Fall Has (Finally) Arrived ...

Sunday, October 14, 2012

How do I know this?  Well, for one, my a/c turned off automatically, it's been going 24/7 pretty well much since June.  For two, cans of pumpkin puree are in stock at the supermarket (when you see Libby's, Libby's, Libby's on the label, label, label, you will like it, like it, like it on your table, table, table).  For three, my make-up no longer melts in the short walk from my front porch to the car.  That's Fall, tada!

And for four, this afternoon I made my Fall Fabulous Fall soup, which consists of fresh mushrooms, corn, potatoes, onions, red, green and yellow peppers all coming together in a lovely bath of Alfredo sauce and chicken broth.  My own invention.  It simmers on my stove, scenting the house along with a lemon poppyseed cake baking in the oven.  And my a/c just kicked off again, confirming, yes, Virginia, it's true FALL IS HERE!!!  Next weekend it's off to the pumpkin patch with my neighbors.  I did order three pumpkins (small, medium and large) from someone at work, their daughter's school is selling them.  But Fall wouldn't be Fall without the annual trek to the pumpkin patch which sprouts (pun intended) up in a neighborhood church this time of year.

It has been a drizzly, raining off and on, gray skies, then blue, the gray again, weekend.  Perfect cocooning weather.  Have not had a chance to really work in my teeny tiny garden, but the roses are happy with all the rainwater they've  been getting, the Confederate jasmine has taken off like gangbusters and the ferns and plumbago, I swear, are smiling.  The lavender  appears to be holding its own.  I'm waiting until it is just a scooch cooler to bring on the impatiens.  Love, love, looove this time of year!

Have been in my pajamas all weekend, the only time I have poked my nose outside has been to feed the little homeless ones.  The yellow kit showed up for supper on Friday, have not seen him since.  But the little black one shows up regularly, now with two tiny kittens in tow.  They are beautiful, very skittish although one does prance up to me at times, then scootches back when I reach out to pet it.  Smokey looks on scandalized, how dare I reach out to another cat, no matter how adorable!

I did manage to ModPodge two hearts to the corner of my desk/dining table.  A while back one of my friends brought me some wonnnnderful Godiva chocolates wrapped up in this beautiful hot pink and orange cellophane and I thought, hmmm, these would make beautiful hearts.  So, today I ModPodged two of them next to the letter from Abuelo and the postcards from my godmother.  They looked like they needed a little glitter, so while the ModPodge was still wet I sprinkled some of Miss Jodie's pink glitter over them.  The result, I believe, is quite spectacular.  Am writing another little story for my beloved Whimbles.  If She of the Whimbles and her Faithful Companion, a/k/a The Master Exchequer, lived nearby I would trot on over to deliver the story along with a batch of my deeeelish Fall Fabulous Fall Soup.  But, nope, I will email the story and send a photo of the soup instead.  One day we will be close by.

Actually, FGM Martha (a/k/a She of the Whimbles) is going to be visiting the Cocoon sometime next year.  Which has, of course, set off a tizzy of planning, redecorating and general fluffing up.  So looking forward to her visit!   And Miss J. of my Tallahassee Peeps is hoping to come on down sometime before the holidays, along with her hubby.  Now, if only Miss K. would hitch a ride with them, we could have a grand time.  Of course, there is always the possibility of me driving to Talley before the holidays.  The only hitch there is ... I am afraid I would not want to return.  We will see.  Things work out.  This much I know.

Okay, signing off for now.  There's soup to slurp, stories to write and books to read!

 Until next time, be safe, be blessed, be loved!