My daughter

Today its downright cold out. I think its probably about 45* and its raining leaves.... It rained last night and a lot of the leaves came down and now today they are falling with the wind.... It is still pretty but a lot of the leaves are gone... I think by Halloween we will be lucky to see any leaves but November starts winter around this area so its to be expected... We will get a few more days of nice weather though I think and we will be able to finish cleaning the windows outside and I can take the vines off the fence.... that is always the last thing I do and it makes the dogs happy because they can see more and boy do they and they usually bark at all the new things they see.... Thats how I get my fresh air in the winter because I don't like them to bother the neighbors and I usually have to go out and bring them in.... Happy days are coming again, lol
Anyway the picture is of my daughter and one of the bigger pumpkins at the Pumpkin Place.... I will always remember this beautiful fun day.
Hope your leaves are pretty and life is good, Sandra

My Friend and I

Here is another picture from the Farmhouse. How do you like my new friend? ;>)
Today is a cloudy day and its sprinkling a little but I did manage to go grocery shopping and come home and work in my back garden.... The one with the Hostas ~~I have it all cleaned up and raked so don't have to think all winter of having work to do there.... It does look nice and I also tied up the grape vines to the fence.... I usually cut them back but Janice said she leaves hers on the fence and she always has such beautiful grapes so I decided to follow her example... I did get a few bunches on mine but when I went back to pick them they were gone.. I suppose the bird's, squirrels or the boy next door got a treat.... I hope they were good. I know when I have eaten them in the past they were delicious... they are the green seedless variety. Maybe next year I will get more and we all can share.
I hope everyone's day is happy, Sandra

Winter is coming

Oh what fun we had.... we saw pumpkins and pumpkins and more pumpkins and lots of squash and goards and hay and corn stalks and many darling and also ugly scarecrows.... Wish all my journal friends and my sisters could have been there too and then maybe we would even have gone on a hay ride.... wouldn't that be a blast.
Today its only about 50 for a high and there are talks of rain and snow mixed coming our way.... I only have a few more things to do out in the yard so am not very worried. Today was Leo's birthday so we just relaxed and went out for lunch and just a little shopping at the garden center.... they have Halloween decorations and are getting more and more Christmas decorations out.... almost ready to put the lighted and decorated trees out back..... Even if it was a cool cloudy day it was a nice day.  Hope you all had a happy day too, Sandra

Weather man was wrong

The weather man was wrong, Goody Goody for me!  Hehe  I even got to cut back a huge rose bush that was tied to the fence... Its a hardy bush and still had one or two blossoms on it....
My daughter, Shari had an afternoon off today so she came to get me to take a ride in the country to see the fall colors and go to the 2 pumpkin patches along the way. It was a perfect afternoon for that too. The weatherman said it would be rainy and cold but we got lucky! 
I will be putting in more pictures of our little trip as it gets closer to Halloween. We even had an icecream cone at the Farmhouse ( an old farmhouse converted into an ice cream parlor and place to eat.... very cute but I didn't take a picture of the house... Its a two story white farm house that is about 100 years old and just painted white all over and decorated really cute with little crafts for sale in the front room..
  Don't forget to watch the debate tonight... I hope its a good one for Kerry!

Last warm fall day?

Today we finished most of the work in the yard... not all mind you but the stuff that had to be cleaned up before we get snow... Tomorrow and the day after its supposed to rain and then it will only get into the 40's and 50's for the next week and then maybe colder so..... Leo painted the porch railing and I cleaned up the plants around the patio. So we do need the rain and I need some rest, so it will be welcome.
   Before we did our work we went to Home Depot to get the smaller pie pumpkins to set around the front yard... only 59c each and I also got a pot of Johnny jump ups because they were on sale and so pretty  ( Leo pulled out the ones I had babied all summer. He thought he was doing a good clean up I guess) They were only 99c. We went shopping early because it was still cold and wet on the grass etc..
   Hope you all have a nice day tomorrow, Sandra
Opps, I forgot to tell you this is a picture of my favorite rose bush... Isn't it nice that its still blooming next to the porch? Its protected here from the frost.

I'm sorry this is written so small, I have it set for 18 and it just doesn't get any bigger for some reason....

Another nice day

I was busy cleaning up my gardens in the backyard today but before I started I took a few pictures. One of the mum plants hasn't bloomed yet but there are buds... I think it better hurry because the cold days are coming faster and faster now... I think I only have one more day of sun and in the 60's left... I will try to finish the majority of my work so I don't have to do it with freezing hands.. I took the tomato plants out today too and picked the green ones off. I only got 5 nice big tomatoes this year and about 7 green ones I hope will get red... they are a little yellow. It was the worst season I have ever had for tomatoes but the ones I have are nice and no bite marks of anykind on them... 
  So tonight Iam very tired but I have to gear up for another day... It will be a great feeling to have it all cleaned up for another year.
  I hope everyone is still enjoying nice days and sunny skys, Sandra

Beautiful Fall Day

Its a beautiful fall morning! I was looking outside at my birch tree this morning and the sun was shinning on it and I had to get a picture... It was so beautiful. Some falls the tree doesn't completly change I think because it gets cold too fast but this year its beautiful. Last night the weather man said it had already snowed last year by the first of October so we are ahead of the game... It sounds like we are only going to get about a week of nice weather before it starts to gradually get cold.... Usually by Halloween we are wearing winter coats... Yesterday it was warm enough not to wear any coat. The roses are still blooming and I need to take another picture of my favorite rose bush before it really freezes.
Yesterday my grandaughter came over and she was so full of energy you wouldn't believe.... She is already doing tricks on her bike... What a girl and in the house she was the school teacher and I was the student. I don't have to find much for her to do as she has a good imagination and gets me exercising even.... that is a good thing! She was also jumping on my new sofa... She won't make a habit of this I'm sure but she just had to see if I would let her.... Her mother is very strict and she knows Gramma is not... I want her to have happy memories.
So now Iam on my way to church.... Got a late start today because of the pictures and all the beauty in the yard.... I suppose I will be able to watch only 1/2 of the race today. Packers aren't playing so that is also a good thing. Its too beautiful of a day for everyone to be inside watching a game when we all should be outside enjoying the beautiful day.
I hope your day is beautiful too, Sandra