would be a shame to lose them. 

Teacher Daughter's classes are in the afternoons this semester, so we've been walking or getting together for coffee once a week in the mornings. It's so lovely to walk just now. Leaves are showing colour and the temperature is just right. 

Lucy of Attic 24 crochets beautiful blankets. I've admired them for years, but I'm so slow at crocheting that I've never stitched one. But never say never. Her post for today talked about getting out the stack of blankets for coziness. I pulled some of my lap quilts and made a stack of them. I think it might be time to begin another. I like the scrappy look with lots of different fabrics. 

In autumn I pull out one of the first quilting projects I did - a table square with maple leaves. When we lived in the tropics it reminded me of faraway fall at home in Canada.

Today I worked outside, sweeping the patio and emptying some pots of their summer flowers. The petunias are looking very leggy, but are so cheerful that I can't bring myself to pull them just now. Probably next week. I find that when I go outside to work in the garden, I don't want to come inside. There's always more weeds to pull or pots to clean. Rain is coming tomorrow, so it was good to spend time outdoors today.