October Wednesday at the Wooden House

 Early morning dance party non participants...but they want to be near me anyway. Ned is bored but Petey is trying to understand what is it I'm doing. 

Nothing beats music for waking up and lifting the mood on a dark October morning. If you're going to San Francisco 🎶

Then it was time for a coffee and writing to you.

We had a very nice Thanksgiving dinner. Didn't take a picture of the turkey dinner (too busy yakking)  but I did capture Tony tackling a very tough turnip. "This requires power tools" he declared. 

It all got well washed. But that's got to be a first!

This guy was here. There's a whole different vibe in the house when an almost 12 year old is here. 

Robbie qualified for a competitive hockey team this year, the Perth Blue Wings. I was surprised that now he has to wear a shirt and tie to games just like they do in the big leagues. 

Lucy at Attic24 has a website now and I'm so happy for her. I've knitted and crocheted so many of her wonderful patterns over the years. HERE is the link where you can now see her works in progress, tutorials, etc.  And HERE is the link to her patterns, all of them are free. Her latest afghan is called the Storyteller Blanket. 

That reminds me of my own knitting. It's been sitting there patiently waiting for me to get my knitting bug back. Still love the colours and feel of this West Yorkshire wool and I'd enjoyed knitting a couple of rounds for an afghan- was even quite excited about it at the time.  I have no explanation as to why it fell off my plate. It's time to pick up the needles again. 

Meanwhile I did finish the little Kantha kind of table topper. I decided on sunny yellow for the border.

And I found the little pumpkin mug mat that I embroidered several years ago. 

It's time to get it all out, use it up, and stop saving things for some future time. 

Below is a fall view of the little city I grew up in, Corner Brook, on the western side of Newfoundland. It's hilly and heavily forested there. Gathering special leaves was a favourite fall activity of mine. I always did it even though I knew what I glued in a scrap book in October would be nothing but tiny dried up bits by spring. Beautiful trails meander through and there's lots of great berry picking and fishing too. It's still a calm and very safe big town. I'm thankful for my youth spent there which  certainly nurtured my love of seasons and the wonderful outdoors. 

I already have my cozy clothing out and sorted. LeeAnna at Not Afraid of Color's conversation starter last week was do we have favourites for our winters here in the northern hemisphere. You betcha we do. I love cozy fleece and wool and have lots of clothing in both. Here is a photo of me in one item I love so much I got Tony to take a picture. Head to almost toe in fleece.

It's time to get up and get moving again. We are getting a new stove delivered today. The one we have was here when we bought the house and was already kind of old then. We think it's at least 15 years old. 

Take care all of you, whichever season you are embracing in your part of this wonderful world of ours. 

Happily sharing this post with Quilting & Learning, Off the Wall, From Bolt to Beauty, Songbird Designs, Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, Quilting is More Fun Than Housework and Alycia Quilts.