I have a question for you.

What do you do with your long fall and winter evenings?
Since I can't pack up my belongings and head to a sunnier, warmer spot, I'm asking myself the same question I ask every year at this time, What am I going to do on the long, dark, fall and winter evenings.

 

I don't want to veg out with my cuddly blanket and a book or sit gazing at another dumb Netflix movie. (I think we've already seen all the good ones.)

Every year I try to think of something to do to keep me busy (and awake) after washing and drying that last supper dish of the day and putting it away.

I'm not (technically) alone in the house but my sweet husband is very happy to curl up in his blanket and watch yet another movie of any kind.  He likes them all!  But he's earned that veg time with his long day at work. My two twenty-something-year-old sons are quite good at entertaining themselves with their electronics in their own part of the house.  I, too, want to find something I enjoy doing. I've piddled all day after all, and know that if I sit down in my comfy chair I'll immediately begin to doze.

Our predicted cool temps for this weekend is forcing me to look for ways to entertain myself for yet another fall/winter season.

So I decided to get ideas from you, my wise friends.  Won't you let me take a little peek in your window and see what you do on a long, dark evening from 6:00-10:00 pm?  I'm imagining others have a very exciting life with fun and activities going on every minute of the evening.

I'm anxiously awaiting your ideas! 

Thank you for your input!

 

Hope you have a glorious Fall weekend!

 

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Peace in Quiet

Do you find peace in quiet?
I do.
It can be a challenge at times to find quiet though.

The tv seems to be my greatest adversary when searching for quiet away from home.

It's rare to find a restaurant that doesn't have a tv that can be seen and heard from every table in the room.

I prefer the sound of my family's or my friends' voices to the sound of a blaring tv.
I don't think we should have to raise our voices to enable us to hear each other above the tv's noise while enjoying a meal together.
And even if I'm dining alone, I much prefer my own company to the tv's.  It's quite often loud and rude.

Rare too, is the doctor's or dentist's waiting room with no tv on the wall.
I prefer to choose my own entertainment.
I like to see magazines on the table.
I can choose the magazine I want to look at.
Or I can choose to not look at a magazine at all.
I can bring my book along from home to enjoy without the interrupting sounds of the tv voices.
Who says I want to watch the tv program someone else chose for me this day?

I sometimes envy my husband's talent of focusing on only one thing at a time.
If I could do that then I could tune out the tv and focus only on the words in my book.


I often crave quiet.
Quiet is usually easy to find at home.
I can take a seat in one of the rockers on my front porch and I'm immediately greeted with quiet, and peace soon follows.

On this cool Fall morning there were few sounds to be heard while watering my front porch flowers.
And all the sounds I heard were welcomed; birds singing, a soft rain falling, a little breeze stirring while helping a few leaves to the ground that they have begun to carpet.


Sometimes quiet is even hard to be found in places where you most expect it; church for instance.
I know my likes are probably considered old-fashioned but I still enjoy a quiet, reverent atmosphere to worship in.  That doesn't mean I think there should never be upbeat, excited music and speaking in church.  But I also crave a little time set aside for quiet worship.  We are usually blessed both ways in our little church.  I have to admit though that my soul usually feels more refreshed and fed by the quiet time.







What about you?
Do you find peace in quiet?

 

 

 

 

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 ... I do not concern myself with great matters

or things too wonderful for me.

But I have stilled and quieted my soul...

~ Psalm 131:1-2 ~

 

 

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Home Chores

I enjoy Mondays.
Really, I do.
I get to start the new week with my list of homey chores on the fridge.
They are just waiting to be completed and checked off.

Monday's chores:

• laundry
• vacuum
• make menu

This week I'm also joining in with Flylady and detail cleaning my kitchen.

To round out this stay-at-home-and-work-day, I've planned one of my favorite meals for supper:

Meatloaf

Mashed potatoes

Collard greens

Cornbread

 

I love cooking up a warm, tummy satisfying meal on a cool, drizzly day like today.

It warms the soul (and the kitchen).

 

What are you up to today?

I'd love to hear from you!

 

P.S.  You can find the recipe for my Meatloaf in this post:  Cheering Up the Cold Winter Days?

 

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Autumn at Home

Fall is my favorite season.

It brings with it some of my favorite things;

cool crisp air

colorful leaves

soft warm sweaters

slow cooker meals

hot oatmeal with pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon

football games

and most of all

pleasant days spent at

Home

 

My sweet hubby picked me a bouquet of Black-eyed Susans to brighten up the kitchen table.

 

We're having a rainy fall so far but that's okay because

I love sharing an umbrella with my best friend.  It's like we're in our own little blissful world when cuddled under our big ole umbrella while taking our evening stroll.

It's the perfect way to unwind while sharing with each other about our day. 

 

 My front yard flower garden is still going strong with

one last blast of color before the first frost hits.

Mrs Garden Spider is keeping watch over the bright blooms.  She has a few unsuspecting breakfast guests in her web on this cool, crisp fall morning.

I leave her be as I pull weeds from my flower bed.  She seems as happy in her little fall home as I am in mine.

I have my nest all ready for fall too.

There's a cuddly quilt thrown over the back of the porch swing.

The perfect warm touch for a cool fall evening.

 

Our front porch is my favorite fall place to enjoy a good book and a cup of hot chocolate.

 

 

Home is my favorite fall place.?

�I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.� 
~ L.M. Montgomery?

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